Under the Seal of Secrecy is a project that examines Switzerland’s role in the trade of looted art during the Second World War. At its core is an investigation led by British art historian Douglas Cooper into the fate of thirteen artworks once owned by Jewish art dealer Paul Rosenberg. Stolen by the Nazis, these works were auctioned through the Fischer Gallery and ultimately acquired by Swiss collector Emil Bührle.

Employing the technique of décollage, the project metaphorically peels away layers of constructed history, exposing the complicity of Swiss art dealers and collectors in Nazi-era art trafficking. It also critiques the Swiss authorities’ ongoing failure to support meaningful restitution efforts in the post-war years.