I am interested in photography as a modifier of our vision and conception of reality, as a means to question the viewer's preconceptions about what he believes he is seeing. My images are subtle simulacra, which purpose is to generate new perceptions, where true and false take on another dimension.
I use the photographic space as an unstable flow of information, which can be pulled in any number of directions, in order to confuse the visual experience - combining the connection between the "real" subject and the digital interventions that overlay them. The distinction between the virtual and actual (or embodied) experience collapses increasingly not simply as a perceived illusion, but rather as a kind of deep confusion, constantly vascillanting between real and virtual. Bringing together heterogeneous techniques and modes of representation, mixing «straight photographs» and heavily manipulated images, thus blurring the fine line between fact and fiction, my practice is an experiment on bringing forward the unfathomable and illusory qualities of the medium, while maintaining a narrative quality open to personal interpretation and the search for a certain truth.
Jennifer Niederhauser Schlup lives and works in Lausanne.
Education
2024
- Formation continue Intelligence Artificielle, 2 crédits ECTS, HEAD — Haute école d’art et de design Genève, Suisse
2020 — 2021
- Master of Advanced Studies / Diplôme d’enseignement pour le degré secondaire II : arts visuels, HEP Vaud, Suisse
2019 — 2020
- Suivi et réussite des examens de première année de la Maîtrise universitaire disciplinaire en enseignement secondaire, arts visuels, IUFE — Université de Genève, Suisse
2010—2012
- Master degree in Art Direction, photography, University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), Switzerland
with first-class honors
2000—2004
- Bachelor degree in Fine Arts, photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), USA
with departmental honors, with distinction
1997—2000
- Maturité fédérale, type B, Classe spéciale pour artistes et sportifs d’élite, Gymnase Auguste Piccard, Switzerland
history prize
Prizes and distinctions
2022
- Pro Helvetia Arts visuels - Contributions à la création
- Soutien de la Ville de Lausanne
2019
- Pro Helvetia Design Promotion
2018
- Lausanne Jardin 2019, project MUCH ROOM,
in collaboration with a team of 7 — shortlisted
2017
- Fondation Pierre et Nouky Battaillard
2017
- Prix Photoforum, Photoforum Pasquart, Biel/Bienne
Shortlisted
2017
- Prix Photoforum, Photoforum Pasquart, Biel/Bienne
Shortlisted
- Voies Off Festival
Shortlisted for the Voies Off 2017 Prize, Arles
- Les Boutographies 2017
Prix du Jury
- Grand Prix international de photographie de Vevey 2017/2018
Shortlisted
2016
- Swiss Photo Award — Fine Art
Finalist
2015
2014
2012
- Prix de l'Ecal
Awarded to a graduate student from the Ecal, who distinguished him/herself by the excellence of their work
2007
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris
1st Choice Award in the category : Fine Art non-pro, digitally enhanced honorable mention
2003
- Foundation Auction Award, MassArt
Other
2022
2014
- Hors Pistes, Banfora, Artist Residency, Burkina Faso
2006
- Focus on Monferrato Award, Working on assignment, masterclass/workshop with Andrea Pistolesi and Carlo Roberti, Monferrato
- The photographic project, Toscana Photographic Workshops, with Jim Goldberg, Tuscanny
1994—2000
- Atelier de la Maison Rouge, Pierre Moor: drawing, painting and color theory, Yverdon
1998—1999
- L’Acade, Dominique Troillet: figure drawing, Chavannes
1997—1998
- Ceruleum, Ecole d’arts visuels: visual arts, Lausanne
Work experience
2021 — today
- Maîtresse d’enseignement postobligatoire en Art visuels, Gymnase de Nyon, Nyon
2019 — 2020
- Maîtresse d’enseignement postobligatoire en Arts plastiques et visuels Collège de Saussure, Genève
2018 —2021
- Maîtresse d’enseignement postobligatoire en Art visuels, Gymnase du Bugnon, Lausanne
2017
- Photographe, Brunschwig & Cie S.A., Carouge
2017
2016 — 2019
- Adjunct Faculty — Photography , Webster University Geneva, Genève
2016
- International Randall Chair in photography, Alfred University Department of Drawing, Painting and Photography, Alfred NY
- Artist talk/lecture, Alfred University Department of Drawing, Painting and Photography, Alfred NY
- Table ronde Photography in magazines and on the Web, Bi Biennale dell’immagine, Chiasso
2012—today
