Christof Nüssli

Christof Nüssli (*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

2025

A-Body at Videoex, Zurich (CH)
A-Body at Solothurner Filmtage (CH)

2023

Bigger Dreams at IPFO Festival, Olten (CH)
S—t doesn't add up at London Short Film Festival (CH)
S—t doesn't add up at Solothurner Filmtage (CH)

2022

S—t doesn't add up at Videoex, Zurich (CH), (Honorable mention)

2021

S—t doesn't add up at Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH)
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)
Under The Skin at Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Louvre, Paris (FR)

2019

Under The Skin at Videoex, Zurich (CH)
Under The Skin at Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH), Kurzfilmtage Recommendations

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026

I don't have the physical eye to see light, Limbo, Zurich (CH)

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)
MKR_03, Corner College, Zurich (CH)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (EXCERPT)

2025

Werkschau, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur (CH)
Grosse Regionale, Kunstzeughaus, Rapperswil (CH)

2024

Unter den Linden, Forum Schlossplatz, Aarau (CH)
Einsichten, Kupper Modern, Zurich (CH)

2023

Liste Art Fair, HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel (CH)

2022

Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, Helmhaus Zurich (CH)
TSCHÜÜSS, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris (FR)

2021

New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London (UK)
New Contemporaries, Firstsite, Colchester (UK)
Videosurveillance Sur-Prise Du Visible, Lavoir Numerique, Gentilly (FR)
Memory, Kunstmuseum Olten, 
Olten (CH)

2019

Untitled (googly eyes), public installation at the Swiss Institute, New York (US)
Schaulust, Photoforum Pasquart, 
Biel (CH)
Hopelessly Devoted, The Garment Factory, Glasgow (UK)

2017

Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, Helmhaus Zurich (CH)
Situations #65, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur (CH)
Athens Photo Festival 2017, Benaki Museum, Athens (GR)
PGH Photo Fair 2017, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg (USA)

2016

Kiss and Fly, Istituto Svizzero di 
Roma (IT)
Caméra(Auto)Contrôl, Centre de la Photographie, Geneva (CH)

2015

Werk- & Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich,Helmhaus, Zürich (CH)

2014

global aCtIVISm; ZKM / Museum für Neue Kunst, Karlsruhe (DE)

2013

Supervision; Remise, Zurich (CH)
Mit Mokka nach Mekka, for Bruce; Kunstverein, Amsterdam (NL)

2012

Armin Hofmann – Farbe; Galerie Susanna Kulli, curated by Fabienne Ruppen, Christof Nüssli, Zurich (CH)

FILMOGRAPHY

2025

AND THAT HAPPENED, 3-channel video, 37:28mins
A-Body (with Christoph Oeschger), 21:32mins

2024

Trees Etc., 2-channel video, 6:40mins

2023

Trees Etc., 2-channel video, 6:40mins

2021

Bigger Dreams, 8:05mins
S—t doesn't add up, 13:30mins

2020

Visibility, 9:03mins

2019

Phantom Pain, 2-channel video, 19:30mins
Under the Skin, 16:40mins

ARTIST BOOKS

2022

–×–=+ (with Claudia Barth), cpress, Zurich (CH)

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)
2025 Work grant, Canton of Zurich
2025 Laureate, Swiss Design Awards, Swiss Federal Office of Culture
2022 Work grant, City of Zurich
2021 New Contemporaries, London
2018 Shortlist, Swiss Design Awards, Swiss Federal Office of Culture
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 Shortlist, Swiss Design Awards, Swiss Federal Office of Culture
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
2025 Propädeutikum, ZHdK, Zurich (CH)
2025 Workshop, Le Signe, Chaumont (FR)
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)