Visual artist based in Zurich
She is working across photography, sculpture, and installation. In her practice Pearlie Frisch explores the fragile thresholds between bodies by observing how surfaces carry memory and how materials give form to lived experience. She creates works that reflect on perception, intimacy, and the passing of time.
Studies
MA Art History and Image Theory, University of Basel (2022–)MA Contemporary Photography: Philosophies and Practices, Central Saint Martins, London (2014–2016)
BA Book Arts & Design, London College of Communication (2011–2014)
Awards, shortlists
2024 – Art Support Grant [Förderbeitrag], Aargauer Kuratorium2024 – Aquisition Permanent Collection of «Ankunft», Murikultur
2020 – Corona Call, Visarte (shortlist)
2019 – Mathilde Müller Prize 2019, Josef Müller Stiftung Muri (winner)
2015 – Drama Centre Bursary for Photography, Drama Centre, Central Saint Martins
2014 – Graduate Print Awards 2014, People of Print (shortlist)
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