Flurin Bisig

Flurin Bisig (b. 1982; Switzerland) works mainly with sculptures, conceptually derived from a fundamental drawing basis. In these sculptures, Bisig dialogues with classic exemplars of the genre by working with traditional materials such as marble; then, he skillfully molds his working matter rendering them abstract. In addition to his sculptural practice, Bisig also composes drawings and collages, not only a complement to his sculptures, but a part of the same artistic process, establishing a kind of connection, open for the viewer to interpret.

Throughout his career, Bisig has received various awards and scholarships, including the Bernhard Heiliger Scholarship (2009), a Work Grant from the Canton and City of Lucerne (2011) and a nomination for the Swiss Art Award (2017). He has also participated in several international residency programs, most notably at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (iscp) in New York in 2022. In 2022, his monograph Gestaltloses Verlangen | Unformed Desire was published, offering an overview of his works from 2003 to 2021.
The book was published by the renowned publishing house Snoeck and offers a deep insight into the development of his artistic practice.

Bisig’s work has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions at Galerie Mark Müller, Zurich; GNYP Gallery, Antwerp/Berlin; Tick Tack, Antwerp; Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur and Kunsthalle São Paulo, São Paulo. In addition, he has participated in several group exhibitions at Kunsthalle Recklinghausen; Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur and Kunstmuseum Luzern among others.

His works are part of public collections, including the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.) in Ghent; the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur and the Kunstverein Basel.

Bisig began his education with a foundation course at the Lucerne School of Art and Design. He continued his studies at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), where he studied under Professors Michael Schoenholtz, Tony Cragg and Florian Slotawa. In 2007, he received an exchange scholarship at Hunter College in New York and graduated as a master student in 2009. From 2014 to 2015, he completed postgraduate studies in visual and audiovisual arts at the Higher Institute for Fine Arts (HISK) in Ghent.

He currently lives and works in Glarus, Switzerland.