January 2013
In final year of Master study in Visual Arts at the HEAD university of Art and Design in Geneva, ending this study with a final piece in June 2013.
News January 2012
Multimedia Night: Women in Multimedia Group Slideshow for Arte Fiera was presented at Spazio Labo'|Center of Photography in Bologna, Italy, 1/28/2012. Curated by Erica McDonald. Click here to check out the the slideshow on Vimeo
News December 2011
TIME Lightbox's deputy photo-editor Paul Moakley posted "Nika, Russia Love" today December 27th. Click here to check out the TIME Lightbox post
News October 2011
Online publication Bertha Mag - made in Argentina
I Am Paradox Identity series click here to check out the lastes issue #10
"Nika Russia Love" video, mixed media online:
click here to go to Vimeo
Opening October 12 at Quai 1 Vevey, Switzerland of I Am Paradox Identity.
Installation of Photographs and video 'I Am. My Islam. My France'
Exhibiting until 26 November, click here to check out Quai 1
Start of Master of Fine Arts Study - WORKMASTER at HEAD - Haute École D'Art & De Design / University of Art & Design Geneva, Switzerland
Click here to check out website
News September 2011
Follow-up of Masterclass PhotoStories in Groningen, The Netherlands.
Click here to check out the PhotoStories website
News June 2011
Participating at SlideLuckPotshow June 4, Amsterdam
Click here to check out the SlideLuckPotshow website
News May 2011
Nika, Russia LOVE is one of the three winning trailers created during the PhotoStories workshop: 'Multi-Media Storytelling for Photographers', by Bombay Flying Club. Jury: Henrik Kastenskov (BFC), Adrian Kastenskov (Magnum in Motion), Jenny Smets and Iris Sikking (Paradox)
Click here to check out the PhotoStories website
News December 2010
December 27th: Radio WereldOmroep interview with Ilse Frech, by Desirée Martis (09'19 min)
Foto's 'ontbloten' ziel van de eilanden
Click here to listen to the interview
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Nika. Russia LOVE online multi-media publication at Neuland # 2, December 3rd 2010
Neuland is a new online monthly- magazine, that has it’s origins and people working for it, in Switzerland.
For direct link to slideshow presentation of Nika. Russia LOVE + soundtrack click here
For link to Neuland # 2 and it’s content click here
News September/October 2010
October 13th: Kunststof Radio (NTR) interview with Ilse Frech, by Petra Possel (1'00 hr)
Click here to listen to the interview
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8 October 2010 - 9 January 2011
Zjeitu, Document Nederland 2010
For Document Nederland, the annual photography assignment which the Rijksmuseum organises in collaboration with newspaper NRC Handelsblad, photographer Ilse Frech stayed 4 months on Curaçao and Bonaire. Over fifty photographs show Frech's quest for the very soul of these islands, on the eve of autonomy. Kunsthal Rotterdam has the honour to exhibit Document Nederland 2010. The exhibition gives an impressive account of the contemporary Antilles, and is part of the thirteenth edition of Document Nederland.
Document Nederland Junior: six secondary school classes investigated Antillean culture within the Netherlands, financed and supported by the Sem Presser Fonds.
For more information regarding the project click here.
For more information regarding the exhibition please visit:
Het Rijksmuseum
De Kunsthal
News April 2010
24/25/26 September 2010
Mission Jeunes Artistes - session 2010
Rencontres professionnelles entre jeunes artistes & personnalités du monde de l'art contemporain
Participation à la Mission Jeunes Artistes 2010 qui se déroulera les 24, 25 et 26 septembre 2010 à la médiathèque du musée des Abattoirs à Toulouse.
La liste complète de tous les lauréats sur: www.mja.fr
I'm glad to annouce that I am one of the 20 Laureates of the Mission Jeunes Artistes 2010. The MJA 2010 will take place on the 24th, 25th, 26th of September 2010 at the media library of the museum les Abattoirs in Toulouse.
The list of the laureates is avalaible on the website: www.mja.fr
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April - June 2010
Les Boutograpies: Rencontres Photographiques de Montpellier
"I Am-Paradox Identity" was exhibited at the Boutograpies Photo Festival in Montpellier, France from April to June 2010.
For more information regarding the project click here.
For more information regarding the exhibition please visit: Boutograpies Photo Festival
Revue de presse
News March 2010
02/04/2010
Nuit de l'Instant, slideshow of ' I Am- Paradox Identity', represented through 'Voies Off', France.
For more details: www.voies-off.com/news/nuit-de-l-instant.html
Projection
La Nuit de l'Instant : Les Ateliers de l'Image
La première "Nuit de l'Instant", déambulation nocturne autour de l¹image organisée par "Les Ateliers de l'Image", propose différent parcours et formes artistiques : diaporamas, projections vidéo, installations, mais aussi théâtre, poésie, son, performanceŠ
Dans ce cadre Voies Off présente, dans le quartier du Panier à Marseille, la projection des travaux nominés pour le Prix Voies Off 2009...
vendredi 2 avril 2010 de 18h00 à minuit
à l'Atelier de Mars, 44 rue du Refuge, 13002 Marseille.
Plus de détails sur:www.ateliers-image.fr
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Slide shows, video projections, installations, but also theater, poetry, sound, performance... La Nuit de l'Instant', organised by 'Les Ateliers de l'Image', unites different artistic works around image and photography, in a night wandering.
During this event, in the neighbourhood 'Le Panier' in Marseille, Voies Off presents a night-projection of the nominated photographers for 2009 Voies Off Prize ...
Friday 2nd April 2010 from 6pm till midnight
in 'l'Atelier de Mars', 44 rue du Refuge, 13002 Marseille.
More details: www.ateliers-image.fr
News January 2010
29-31/01/10:
Participation at Plat(t)form 10, 'Fotomuseum Winterthur', Zwitserland
Platform 2010 http://www.fotomuseum.ch/PLATTFORM-2.447.0.html
Participating photographers 2010 http://www.fotomuseum.ch/PLAT-T-FORM.446.0.html
Introduction to Plat(t)form http://www.fotomuseum.ch/PLAT-T-FORM-2010.486.0.html
Book ' I Am- Paradox Identity' part of exhibition 'Pages' by http://fw-photography.nl/ at ' Quickscan' Fotomuseum Den Haag from 16 January on.
Photography Museum Den Haag, The Netherlands http://www.fotomuseumdenhaag.nl/index.cfm/site/Fotomuseum/pageid/27A399BA-C6AB-D32E-56027F338902F7A1/index.cfm
News November 2009
6/11: Group Exhibition Athens Photofestival 2009 CrossRoads /' Brave New World'
http://www.hcp.gr/main_program_en.html
News October 2009
3/10: Opening exhibition ' the Favorites' / ' Die Favoriten' , at Mannheim's Pilot Galerie S Null Neun.
At the portfolio-reviews that took place within the context of the 3rd Fotofestival in Mannheim-Ludwigshafen-Heidelberg, my portfolio had been chosen as one of the 3 favorites by the reviewers