Christof Nüssli (*198X, Zurich) is a visual artist, whose interdisciplinary approach involves video, sculpture, installation, photography and writing. His work has been exhibited in various institutions and film festivals. In 2020, Nüssli received a Master of Fine Arts from the Glasgow School of Art.
SCREENINGS AND FESTIVALS
2023 "Bigger Dreams" at IPFO Festival, Olten (CH)
2023 "S—t doesn't add up" at London Short Film Festival (CH)
2023 "S—t doesn't add up" at Solothurner Filmtage (CH)
2022 "S—t doesn't add up" at Videoex, Zurich (CH), National Competition (Honorable mention)
2021 "S—t doesn't add up" at Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH), National Competition
2021 "S—t doesn't add up" at Geneva International Film Festival, Geneva (CH)
2020 “Under The Skin” at Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Haus der Kulturen, Berlin (DE)
2020 “Under The Skin” at Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Louvre, Paris (FR)
2019 “Under The Skin” at Videoex, Zurich (CH)
2019 “Under The Skin” at Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH), Kurzfilmtage Recommendations
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 At Your Earliest Convenience, CALM, Lausanne (CH) (with Köhle+Vermont)
2022 1.-Mai-Plakate, Rindermarkt 23, Zurich (CH)
2021 Bigger Dreams, Visarte Kabinett, Zurich (CH)
2014 MKR_04, Scriptings, Berlin (DE)
2014 MKR_03, Corner College, Zurich (CH)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (EXCERPT)
2023 HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Liste Art Fair, Basel (CH)
2023 House Show, 68 Albert RD, Glasgow (UK)
2022 Trees Etc., Kobo Art Space, Zurich (CH)
2022 Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, Helmhaus Zurich (CH)
2022 TCHÜÜSS, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris (FR)
2021 New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London (UK)
2021 New Contemporaries, Firstsite, Colchester (UK)
2021 Videosurveillance Sur-Prise Du Visible, Lavoir Numerique, Gentilly (FR)
2021 Memory, Kunstmuseum Olten,
Olten (CH)
2019 Untitled (googly eyes), public installation at the Swiss Institute, New York (US)
2019 Schaulust, Photoforum Pasquart,
Biel (CH)
2019 Scratch Your Face Away, Material, Zurich (CH)
2019 Hopelessly Devoted, The Garment Factory, Glasgow (UK)
2019 MFA Interim Show, Glue Factory, Glasgow (UK)
2017 Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, Helmhaus Zurich (CH)
2017 Athens Photo Festival 2017, Benaki Museum, Athens (GR)
2017 PGH Photo Fair 2017, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg (USA)
2017 Istanbul Photobook Festival, Istanbul (TUR)
2017 Uncensored books, O3ONE Art space, Belgrade Photo Month, Belgrade (RS)
2017 Situations #65, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur (CH)
2016 Kiss and Fly, Istituto Svizzero di
Roma (IT)
2016 Caméra(Auto)Contrôl, Centre de la Photographie, Geneva (CH)
2016 Édition(s) Expérimentale(s),
UQO Gallery, Gatineau (Quebec, CA)
2016 Édition(s) Expérimentale(s),
Toronto Art Book Fair (CA)
2015 Werk- & Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich,Helmhaus, Zürich (CH)
2014 BYOB, ISCP, New York (USA)
2014 global aCtIVISm; ZKM / Museum für Neue Kunst, Karlsruhe (DE)
2014 Haus im Aus; Labitzke, Zurich (CH)
2013 Supervision; Remise, Zurich (CH)
2013 Mit Mokka nach Mekka, for Bruce; Kunstverein, Amsterdam (NL)
2013 Werkplaats Typografie End of Year Show; De Ateliers, Amsterdam (NL)
2012 Don’t use your dog’s name: reflections on the processing of behaviour; Split/Fountain, Auckland (NZ)
2012 Inexactly This/Kunstvlaai (with Werkplaats Typografie); Amsterdam (NL)