- Graphic Design and Photography, Bonaventure & Niederhauser, Lausanne
2011—today
2008—today
- Independent status in the fields of photography and art direction, registered in the commercial register, Lausanne
2014
- Hors Pistes, Banfora, Residency, Burkina Faso
- Conférence SHS, presentation of Adventice Editions, ECAL, Lausanne
2012
- Junior Research Conference, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Zürich
2012—2015
- Teaching Assistant, ECAL (University of Art and Design, Lausanne), Lausanne
2008—2010
- Photo technician, project Media Asset Management, IOC, Olympic Museum, Lausanne
2005—2008
- Retoucher and image manager, Diode SA, Geneva
2004
- Assistant to professor Amber Davis, Advanced Digital Darkroom, MassArt, Boston
2004
- Photographic laboratory monitor, MassArt, Boston
2022
- «Les Boutographie,» photography festival, Member of the Jury
2021 - today
- Teacher in visual arts, Gymnase de Nyon, Nyon
2019 - 2020
- Teacher in visual arts, Collège de Saussure, Geneva
2018 -2021
- Teacher in Visual Arts, Gymnase du Bugnon, Lausanne
2018
- Artist talk/lecture, Webster University Geneva, Geneva
2017
- Founding member / designer of: BOLOGNESE, http://bolognese.li
- Photographer, Brunschwig & Cie S.A., Carouge
2016 — 2019
- Adjunct Faculty — Photography, Webster University Geneva, Geneva
2016
- Altran AG : formation continue, mise à jour de sites intranet/internet, Lausanne
- Round table «Photography in magazines and on the Web», Bi Biennale dell’immagine, Chiasso
- International Randall Chair in photography, invited professor Alfred University Department of Drawing, Painting and Photography, Alfred NY
- Artist talk/lecture, Alfred University Department of Drawing, Painting and Photography, Alfred NY
2012 — 2015
- Teaching Assistant, in charge of running the prepress room, Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL), Lausanne
2014
- Hors Pistes, Banfora, Residency, Burkina Faso
- Conférence SHS, presentation of Adventice Editions, ECAL, Lausanne
2012
- Junior Research Conference, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Zürich
2011
- Founding member / Creative Director / Editor of Adventice Editions, Lausanne
- Founding member / Creative Director of Bonaventure & Niederhauser, Lausanne
2008
- Independent status in the fields of photography and art direction, registered in the commercial register, Lausanne
2008 — 2010
- Photo technician (50 %), project Media Asset Management, IOC, Olympic Museum, Lausanne
2006
- Focus on Monferrato Award, Working on assignment, masterclass/workshop with Andrea Pistolesi and Carlo Roberti, Monferrato
Exhibitions and Showcases
2023
- Gibellina PhotoRoad Festival, Gibellina, Italy
- Du Nil au Léman. Regards Contemporains, Musée d’art de Pully, Suisse
- Exposition de la collection de la Ville de Mérignac, France
2021
- Design Days 2021, Gallerie NOV, Genève, Suisse
- Des Mondes Possibles, Mérignac, France
2020
2019
- Open Set: Fluid Rhythms, Amsterdam,.The Netherland
- On the Practice of Tuning-in: Rhythm Exploration in Amsterdam Zuidoost, Symposium organized by Open Set Foundation, Amsterdam
- Fantasy Island, Kunst(Zeug)Haus, Rapperswil-Jona
- MuchRooom project at Pro Helvetia Open House : Innovation durch neue nachhaltige Lösungen, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Zürich
- Time Takes Time, A — DASH off-site event, Athens
2018
- Still Green Lemon Screen, Ariana Museum, Geneva (CH)
2017
- Prix PhotoForum Pasquart 2017, PhotoForum Pasquart, Bienne
- If it sounds like bacon you're doing it right, A — Dash project space, Athens
- Indecisive Moment, Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Stewart Center, Purdue University, West Laffayette
- Voies Off Festival, Festival Night Screening, Arles
- Les Boutographies 2017, Rencontres photographiques de Montpellier, Pavillon Populaire, Montpellier, France
2016
- Indecisive Moment, Suwon PASA photography festival, South Korea
- (Un)filtered Scenarios, SITUATIONS, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
- Les Brenets 2016, Les Brenets
- Verzasca FOTO Festival, Verzasca, Sonogno
- Aperture Summer Open: Photography is Magic, Aperture Foundation, NYC
- Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, One Focus — PhotoBasel, Basel
- Cartographie de la photographie contemporaine, le boudoir 2.0, Arles
- Professional Weeks - Swiss Photo Award, Photobastei, Zürich
- A Process 2.0, Krakow Photomonth, Krakow
- Nuit de la Photo, La Chaux-de-Fonds
2015
