Please direct your questions and inquiries to SARN Coordinator Erin Mallon.
The Swiss Artistic Research Network (SARN), founded in 2011, is an independent association engaged on behalf of artistic researchers in Switzerland. Association members receive a monthly newsletter with information on artistic research and can engage in discussions about the situation of artistic research and its themes in work groups. All members can advertise their projects and events on SARN’s Facebook page.
At this time, no membership fee is required to join SARN. Members can be elected to the board. Become a member of the Swiss Artistic Research Network today!
Under the terms Lobbying, Community and Research, the board continues to develop the association and its
structures.The members of the board maintain contact with the institutions that support SARN, as well as
with other important groups in the artistic research landscape.The board is currently represented by one
board member in each of the work groups (see Research).
Co-Presidents
Members of the Board
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Flavia Caviezel Since 2011 – Vidéaste; senior researcher/lecturer, Institute of Experimental Design and Media Cultures, Academy of Art and Design, Basel, HGK FHNW
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Ronny Hardliz Since 2013 – Artist; postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in film, HDK-Valand, Academy of Art and Design, Gothenburg University
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Luzia Hürzeler Since 2015 – Artist; Y-Institute, Bern University of the Arts, HKB
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Petra Köhle Since 2015 – Artist; Head of MAPS - Master of Arts in Public Spheres, école de design et haute école d'art de Sierre, édhéa
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Laura von Niederhäusern Since 2023 – Artist; co-coordinator pre/doc PhD programme and research associate, Institute for Contemporary Art Research, IfCAR, Zurich University of the Arts, ZHdK
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Siri Peyer Since 2015 – Research assistant PhD, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, HSLU
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Barbara Preisig Since 2015 – Art historian; research associate CAS Chinese Contemporary Art; research associate Institute for Contemporary Art Research, IfCAR, Zurich University of the Arts, ZHDK
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Fabiana Senkpiel Since 2023 – Art historian; research associate at the Institute for Practices and Theories in the Arts, Bern Academy of the Arts, HKB
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Frank Westermeyer Since 2022 – Artist; associated professor in visual arts at Haute école d’art et de design, HEAD – Geneva
Former Board Members
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Selma Dubach Member of the Board 2011-2015 – ZHdK ifCAR
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Priska Gisler Member of the Board 2011-2024 – HKB IPTK
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Julie Harboe President 2011-2018 – HSLU D&K
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Michael Hiltbrunner Member of the Board 2011-2024 – ZHdK ifCAR
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Franziska Lauber Member of the Board 2022-2024 – Artist
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Federica Martini Member of the Board 2011-2022 – edhéa
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Christian Ritter Member of the Board 2017-2021 – Collegium Helveticum
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Christoph Schenker Vice President 2011-2012 – ZHdK IFCAR
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Anne-Catherine Sutermeister Vice President 2013; President 2014-2016 – HEAD
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Simona Travaglianti Member of the Board 2011-2015