Matthieu Gafsou (CH, 1981) lives and works in Lausanne, Switzerland. After completing a master of arts in philosophy, literature and cinema at the Université de Lausanne, he studied photography at the School of Applied Arts in Vevey. Since 2006, Gafsou has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, and published...
Matthieu Gafsou: Terres Compromises
The full body of pictures that makes up Terres Compromises is rich in subtlety, curiosity and a wry and unabashed intelligence. Photographer Matthieu Gafsou set out to document an admittedly subjective, but nevertheless engaged and inquisitive experience of travelling around Israel, Palestine and Jordan with the various divisive and explosive conflicts that...
Matthieu Gafsou: Swiss Alps in Summertime
Matthieu Gafsou focused on Swiss Alps in summertime, continuing the representation of nature work which was started centuries ago, the Grand Tour, Friedrich, Turner… But some characters appear on the pictures, disturbing contemplation: there is 10 people around on the top, and even more at the high altitude restaurant. Matthieu...