2012 Project room (with Werkplaats Typografie); New York Art Book Fair, MoMA PS1, New York (US)
2012 Armin Hofmann – Farbe; Galerie Susanna Kulli, curated by Fabienne Ruppen, Christof Nüssli, Zurich (CH)
2012 Werkplaats Typografie End of Year Show; De Ateliers, Amsterdam (NL)
2012 Sound Poster (with Werkplaats Typografie); Festival international de l’affiche et du graphisme, Chaumont (FR)
2012 Vacanze da Trame (with Werkplaats Typografie); Bologna (IT)
2011 Project room (with Werkplaats Typografie); New York Art Book Fair, MoMA PS1, New York (US)
FILMOGRAPHY
2023 Trees Etc., 2-channel video, 6:40mins
2021 Bigger Dreams, 8:05mins
2021 S—t doesn't add up, 13:30mins
2020 Visibility, 9:03mins
2019 Phantom Pain, 2-channel video, 19:30mins
2019 Under the Skin, 16:40mins
ARTIST BOOKS
2019 googly eyes, cpress, Zurich (CH)
2016 Withheld due to:, cpress, Zurich (CH)
2014 Miklos Klaus Rozsa (with Christoph Oeschger), cpress/Spector Books, Zurich (CH)
RESIDENCIES
2023 Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, Genoa (IT), (6 months)
2022 Visarte Cité des Arts, Paris (F), (3 months)
2021 Freiraumstipendium, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, (6 months)
2018 Bibliothek Andreas Zuest, Alpenhof, Appenzell, Switzerland (CH), (1 month)
2018 Swiss Institute/Pro Helvetia, New York City (US), (3 months)
2016 Istituto Svizzero di Roma, Rome (IT), (10 months)
HONORS (EXCERPT)
2018 Shortlist, Swiss Design Award, BAK
2017 Kassel Photobook Award 2017 – The Experts Selection
2017 Best Book Design from all over the World 2017; Bronze medale
2017 One of the Most Beautiful Swiss Books, 2016
2016 Shortlist, Swiss Design Award, BAK
2015 Best Book Design from all over the World 2015; Bronze medale
2015 The Best Dutch Book Design of 2014
2014 Aperture Foundation First Photo Book Award (Shortlist)
2014 Most Beautiful German Books; Stiftung Buchkunst (DE)
2014 Development grant from Fördergesellschaft Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe/Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM)
WRITINGS
2020 Gestures of Resistance, or, can you feel the future? (unpublished)
2019 Untitled, googly eyes, cpress, Zurich (CH)
2013 ...asked...about the...book from...; In conversation with Seth Siegelaub; Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem (NL)
2012 Armin Hofmann – Farbe, Texts on the exhibition; Fabienne Ruppen, Christof Nüssli, self published, Zurich (CH)
PERFORMANCES
2010 OLAF – Organisation zur Lösung der Ausländerfrage, in collaboration with Andreas Heusser and Christoph Oeschger
2009 Kriegsentwicklungshilfe, in collaboration with Andreas Heusser
LECTURES/TEACHING
2021 Violent Images, Lette Verein, Berlin (DE)
2019 Lecture, Month of Photography in Minsk, Brest (Belarus)
2018 Lecture and 5 day poster workshop, SUPSI, Lugano (CH)
2018 Lecture and 1 day poster workshop, Accademia Belle Arti Bologna, Bologna (IT)
2017 Lecture and 4 day poster workshop, Sema, Kazan (RU)
2017 Situations #65, Fotomuseum Wintherthur (CH)
2017 Typo Club, HKB, Bern (CH)
2016 Fahrenheit 39, Ravenna (IT)
2015 End of the semester reviews, Iowa State University, Rome (IT)
2015 Best Book Design from DE/AU/CH/NL, Hauptbücherei, Vienna (AU)
2015 Tag der Typografie, Luzern (CH)
2015 Book Case Studies (4 Days Workshop), Lhgwr Gallery, The Hague (NL)
2015 txt.img, Schau!Fenster, Zurich (CH)
2014 Swiss Institute, New York (US)
2014 Freitagsküche, Frankfurt am Main (DE)
2014 F+F Schule für Mediendesign, Zurich (CH)
EDUCATION
2018–2020 Master of Fine Arts, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (UK)
2011–2013 Master of Design, Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem (NL)