I am a conceptual artist based in Switzerland, working at the intersection of nature and technology. My work reflects the spirit of the time, and I engage with it through new media to create pieces that inspire dialogue and spark new ideas.
As an author of Followers of the Flow, a manifesto on the subject of flow, I set the course for my artistic career. This book is a distillation of my creative approach, and I am always excited to share its message with others.
My career in the arts began with a polygraph apprenticeship in a large printing house in 2003, which led to the founding of my own graphic design studio. Drawing inspiration from Andy Warhol, I embraced the idea of appropriation and reproduction. Spreading ideas with design became my craft. This mindset guided my work as a Freelance Interaction Designer for renowned agencies and co-founder of a digital art startup. With time, my work evolved beyond commercial assignments, and I began to explore the boundless possibilities of new technologies.
My recent projects arise from what I call «freestyle thinking», which is an intrinsic way of working with the flow without the constraints of a specific assignment or client.
Short CV:
1980 Born in Brig (Switzerland), raised in the desert of Algeria till 1986
1996 Business School for Athletes & Artists, Brig (2 years)
2002 Diploma as Polygraph (Typograph), Visp
2007 Independent Graphic Design Studio, Brig
2012 Freelance Interaction Designer, Zurich
2018 Co-Founder Digital Art Start-Up, Bern/Zurich/Zug
since 2020 Artist (full-time) in Zurich, and since 2022 in Sion
Exhibitions:
2023 Vertical Axis, Studio Naegeli Gstaad
2023 Art Salon, Zurich
2023 Tonic Festival, Zurich
2023 Regionale, Brig
2023 Promt Battle, Staempfli, Bern
2023 Galerie zur Schützenlaube, Visp
2023 Appetizer, Stitung Schloss Leuk
2023 Château de la Bâtiaz, Visarte, Martigny
2022 37°, Stiftung Schloss Leuk
2022 Tonic Festival, Zurich
2022 NFT Drop, Vivents (Zurich)
2022 Untitled Series, Elementum Art (Zug)
Talks:
2023 KI vs. Kollegium, Kollegium Brig
2023 Über Sinn und Unsinn von KI, Kultur Wallis
2023 About sense & nonsense of NFTs, ArtSalon, Zurich
2023 Über Sinn & Unsinn von KI in Kunst und Kultur, Brig
2022 Looking the AI in the Eye, Tonic Festival, Zurich
2022 Über Sinn & Unsinn von NFTs, Brig
2022 About sense & nonsense of NFTs, Mediathéque Sion
2022 Branding in der Kultur, Zeughaus Kultur Brig
2021 Followers of the Flow, BergBuchBrig
2020 Followers of the Flow, Waveup, Wädenswil
