Plat(t)form 2019

The 13th edition of the curated international portfolio viewing Plat(t)form will be held on the weekend of January 25–27, 2019. From some 150 nominations, 42 emerging European photographers have been invited to Winterthur to present their work to the public and a selected team of experts in Fotomuseum’s exhibition spaces. Plat(t)form 2019 is aimed at both professionals from the field of photography and the arts as well as an audience fired by curiosity. Come along to discover, with us, some of the latest developments in photography, and take this opportunity of personally getting to know the talented young artists and their work.

Participating Photographers
Florian Albrecht-Schoeck (Germany), Jeremy Ayer (Switzerland), Marwan Bassiouni (Switzerland/Netherlands), Tobias Becker (Germany), Eline Benjaminsen (Norway/Netherlands), Florian Braakman (Netherlands), Lucian Bran (Romania), Cihad Caner (Turkey/Netherlands), Bertrand Cavalier (France/Belgium), Valeria Cherchi (Italy), Pierre-Elie de Pibrac (France), Christian Doeller (Germany), Anna Ehrenstein (Albania/Germany), Philippe Fragnière (Switzerland/UK), Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard (Norway), David Gagnebin-de Bons (Switzerland), Ramona Güntert (Germany/UK), Karla Hiraldo Voleau (France/Switzerland), Astrid Jahnsen (Peru/US), Benoît Jeannet (Switzerland), Simon Lehner (Austria), Hanna Lenz (Germany), Pablo Lerma (Spain/US), Vincent Levrat (Switzerland/France), Yushi Li (China/UK), Sinaida Michalskaja (Russia/Germany), Ivan Murzin (Russia/Germany), Olena Newkryta (Ukraine/Austria), Anna Niskanen (Finland), Camille Picquot (France/Belgium), Malte Sänger (Germany), Jan Schiefermair (Austria), Mika Schwarz (Austria/Germany), Georges Senga (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Anastasia Soboleva (Russia), Paweł Starzec (Poland), Andrejs Strokins (Latvia), Lilly Urbat (Germany), Manon Wertenbroek (Switzerland/Netherlands/Italy), Mirjam Wirz (Switzerland), Milena Wojhan (Germany), Sheung Yiu (Hong Kong/Finland)

Portfolio viewing
Saturday, January 26, 11am–7pm
Sunday, January 27, 11am–5pm

Schedule portfolio viewings here.

Experts
Michal Raz-Russo, associate curator of photography, Art Institute of Chicago, Bruno Serralongue, artist, Paris, Iris Sikking, freelance curator and lecturer, Amsterdam, Raphael Oberhuber, KOW Gallery, Berlin, Jan Wenzel, publisher, Spector Books, Leipzig, Nadine Wietlisbach, director Fotomuseum Winterthur

Pro Helvetia Guests 2019
Natalia Baluta (Russia), Marwa Abou Leila (Egypt), Lekgetho Makola (South Africa), Jenny Nordquist (Sweden), ASM Rezaur Rahman (Bangladesh), He Yining (China)

Experts' presentations
Friday, January 25, 7:30–9pm
The invited experts and Pro Helvetia guests introduce themselves and their work.

Main sponsor: Luma Foundation.
Further generous support from the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.