photoFORUM Program
FRIDAY February 6, 2026
Sylvain Cherkaoui
“The climate crisis is also a health crisis”
Panel Discussion with Alina Seebacher, Humanitarian Advocacy Officer—Climate Crisis & Food Security; Oskar Baenziger, MSF Board Member and pediatrician; and Lukas Nef, Head of Public Engagement
4:30–5:30 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
Oliver Baer
“Illuminated and Shrouded”
Reading and Book Launch
Followed by a discussion with Marc Peterhans, Executive Director of Blaues Kreuz Schweiz, and Michel Pernet, founder of photoSCHWEIZ.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
SATURDAY February 7, 2026
Moving MountainS
“In viadi”
Screening followed by a discussion with Ellen Wolf and the Moving Mountain team
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
TOKAY
“Double or Nothing”
Screening followed by a discussion with Marco Jörger, Director of Photography, and Konstantin Rosshoff, Production Designer
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
normskI
“The Man with the Golden Shutter”
Slide Show with NORMSKI
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
Kourtney Iman King
“Soulaan Femme”
Panel discussion with Kourtney Iman King, Tallulah Bär, founder of Afroswissters, and Christin Khaukha, lead curator of photoSCHWEIZ
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Lecture Hall 2
Edy Brunner
“Heliogravure”
Artist Talk with Edy Brunner and Georges Luks
4:00–5:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
130 Years of the National Academy of Art in Sofia
Panel discussion with Georgi Yankov, director of the Sofia Academy of Fine Arts, Georges Luks, and Michel Pernet, founders of photoSCHWEIZ
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
Sunday February 8, 2026
Lorenz Andreas Fischer
“In the Realm of Wild Animals”
Slide presentation with Lorenz Andreas Fischer and Michel Pernet, founders of photoSCHWEIZ
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
π Innovation Hub at ETH Zurich | Space “Developing Near Futures”
A conversation with Marco Tempest of ETH Zurich’s π Innovation Hub | Space Team and Michel Pernet, founder of photoSCHWEIZ
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
Hannes Schmid
“Bearing Witness”
Artist Talk with Hannes Schmid and Michel Pernet, founders of photoSCHWEIZ
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
photoDuell
A discussion with Cat, Melda Karaali, Michael Steiner, and Joel Basmann, followed by the unveiling of the play's poster
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2
MONDAY February 9, 2026
BRASCHLER FISCHER
“DIVIDED WE STAND”
A conversation with Mathias Braschler, Monika Fischer, and Michel Pernet, founders of photoSCHWEIZ
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Lecture Hall 2