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Zürich
Kassette, Wolfbachstrasse 9
1 June 2016, from 18.00

Lovers of contemporary photography? Compulsive collector? A passion for beautiful objects? The first limited edition of the series ‘17 shots in a box’ has arrived! The box combines 17 photos in postcard format with current works from the work of near. photographers. Discover this coprodution between near. and Grussformat over a drink, which also offers an opportunity for exchange.

With contributions by Sophie Brasey, Olivier Lovey, Diego Saldiva, Véronique Portal, Laurence Rasti, Sophie Huguenot, Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, Murielle Michetti, Brigitte Lustenberger, Gian Paul Lozza, Léonore Baud, Mathilde Magnée, Dom Smaz, Lucas Olivet, Roberto Greco, Fabian Unternährer et Caroline Aubert-Neulas.

The postcard set ‘17 shots in a box’ #1 is still available.
→ have a look here 

near. meets Locus Solus. In mid-January 2017, a new art place was born in Catherine Monney's private apartment. Between 1987 and 1991 the now gallery owner  held the legendary artist-run space M2, in Vevey with well-known artists from the French-speaking scene such as Alain Huck, Robert Ireland, Jean Crotti and Jean-Luc Manz. Today, Catherine Monney offers her walls to artists who love to read. Each exhibition is thus accompanied by two events related to literature, art or theater.

Since 2018, near. proposes discussions and meetings with famous photographers in collaboration with the Photography School of Vevey. ‘Photographer’s Talk’ was launched in May 2018 with a discussion between Geert Goiris, photographer from Antwerp, Belgium and Raphaël Biollay, curator for Images Festival in Vevey, Switzerland. They both displayed/showcased their work and debated on the role that schools play in photography.

Arles (FR)
Les Rencontres d’Arles
Saturday 7 July 2018, 11.00,
Présence Suisse
at the ‘nonante-neuf’, Croisière

At the invitation of ‘Présence Suisse’, near. showcases its work and the work of its members and launches on this occasion the brand new website. Let’s toast to the new digital age of near.

near. was invited to the 5th edition of the Verzasca Photo Festival. Fortunately, three near.-photographers were selected for the main exhibition this year: Eva Lauterlein, Brigitte Lustenberger and Roshan Adhihetty. We also did portfolio reviews during the fesitval and presented the work of our association.

Curatorial intersections at the shared space between human and AI.
Interactive projection hosted by STADIO, as part of Images Vevey 2018.
Thanks to Gaël Hugo (onemorestud.io) for coding and teaching the AI.

Images by near.
Saturday 15th September 2018
Vernissage 6 pm DJ + drinks + food
STADIO, rue de la Valsainte 11, 1800 Vevey

More information: near.li / stadio.ch / images.ch

Arles (FR)
Les Rencontres d’Arles
2 July until 23 September 2018,
Présence Suisse
at the ‘nonante-neuf’, Croisière

For the whole duration of the festival, near. will be displaying its publications as well as various books of our members. Come and see us!

We are very happy to invite you to the second Photographer's Talk for 2018, with Asger Carlsen (photographer, Denmark) and Danaé Panchaud (curator, Photoforum Pasquart, Bienne, Switzerland)

Thursday 6th of December, 6pm at CEPV, Vevey
Centre d’enseignement professionnel de Vevey, avenue Nestlé 1

Discover their work and their thoughts on photography. We hope to see you there!
Discussion in English, q&a in English and/or French
Followed by an aperitif

→ share the PDF-flyer
asgercarlsen.com
danaepanchaud.net

After a busy year with a lot of changes we are very happy to present many new members on our new website. Welcome !

We are trying to keep up with all the requests and collaborations and we are glad to say that Images Vevey, Arles, Verzasca and the talk at CEPV were great.
But the year is not over and, even if not everything is exactly as planned, as promised we are thinking about the future: ‘Crit Group’, the ‘near. award‘ meetings and more. Stay tuned ! Also, the General Assembly will take place in January; come, so we can meet and share our ideas for future projects.

In the meantime, the next talk with Asger Carlsen and Danaé Panchaud is very soon, (6th of Decemeber in Vevey). Venez écouter et boire un verre avec nous.

à bientôt
near. committee