TUTTIFRUTTI
Kultur Reverenz, Basel
08.–19. Juni 2019
In the exhibition, the approach of the captured moment was developed into a walkable image context. Visitors were able to actively interact with the works: the photographs could be “plucked” like fruit, rearranged and assembled into new compositions.
For CHF 2.– each, visitors could pull postcards from the installation. With every card removed, a new flower was revealed, causing the overall appearance to constantly change and recompose itself.
FRÜHLING
22x17.5cm, 232 Pages, Hardcover
Edition of 500, printed by DZA (2019)
Edition of 500, printed by DZA (2019)
Frühling“ (released with the Exhibition TUTTIFRUTTI ) is a comprehensive monograph of my photographic explorations from the first ten years. The publication documents the formative phase of my artistic development – from early technical experiments and analogue personal work to the first conceptual series and spatial installations.
Dreieck aus Rot - Regional 19
Kunsthalle Palazzo Liestal
22.11.2018 — 6.1.2019
Nach der Premiere im Mesheti Genjevi Kulturzentrum in Gəncə (16. März – 15. April 2018) lud die Schweizer Botschaft Cedric Christopher Merkli ein, die Serie «Chästeilet Justistal» vom 23. Januar bis 5. Februar 2019 im renommierten Museum of Modern Art in Baku zu zeigen. Die Ausstellung dokumentiert die über 300-jährige Schweizer Alpentradition der Käseteilung (Chästeilet), die jährlich im Herbst am Spycherberg im Justistal (Berner Oberland) stattfindet. Merkli stellte seine Arbeiten gemeinsam mit Elmar Mustafazades Serie «Masters of Craft» aus – ein Dialog zwischen Schweizer Alptradition und aserbaidschanischem Handwerkskunst-Erbe.
Following its premiere at the Mesheti Genjevi Cultural Centre in Ganja (16 March – 15 April 2018), the Swiss Embassy invited Cedric Christopher Merkli to present the series “Chästeilet Justistal” from 23 January to 5 February 2019 at the renowned Museum of Modern Art in Baku. The exhibition documents a 300-year-old Swiss Alpine tradition of cheese sharing known as Chästeilet, celebrated annually in autumn on the Spycherberg in the Justistal (Bernese Oberland). Merkli’s photographs were shown alongside Elmar Mustafazade’s series “Masters of Craft”, creating a dialogue between Swiss Alpine heritage and Azerbaijani traditional craftsmanship.
Im Rahmen der Semaines de la Francophonie in Aserbaidschan präsentiert die Schweizer Botschaft die Ausstellung des Schweizer Fotografen Cedric Christopher Merkli im Mesheti Genjevi Kulturzentrum in Gəncə. Die Serie dokumentiert die über 300-jährige Schweizer Alpentradition der Käseteilung (Chästeilet) im Justistal. Merkli schuf speziell für diese Ausstellung neue Arbeiten, die die archaische Schönheit der Schweizer Alpen und die rituelle Käseteilung unter den Bergbauern zeigen.
As part of the Semaines de la Francophonie in Azerbaijan, the Swiss Embassy presents the exhibition by Swiss photographer Cedric Christopher Merkli at the Mesheti Genjevi Cultural Centre in Ganja. The series documents the over 300-year-old Swiss Alpine tradition of cheese sharing (Chästeilet) in the Justistal. Merkli created new works specifically for this exhibition, showcasing the archaic beauty of the Swiss Alps and the ritual of cheese distribution among mountain farmers.