2015   The [terra incognita] exhibition at BAC – Le Commun in Geneva, presents works of 30 artists who resided at the Geneva engraving studio between 2009 and 2015. Voluntarily chaotic, the space of exposure is built as a labyrinth, in which the spectator is invited to discover a series of works realized with the techniques of the multiple.   Presentation of the engraved series The forest, realized in situ.   BAC – Le Commun 28 rue des Bains 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

2013   Since 2009, Geneva contemporary engraving Studio offers a residency to young artists. For a one year duration, the grant holders have the opportunity to deepen or to develop a personal project, with one or more of the techniques of the art of the print. At the end of their stay, the residents are invited to present their works at collective exposure open to the public, organized by the engraving studio. After la Ferme de la Chapelle in 2011, le Musée de Carouge in 2012, the Grant holders 2012 / 2013 exhibition is presented in Centre d’art Halle Nord in Geneva.   Presentation of the series Masquerade.   Art Center Halle Nord 1, place de l’Ile 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

2012-2013   The Geneva contemporary engraving Studio is opened to artists. It offers an infrastructure for the practice of most of the engraving technics, whether it is traditional or innovative. Since 2009, the Studio offers to four or five artists, a one-year duration residency.   For 2012-2013, the committee selection represented by Geneviève Laplanche, Carole Rigaut, Emmanuel Mottu and François Locher selected the applications of Sarah Gabay, Claire Goodyear Kessler, Cécile Koepfli and Yann Amstutz.   Atelier genevois de gravure contemporaine 17 route de Malagnou 1208 Geneva, Switzerland +41 22 700 62 85

Portrait realised for the “Prendre l’eau” novel, published in Octobre, 2017 by Bernard Campiche Editor.   Bernard Campiche Editeur Grand-Rue 26 CH – 1350 Orbe +41 24 441 08 18 > www.campiche.ch

Photograph realised for the “Prendre l’eau” novel, published in Octobre, 2017 by Bernard Campiche Editor.   «Derrière les rideaux, en transparence, la vibration des vagues s’intensifie. la lumière reflétée par le lac dessine des formes géométriques incompréhensibles, friselis hypnotiques sur les murs et les plafonds. Par la fenêtre, on voit le bateau dans le petit port privé. Il a été sorti du garage. Monsieur l’empruntera sans doute samedi ou dimanche, selon le temps. Il lui demandera de l’accompagner. Comme à chaque fois, elle commencera par refusé. (…) Elle nouera un foulard sur sa tête, chaussera des lunettes de soleil. En un éclair, ils traverseront le lac – elle fermera les yeux, le silence entre eux sera complé par le bruit du moteur.»   Julien Burri, extract of “Prendre l’eau”, pp. 150-151

Photograph realised for the “Prendre l’eau” novel, published in Octobre, 2017 by Bernard Campiche Editor.

Photograph and dreawing realised for the book cover of “Muscles” and “La Maison” novels, published by Bernard Campiche Editor in March, 2014.   Bernard Campiche Editeur Grand-Rue 26 CH – 1350 Orbe +41 24 441 08 18 > www.campiche.ch

Photograph realised for the book cover “Muscles” published by Bernard Campiche Editor in March, 2014.   «Tu es debout devant le miroir de la salle de sport – multiplié, difracté – un jeu de cartes – tu soulèves de la fonte et ta bouche se tord – tu soulèves à l’infini – te perds au loin, de plus en plus petit. Alors se passe quelque chose d’étrange – le miroir devient liquide, la surface réfléchissante ondule – un trait, une crête se forme, puis une écume qui n’est plus réfléchissante mais minérale, granuleuse, aussitôt réabsorbée par le miroir – redevient lisse.»   Julien Burri, extract of “Muscles”, p. 40

Photograph realised for the book cover “Muscles” published by Bernard Campiche Editor in March, 2014.

Drawing realised for the book cover “La Maison” (The House) published by Bernard Campiche Editor in March, 2014.   «Parfois vous descendez au bord du lac. Vous marchez dans les poids de senteur roses et blancs, dans la verveine – traversez les voies ferrées – le ballast se dérobe, les pierres roulent sous vos pieds. Il arrive qu’un train de marchandise passe à côté – d’abord, c’est un sifflement, sur les rails – puis, un son anguleux se déploie, plein d’aspérités – vous bouscule - Vous suivez un ruban de cerisiers sauvages et de saules. Un homme marche en sen inverse, crache – arc de salive dans les ciguës. Aucune ombre. Un papillon, un vulcain, dans les ombellifères. Vous descendez un petit escalier jusqu’au rivage.   Son corps pâle, sur les blocs de pierre noirs. Ta main trouve un petit os d’oiseau, un aileron, structure en éponge, léger comme la pièce d’une maquette d’avion: ici, naissait le sang.»   Julien Burri, extract of “La Maison”, p. 42

Photograph realised for the book cover “Muscles” published by Bernard Campiche Editor in March, 2014.

Portrait realized for the promotion of “Muscles” and “La Maison” (The House) novels.   Publication in the french speaking swiss press: L’Hebdo, 06.03.14, p.60 www.femina.ch, 13.04.14

Portraits realized for the promotion of “Muscles” and “La Maison” (The House) novels.   Publication in the french speaking swiss press: Le Matin Dimanche, 23.03.14, p.61

Portrait realized for the promotion of “Muscles” and “La Maison” (The House) novels.

“Mr Muscle” is a series of ten drawings, fruit of a collaboration between Yann Amstutz and Julien Burri. At first, there are ten men’s images, ten photographies which present worked out, muscular bodies, sometimes signed by famous names, sometimes posted by amateurs on the Internet. The original images disappeared. Only rests the double representation of these photos, as residues, deposits. A track deformed, transformed. Yann Amstutz realized ten drawings without to observe the development of the image during its creation. Julien Burri completed the drawings of short texts. The words wind as a skin around the fragile images, double them, hem them, as would make it a shadow. Drawings and words are two writings which form a net to trap the memory, give to it a body, a sense.

Archive picture realized during the performativ reading done by Julien Burri, with the musicien Stéphane Blok and the opera singer Yannis François.   Bibliothèque Municipale de Lausanne Bibliothèque Jeunesse Avenue d’Echallens 2A 1004 Lausanne +41 21 315 69 17 Jeudi 7 février 2013 à 19h

Portrait realized for the promotion of the publication “Si seulement”, a collection of poems published by Samizdat Editions in Geneva.

Photograph realized for the cover of “Si seulement”, a collection of poems published by Samizdat Editions, Geneva, in 2008.   «Le froid se déplie comme un drap. Serrer la cage thoracique, s’assurer que ça tient.   Manquent tes mains pour nouer le jour et la nuit.   Les maisons sont des blocs aveugles, des grumeaux sans liant. Un fou a emmêlé la ville. Le corps, les pensées, adoptent sa forme par mimétisme.»   Julien Burri, extract of “Si seulement”, p. 32

Photograph realized for the cover of “Si seulement”, a collection of poems published by Samizdat Editions, Geneva, in 2008.