- 18. Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, Photo Basel 2015, Basel
- Invitée, Galerie Christopher Gerber, Lausanne
- 18. Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, Uno Art Space 26, Stuttgart
- Eccentric Spaces, The Gallery at Foyles, London
- The Goldberg Machine, BEARSPACE gallery, London
2014
- Foam Talent 2014, East Wing Gallery, Dubai
- ECAL Photography, Display Gallery, London
- 18. Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, Galerie OSLO 8, Basel
- Tectonic, BEARSPACE, London
- 18. Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, ELAC, Lausanne
- 18. Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, JUNGKUNST, Winterthur
- 18. Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, Galerie der F+F, Zürich
- Foam Talent 2014, Unseen Photo Fair & Festival, Amsterdam
- Foam Talent 2014, Atelier Néerlandais, Paris
- Re : Editorial, Adventice Editions & Marco Nicolas Heinzen, Stadio et Festival Images, Vevey
- Projection des 10 finalistes du 18e Vfg nachwuchsförderpreis, Journées photographiques de Bienne, Bienne
- Voies Off Festival, Festival Night Screening, Arles
- ECAL Photography, Corso Como, Shanghai, China
- London Art Fair, with BEARSPACE gallery, London
- ECAL Photography, Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan
2013
- Qompendium Work Shop, presentation of Adventice Editions, Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden
- Laatikkomo – six degrees of photography, Jyväskylä, Finland
- Tomorrow I’ll be Elsewhere, second edition: Cabinet of Curiosities, as a part of Royal Academy's Friday Late/ Found at the RA event, Royal Academy, London
- Adventice 02 - Launch, Mudac — musée de designs et d’arts appliqués contemporains, Lausanne
- ECAL Photography, Galerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris
- Offprint Paris, presentation of Adventice Editions, Beaux-arts de Paris, Paris
- Tomorrow I’ll be Elsewhere, Aside Bside Gallery, curated by Noëmi Niederhauser and Sonia Vrkatic, London
- Swiss Focus / gallery e, presentation of Adventice Editions, Moma PS1, New York Art Book Fair, New York
2012
- Salone Internazionale del Mobile, presentation of Adventice Editions, Spazio Orso 16, Milano
- Offprint Paris, presentation of Adventice Editions, Beaux-arts de Paris, Paris
- Salon Light #9, presentation of Adventice Editions, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
- Journée de rencontres – Le livre d’artiste, organized by NEAR and Festival Image, Vevey
- Ecal Diplomés 2012, Ecal, Lausanne
- Ecal Promotions 2012, Ecal, Lausanne
- Types We Can Make, Cooper Union, New York
- Half–Time, presentation of Adventice 01 –publication founded in collaboration with Florine Bonaventure, Ecal, Lausanne
- Do You Read Me?, presentation of Adventice 01 –publication founded in collaboration with Florine Bonaventure, Elac, Lausanne
2008
- Fjord @ Meet Waradise, New York
- Untitled, Galerie Arcane, Corcelles
2007
- Eau Sauvage Part II, Fieldgate Gallery, curated by Juan Bolivar, Marco Costantini and Jean-Luc Manz, London
2006
- Exposition de Noël, PhotoforumPasquArt, Bienne
- Photo06 Werkschau Schweizer Fotografie, Zürich
- Showcase International Portfolio Review, Zürich
- Eau Sauvage Part I, Galerie Lucy Mackintosh, curatyd by Juan Bolivar, Marco Costantini and Jean-Luc Manz, Lausanne
- Accrochage Vaud 2006, Musée Cantonal des Beaux Arts, Lausanne
2004
- Pin – Up, Photography Senior Show, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design Annual Benefit Auction, Boston
2003
- Not Waving, but Drowning, Tower Gallery, MassArt, Boston
- Polaroid 20” X 24”, A-4 Gallery, MassArt, Boston
- Student Exhibition, Photographic Resource Center, Boston
Press and Publications
2019-2020
2017
2016
- Der Greif Online, Guest-Room: Lars Willumeit, Der Greif
- Nuit de la Photo, La Chaux-de-Fonds, catalogue
- Adventice hors-série – Burkina Faso, publication founded in collaboration with Florine Bonaventure
2015
2014
2013
2012
- Jubilee Project 2011 - 2016 Part One, Fondation Nestlé pour l' Art 1991 - 1995
- Ecal Diplômes 2012, éd. Ecal
- Stand Quarterly, online gallery
- Slanted Magazine n°20, Slab Serif, Germany
- Adventice 01 - Nature and Architecture, launch of the publication founded in collaboration with Florine Bonaventure
- La Vallée, self publication
2010
- Vogue Korea, interview and publication of Scotland
2009
- The Collectors Guide to Emerging Art Photography, Humble Arts Foundation
2007
- Designer’s Digest Magazine, no 100