Laurence Kubski
Laurence Kubski is a Swiss photographer born in 1986. She studied at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne (MA in Art Direction & BA in Graphic Design) and currently lives and works in Lausanne.
Her artistic work is centred on the way people interact with animals in different cultures. She has received the Swiss Young Talent Award for Photography in 2017, finalist of the Hyères photography competition at Villa Noailles in 2020 and 2024, laureate of the Swiss Design Awards in 2023 and Enquête photographique fribourgeoise in 2024.
Her work will be shown at the Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles in 2025. Her first monographic book, "Crickets", has been published by Simonett & Baer in 2020, and the second, "Sauvages", in 2024 by éditions Textuel.
Exhibitions
Publications and radio
2025
Les Rencontres d'Arles 2025, solo exhibition, France
2024
Friart, Fribourg Photographic Survey, solo exhibition, Fribourg, Switzerland
Biennale de la Photographie de Mulhouse, solo exhibition, KunsTURM, Tour de l’Europe (22th floor), Mulhouse, France
Bienne Festival of photography (Bieler Fototage), solo exhibition, Le Grenier, Bienne, Switzerland
2023
Swiss Design Awards, group exhibition, Basel, Switzerland
Château de Gruyères, Photo Esplanade, solo exhibition, Gruyères, Switzerland
Musée gruérien, solo exhibition, Bulle, Switzerland
DRA5 "L'architecture sur la place publique" exhibited at Foyer Photo Elysée - mudac | Plateforme 10, Lausanne and Médiathèque du Valais, Sion, Switzerland.
Nikon Plaza, group exhibition, Egg, Switzerland
2022
Journée des Arts de Nyon "Coup de Cœur" guest, solo exhibition, Galerie l’Esquisse, Nyon, Switzerland
Screening « projet 768_768 » at Plateforme 10, Lausanne, Switzerland
vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie, group exhibition, Uno Art Space, Stuttgart, Germany
2021
Festival Alt.+1000, group exhibition, La Brévine, Switzerland
Arcoop Wall Project 2021, group exhibition, Geneva
PHmuseum 2021 Photography Grant – Screening at Verzasca Foto (Switzerland), Lagos Photo (Nigeria) and JIPFest (Indonesia)
Swiss Photobook Today, Matca, Vietnam
"Los Mejores Libros de Fotografía del Año", PHotoESPAÑA Gallery, Madrid, Spain
vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie, group exhibition, IPFO Haus der Fotografie, Olten, Switzerland
2020
Villa Noailles, Hyères, group exhibition (35th International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Fashion Accessories)
24. vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie, group exhibitions: Photobastei (Zürich), Oslo 8 (Basel)
2019
“100 Beste Plakate” group exhibitions, Kulturforum, Kunstbibliothek, Berlin ; Museum Folkwang, Essen ; Paper Gallery, Seoul ; etc.
2018
Copenhagen Photo Festival 2018, group exhibition, Villa Kultur, Østerbro, Copenhague
Life Framer, group exhibition, A Space For Photography gallery, Arles
21. vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie, group exhibitions: ELAC gallery, Renens and Uno Art Space, Stuttgart
2017
21. vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie, group exhibitions: Photobastei, Zürich and OSLO 8, Basel
The Independent Photographer, group exhibition, Eigenheim Weimar Gallery, Berlin
2016
“Made in Hong Kong” group exhibition, ELAC gallery, Renens
2025
RTS, Le 12h30, 06.02.2025
SRF, Kultur Kompakt, 07.02.2025
2024
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Heft 51, 2024
“Sauvages” by Laurence Kubski published by éditions Textuel and Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire (BCU), 21 × 28 cm, 144 pages. ISBN 978-2-38629-039-8
T le magazine du Temps, portfolio, 27.04.24
Novo magazine, special issue, #29
La Liberté, 18.12.2024.
2023
Hochparterre, special issue, October 2023
Swiss design awards publication
"Design design" texts by Marie-Christophe Ruata-Arn, illustrations by Laurence Kubski, published by La Joie de Lire. 15,5 cm × 21,7 cm, 76 pages. ISBN 978-2-88908-625-2
2022
Contemporary Lynx Magazine, issue #17
Disegno, issue #33
2021
National Geographic Traveler magazine / China (时尚旅游), May issue
Fisheye Magazine, issue #50
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 13.11.2021.
Étapes magazine, issue #261.
Arcoop Wall Project, Animalités, catalogue
2020
“Crickets”, Stories of Chinese Insect Pets by Laurence Kubski published by Simonett & Baer. 17 x 24 cm, 64 pages. ISBN 978-3-906313-31-3
Sept mook, issue #32
Swiss design awards publication
35th International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Fashion Accessories publication
24. vfg Young Talent Award in Photography catalogue
2019
“100 Beste Plakate XVIII”, Verlag Kettler,
ISBN 9783862067343
Lense.fr, 10.02.2019, interview
2018
Image for communication of Voies Off Festival, Arles
British Journal of Photography, 04.07.2018
2017
PDN Emerging Photographer, Fall 2017
I/O Gazette, publication #63
Tages Anzeiger, 23.09.2017
2016
Wallpaper* magazine, “Graduate Directory”, 01.2016
Ligature.ch, interview, 08.01.2016
2015
IDPURE magazine, publication #38
Image for communication of ECAL open days
Awards and residency
Collections
2024
Finalist, Hyères 39th photography competition, Villa Noailles
2023
Laureate, Swiss Design Awards
Laureate, Enquête photographique fribourgeoise (Fribourg Photographic Survey)
2021
Finalist, PHmuseum 2021 Photography Grant
"Los Mejores Libros de Fotografía del Año" international category, PHotoESPAÑA
2020
Nominated Swiss Design Awards
Finalist, Hyères 35th photography competition, Villa Noailles
Pro Helvetia grand “Promotion des livres de photographie“
Pro Helvetia grand “Promotion de la relève"
“Globetrotter World Photo” winner, Bern
Finalist, 24. vfg Young Talent Award in Photography (24. vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie)
Sept.info award
2019
Selected “100 Beste Plakate”, Berlin
2018
Nominated Voies Off Festival Award, Arles
1st prize, 21. vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie
(vfg Swiss Young Talent Award of Photography)
P×3 Paris Photo Prize (gold)
2017
1st prize, 21. vfg Nachwuchsförderpreis für Fotografie (vfg Swiss Young Talent Award of Photography)
Prix PDN Emerging Photographer, Fall 2017
Shortlisted, Grand Prix Images Vevey
Life Framer laureate, “Civilization” competition
Finalist, The Independent Photographer “Emerging Talent Awards” competition
P×3 Paris Photo Prize (bronze)
2016
Residency at HKDI/Hong Kong Design Institute
2014
ECAL Director award
Archives de la Ville de Fribourg, Switzerland
Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, Switzerland
Gymnase de Bussigny, Switzerland
Musée gruérien, Bulle, Switzerland