About

Olivier Rossel is an artist, lecturer, publisher, and graphic designer. He lives in Basel, Switzerland, and works in various constellations and forms. His works range from drawings and paintings to moving images, circuit-bent electronics, online live-stream happenings, lecture-performances, audio works, printed and digital publications, installations, and participatory art projects.

Clients

Swatch AG / Swatch Instant Stores in:
Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid,
Bucharest, Dubai, Taipeh, Vilnius,
Rome, Kuwait City, Amsterdam,
Zurich, Berne. All with Thilo Brunner

Editions Mego, United Kingdom
Weber Hodel Feder, Antwerp, Belgium
MTV Switzerland, Swatch Playground
Levi's / Color Of Noise 2010, Zurich, CH
Musee D' Ethnografie, Neuchatel, CH
Sunrise TDC Switzerland AG
Adidas Switzerland

Club Zukunft, Zürich
Bangladesh Productions, Switzerland
Case A Chocs & Queen Kong Club, Neuchatel
Ekoplekz & Ensemble Skalectrik, UK
Ilarius & The Marmot Music, Bienne
Vandalizm Records, Switzerland
Atelier De Vallier, Switzerland
Umbo Klubi Zuerich, Switzerland
The Value Web, Switzerland

Ongoing Projects

«Vandalizm Records»
Vinyl Music Label & Podcast.
With Marcel Freymond & Raphael Loosli
Vandalizm Website

«Juice & Rispetta»
Art & Art Editions Fanzines Project
With Johannes Willi & Marcel Freymond
Juice & Rispetta Website

Lectures & Workshops

Olivier Rossel held lectures and workshops at Institut of Arts FHNW Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel, Institute Trends & Identity ZHdK, Zuerich, Schule für Gestaltung B:B Bern & Biel and at Kunsthalle Zuerich. He has been working at HyperWerk, Institute for Postindustrial Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland for the past five years where he focussed on process-design and artistic, experimental publishing in and out of the academic context. The lectures «Orbiting», «Less Concentration – More Collision», «Into the why» touch on the subjects of digital loitering and publishing as an artistic and scientific practice.

Fine Art

For Olivier Rossel's artworks please visit
www.olivierrossel.com

Museums, Festivals & Shows

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Switzerland
Plattfon / Stampa Store, Basel, Switzerland
Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Switzerland
M for Music Festival Switzerland
45 Salon Nacional, Bogota Colombia
Museo Jumex, Mexico City
Kunsthaus Hamburg, Germany
CAC Vilnius, Lithuania

In Magazines, Books & Press

Lasso Magazine, Switzerland
Interior Pop! Gingko Press, USA
Blueprint Asia, Malaysia
Frame Magazine, Nederlands
One Off, Clare Dowdy, UK
Altitude, Die Gestalten, Germany
Kelvin, Color Today, Die Gestalten, Germany
Los Logos, Die Gestalten, Berlin
Turbomagazine, Switzerland

Awards & Nominations

2014/15 Residency Atelier Suisse Brussels
2013 Prix Kunstverein Biel Bienne