Twenty years after opening its doors to emerging photographers with the landmark exhibition reGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow, Photo Elysée reaffirms its commitment to supporting young talent with Gen Z: Shaping a New Gaze.
This new exhibition brings together the work of 66 international artists, primarily from Generation Z – broadly defined as those born between the mid-1990s and 2010 – to explore the concerns of this generation.
Employing a wide range of visual languages, these young artists delve into themes of belonging: the transformation of home and family ties, the representation of body and gender, and the coexistence of multiple identities. At the heart of the exhibition is the idea of intersectionality, foregrounding the ways in which overlapping identities – such as race, gender, sexuality, and class – shape lived experiences.
These works reflect an urgent need for representation and a deep desire to tell personal stories in a world in constant flux. In response, we amplify the voices of this generation, inviting the artists to situate their work in their own words.
Personal narratives intertwine to create a vibrant collective energy – a rich tapestry of experiences, cultures, and perspectives, where the personal becomes political. The exhibition offers an intimate glimpse into a generation questioning the world around them while striving to define their place within it.
We invite you to take this journey with them – to listen, to reflect, and to engage with the world through their eyes.
Delali Ayivi (TG/DE, 1996)
Chloé Azzopardi (FR, 1994)
Hidhir Badaruddin (SG, 1995)
Daveed Baptiste (US, 1997)
Clara Belleville (FR, 1996)
Sara Benabdallah (MA, 1995)
Jeremy Chih-Hao Chuang (TW, 1997)
River Claure (BO, 1997)
Thaddé Comar (FR/CH, 1993)
Matthieu Croizier (FR/CH, 1994)
Sara De Brito Faustino (PT/NL, 1999)
Alina Frieske (DE, 1994)
Claudia Fuggetti (IT, 1993)
Florian Gatzweiler (DE, 1998)
Sascha Levin (DE, 2000)
Devashish Gaur (IN, 1996)
Valerie Geissbühler Pacheco (CH/PE, 1999)
Toma Gerzha (RU, 2003)
Mahalia Taje Giotto (CH/IT, 1992)
Salomé Gomis-Trezise (FR/GB, 1999)
Lea Greub (DE, 1998)
Pia-Paulina Guilmoth (US, 1993)
Marvel Harris (NL, 1995)
Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo (ZA, 1993)
Lorane Hochstätter (CH, 2001)
Ben Hubert (GB, 2002)
Francesca Hummler (US/DE, 1997)
Matej Jurčević (HR, 1995)
Lisa Karnadi (ID, 1997)
Nur Aishah Kenton (SG/GB, 1998)
Mayssa Khoury (LB/US, 1997)
Ahmed Khirelsid (SD, 2001)
Maria Kniaginin-Ciszewska (PL, 1998)
Jude Lartey (GH, 2000)
Phương Nguyên Lê (VN, 2002)
Quil Lemons (US, 1997)
Yun Ping Li (ES, 1998)
Margaret Liang (CN, 1998)
Vuyo Mabheka (ZA, 1999)
Isabella Madrid (CO, 1999)
Luna Mahoux (BE, 1996)
Gabriela Marciniak (PL, 1996)
Dimakatso Mathopa (ZA, 1995)
Sara Messinger (US/DE, 1998)
Steven Molina Contreras (US, 1999)
Cheryl Mukherji (IN, 1995)
Daniel Obasi (NG, 1993)
Alice Pallot (FR, 1995)
Laurence Philomène (CA, 1993)
Soyeohang Rai (IN, 2001)
Carla Rossi (IT, 1999)
Emma Sarpaniemi (FI, 1993)
Rachel Seidu (NG, 1997)
Fatimazohra Serri (MA, 1995)
Suwa Shin (KR, 2000)
Charlie Tallott (GB, 2000)
D. M. Terblanche (ZA, 1998)
Agate Tūna (LV, 1996)
Varvara Uhlik (UA, 1997)
Farren van Wyk (NL/ZA, 1993)
Tianyu Wang (CN, 1997)
Ziyu Wang (CN, 1998)
Noyan (CH/TR, 1999)
Sophia Wilson (US, 2000)
Zhidong Zhang (CN, 1996)
Andong Zheng (CN, 1992)
The exhibition contains images that may be disturbing to some viewers.
This exhibition contains images and references to sexuality, violence, nudity, and trauma, which some visitors may find distressing.
Discover a selection of tracks chosen by the photographers of the exhibition Gen Z: Shaping a New Gaze.
Curators
Nathalie Herschdorfer
Hannah Pröbsting
Julie Dayer
Exhibition Design and Graphics
Groenlandbasel
Prints
Actinic
Proofreading
Marie Delaby
Bronwyn Mahoney
Christopher Scala
Audrey Zimmerli
Translations
Jean-François Allain
Flavia Ambrosetti
Odile Ferrard
Julie A. Noack
Photo Elysée wishes to express its deep gratitude to the sixty-six artists exhibited in this collective exhibition.
We also thank the international experts and curators whose insightful advice helped us bring together the photographers presented in this project:
Chiara Bardelli-Nonino, Dimitri Beck, Dominic Bell, Gonzalo de Benito, Ann-Christin Bertrand,
Denise Birkhofer, Lisa Botos, Alejandro Castellanos Cadena, Bruno Ceschel, Cheng-Yi Chien, Kyungwoo Chun, Taous Dahmani, Dalia Dawoud, Emilie Demon, Brendan Embser, Rémi Faucheux, Marc Feustel, Maggie Finch, Alessia Glaviano, Ángel Luiz González Fernández, Shigeo Goto, Marie Guillemin, Yining He, Nicolas Henry, Audrey Hoareau, Karol Hordziej, Milo Keller, Sunyoung Kim, Taisuke Koyama, Anne Lacoste, Luce Lebart, Russet Lederman, Christopher Littlewood, Simon Lovermann, Sandra Maunac, Christopher McCall, Elisa Medde, Jeanne Mercier, Gian Paolo Minelli, Tanvi Mishra, Aron Mörel, Ximena Moreno, Veronica Nicolardi,
Thyago Nogueira, Danaé Panchaud, Martin Parr, Anna Planas, Olivier Richon, Arianna Rinaldo, Nicolas Savary, Evelien Seegers, Nadya Sheremetova, Matt Shonfeld, Dayanita Singh, Sujong Song, Urs Stahel,
Luis Carlos Tovar, Victoria del Val, Sergio Valenzuela-Escobedo, María Angélica Vial Solar, Bindi Vora, Lars Willumeit & Sophie Wright.
The exhibition receives generous support from Parmigiani Fleurier, Global Partner, as well as from UBS, Main Partner, and the Federal Office of Culture.
