Exhibited work:

monster, 2023

from the series “existential boner”

“existential boner is a personal work about obsessions related to the body, identity, and sexuality. I am and always have been a trans person; I chose to identify as nonbinary and started gender-affirming hormone therapy in November 2020. I closely and compulsively monitored the changes I was undergoing, as a way of reappropriation of my own self. Through a compilation of images and texts, including collages, graffiti, vernacular photography, studio shoots, snapshots, and scans, this body of work evolved in parallel with my own body, developing in a direction that emphasized the urgent feelings crawling through my mind, ultimately telling a singular story that brings representation to many – representation that was lacking in my childhood.

Regarding the political context we are currently in, as a trans person I don’t want to hide. And since I’m lucky to live in Switzerland, I want to take this opportunity to speak, create, represent whatever I can so people never forget we exist (we always have and always will).”

Gen Z, one generation, countless perspectives: the exhibition presents works by over 40 photographers from 25 countries born between the 1990s and 2010. Their works reflect experiences shaped by digital worlds, social change and global crises. Across four thematic sections, the exhibition offers insights into the realities, concerns and aspirations of young people. Themes such as identity, belonging, the body and gender are explored creatively, questioned and reimagined through new forms of self-understanding.