Artists in Residence

Literature

Tatiana Zborovskaya

Tatiana Zborovskaya is a Russian speaking interpreter for German, English, and French languages. Among her first published translations are works by Heinrich Böll, Max Frisch, and Ingo Schulze. She collaborates with the German Book Information Centre (BIZ) Moscow, the oldest foreign office of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Tatiana reviews and translates contemporary German-language literature. Her …

Country of residency: Switzerland

Performance Art

Lucie Tuma

Lucie Tuma is an artist, choreographer, and dancer who lives and works in Zurich. She studied dance and theater in Prague, Montpellier, and Giessen. Lucie is particularly interested in the physical manifestation of the intangible. She believes that dance is a sculpture existing in time and thus limited by it. Her works include performances, art …

Country of residency: Russia

Music

Boris Shershenkov

Boris Shershenkov is an engineer and sound artist, media archaeologist, and designer of musical instruments. He has a PhD in Engineering & Technology. Shershenkov works in the genre of experimental electronic music and is known for his sound installations and performances. He curates concert programmes, exhibitions, and educational projects. Boris is the author of Audioarchitecture, a method …

Country of residency: Switzerland

Literature

Frédéric Pajak

Frédéric Pajak is an artist and writer from Switzerland, winner of 2015 Swiss Literature Awards and 2014 Prix Médicis for his essays. Pajak is known for inventing an original format of artwork in which text and image are closely intertwined. The piece becomes neither a picture book, nor a comics, but a surprising mix of …

Country of residency: Russia

Visual Arts

Ilya Fedotov-Fedorov

Artist Ilya Fedotov-Fedorov works at the intersection of art and science, exploring nature as a universal language of communication between people and cultures. He uses natural materials to create his works. In 2017 Ilya participated in the 7th Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art. He was nominee for 2018 INNOVATION State Prize in Contemporary Art in the …

Country of residency: Switzerland