Noyan

1999 CH/TR, based in Zurich (Switzerland)

Exhibition

GEN Z: SHAPING A NEW GAZE

Duration: May 9–August 30, 2026

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.

Exhibited works:

Images from the series “NOYAN”, 2015–2022

Video, 5’35“

“Pictures have to speak for themselves. If a picture is already fly, then you don’t need any explanation at all. An explanation can still complement a picture, but the picture mustn’t depend on it.

We’re drowning in pictures, which anyone can snap on their cell phone whenever they feel like it, especially party pics, many of which don’t have any real meaning anymore. But I’ve noticed that some people want something else out of their photographs, though they’ve no idea what. They want a bit of real raw vibes, and they think you can force it, but you can’t.

My aim, since the beginning, has been to create this illusion and bring out the soul – or should I say, essence – of a picture in my own unique way.”