Nathalie Bissig, born 1981, lives and works in Uri, Zürich and Ticino. Since her diploma 2004 in photography at the School of Arts and Design Zürich, she has been working as a photographer and artist. Aside from her familiar surroundings of both sides of the Gotthard, Bissig has travelled in many countries of the world, mainly in Africa and Asia, for photographic research and reporting. In her artistic work, she employs various media, including drawing, photography, and object art. Her themes touch on landscape and the human figure and articulate in subtle ways the often interdependent relationship between one and the other. Since 2012 masks have been a central theme in her work.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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21.March - 17.Mai 2026
Circulation(s)
Festival of young European Photography,
Centquatre, Paris
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8.5.2026
Rapperswiler Tag
Talk about Hollywood (UR)
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31.05.– 23.08.2026
Sommerausstellung
Haus für Kunst Uri
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27. Juni 2026
Gitschener Bienentage
IG Maisander
Gitschenen Uri
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22.August - 28. September 2026
Ansichtsachen
im öffentlichen Raum von Altdorf
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PAST EVENTS
23 - 25
13. november 2025 / Paris Foto / Bookpresentation Thunder
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“Eintauchen” with Judith Albert, Pascale Birchler, Nathalie Bissig, Yvonne Christen Vagner, Moritz Hossli u. Johanna Gschwend, Christian Kathriner, Nils Nova, Denis Twerenbold
Kunsthaus Zug
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September 2025 / Groupexhibition, Alt.+1000 Festival, La Vue des Alpes, Jura
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October 2025 / Artist Residency at Villa Numa, La Chaux de Fonds, Jura
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Dezember 2025 / Groupexhibition, zentral! XL / Kunstmuseum Luzern
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Dezember 2025 / Thunder / Soloexhibition, never stop reading Zürich
9. Sept. 11.30h / How do we do photobooks? Panel at Verzasca Foto Festival, Sonogno
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20.Sept 18h / Bookrelease Thunder, Vexer Verlag Büro, Berlin
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2025 / Publication of the Monographie “Thunder” with Vexer Verlag / Berlin - St.Gallen / Design Ann Griffin
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Mai 2025 / Soloexhibition Hollywood (UR) / AKS Kulturprojekt “schön!?.”
Alte Kirche, Flüelen
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January 2025 / Groupexhibition / Multiple Animal, Salon de l’ Estampe
Musée du papier paint, Mézières
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August 2024 / Ninna Nanna
Soloexhibition / Benzeholz Meggen
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February 2024 / Un écho depuis les vallées abruptes /
Soloexhibition / Espace Jörg Brockmann
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October 2023 Soloexhibition KONUS / standard/deluxe / Lausanne
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September 2023 / Soloexhibition
Memmorie e Immaginazioni / 10. Verzasca Fotofestival
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2023 Groupexhibition / Taghaus Nachthaus,
with Nathalie Bissig, Kasia Jackowska, Jennifer Kuhn, Caroline Singeisen, Nina Weber,
Wartsaal Wipkingen / Zürich

CONTACT
NATHALIE BISSIG
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KREBSRIEDGASSE 3
CH - 6460 ALTDORF / URI
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+41 (0)78 611 08 62
bissig@bissig.cc
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Languages: German, English, French and a bite of Italian

References (some) 1. Roberto Donetta, Fotograf und Samenhändller aus dem Bleniotal / 2. Emil Brunner, Bergkinder, Aus dem Archiv eines Fotoreporters 1943/44 / 3. Maurice Chappaz, Lötschental, Die wilde Würde einer verlorenen Talschaft / 4. Jacob Aue Sobol, With And Without You / 5. Alois Carigiet, Der grosse Schnee / 6. Christoph Hirtler, Urnerboden / 7. Karl Iten, Uri damals, Photographien und Zeit-dokumente 1855-1025 / 8. Museum Rietberg, Alte Masken aus.- der Innerschweiz, .- dem Lötschental, der Ostschweiz / 8. Graciela Iturbide, on Dreams, Symbols and Imagination / 9. Michel Nedjar, Introspectives / 10. Paul Klee, Handpuppen / 11. Annemarie von Matt, Sonja Sekula, Dunkelschwestern / 12. Tatjana Gerhard, Tatjana Gerhard.