The Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography organizes the only annual festival of photography in Switzerland. Every year in April works of about 25 national and international photographers are exposed in the city of Biel.
To mark its 20th anniversary, the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography will reveal how the contemporary image (re)constructs reality. Under the title “Permis de construire†this year’s festival will address themes such as the construction of identity, historical reconstruction, and artificiality. Particular attention will be paid to current creative processes, from the direct recording of reality to 3D, as well as various kinds of photographic montage.
The exhibition programme includes works by:
- Melanie Cassidy/Michael Filimowicz/Andres Wanner
- Heather Dewey-Hagborg
- MarÃa ElÃnardóttir
- Aras Gökten
- Simone Haug
- Maryam Jafri
- Matt Kay
- Michel Le Belhomme
- Catherine Leutenegger
- Etienne Malapert
- Jon Naiman
- Robert Ormerod
- Farhad Rahman
- Annick Ramp
- Delphine Schacher
- Sheida Soleimani
- Miguel Angel Tornero
- Penelope Umbrico
- Schule für Gestaltung Bern und Biel
Friday, April 29, from 6.00pm
Detailed program
5.00pm – 9.00pm Exhibitions opening (free entry)