This year’s Photo Basel, a satellite fair of the esteemed Art Basel, takes place from June 14 through 18. Some 34 galleries from five continents, selected by a panel of experts, will gather in Volkshaus Basel, a compound renovated by the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron. The first fair in Switzerland dedicated entirely to the medium, Photo Basel celebrates the art form and offers insight into the scope of creative talents—from documentarians to fashion photographers.
Here, Galerie associate photo editor Stefanie Li shares her picks before the opening.
Ching Hui Chou, Animal Farm No.06, 2014, will be on display at la Galerie Paris. The Taiwanese photographer stages and photographs complex tableaux inspired by George Orwell’s writings, depicting humans as zoo animals.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ryochi Fujisaki’s psychedelic photographs are the result of mixing Bojuku (India ink) with oil. Colored oil 088, 2016, will be displayed at Tokyo's Kana Kawanishi gallery.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Vienna-based artist Markus Guschelbauer creates large-format photographs of candy-colored architectural structures. This 2015 work, Interier Exterier 1, 2015, will exhibit at Austria's Photon Gallery.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
The Burkina Faso–born, Paris-based photographer Vincent Fournier's dystopic works explore the mystery of science and technological research to poetic effect. Mars Desert Research Station #2 [MDRS], Mars Society, San Rafael Swell, Utah, U.S.A, 2008, will be on display at Hong Kong's La Galerie Paris.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
New York photographer Sonja Braas’s pigment-print Switchboard, 2016, is a photograph of an architectural model she constructed in her studio.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
The French-born, Los Angeles-based photographer Reine Paradis uses a multi-layered process to create her fantastical works. This photograph, 7 11, is part of a series "Jungle," that combines conceptual drawings, still life photography, and performance art. It will be on display at André Hug Gallery.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and André Hug Gallery.
