Vera Zurbrügg (*1994, Basel, Switzerland) is a visual artist from Switzerland, currently undertaking doctoral research at the London College of Communication. Her research is concerned with the widespread misconception of Switzerland's role during the Second World War and how it influences the Swiss national identity to this day. In her research, she creates interventions with various materials - such as gold - seeking to critically examine the inherent power dynamics of historical knowledge production and to analyse the impact of state secrecy on collective memory and national identity. She further explores these concepts, alongside notions of historical truth, fact and fiction, through the creation of a counter-archive. Vera is a member of RAKE - a visual research collective that uses open-source data to investigate a variety of unseen and obscured elements in society, business, and politics.
EDUCATION
2020 - PhD in Art & Design, London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London
2018 - MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London
2019
2016 Erasmus +, Ravensbourne College, London
2014 - Bachelor of Arts ZFH in Fine Arts, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich
2017
2013 - Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, School of Arts, Basel
2014
EXHIBITIONS
2022 RAKE Collective, Peckham’24, Copeland Gallery, London UK, May
2021 RAKE Collective, TNT’21, The Photographers Gallery, London UK, September - May
2020 RAKE Collective, Photofringe, Brighton UK, October
RAKE Collective Launch, AMP Gallery, London UK, February
2019 Postgraduate exhibition, Everything Was Forever, London College of Communication, London UK, November
Group exhibition, Oscillate, Safehouse 1 & 2, London UK, June
Group exhibition, Visible Justice, London College of Communication, London UK, March
2018 Publication, 'Status', Corrupted Files, London UK, January
2017 Diploma exhibition, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich CH, June
2016 Group exhibition, I‘ll Think About It Tonight, Zpatiu, Chisinau MD, March
Group exhibition, International Showroom, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich CH, May
Group exhibition, Shallow Paradise, Dienstgebäude, Zurich CH, June
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