Paulo Wirz: Taină

Paulo Wirz (b. 1990, Pindamonhangaba, Brazil) is a Swiss-Brazilian artist currently living and working between Zurich and Marseille. About Since completing his BA in Photography, his practice has expanded across various media, including site-specific installations, sculpture, drawing, as well as video and film. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religions, Wirz references burial rituals, funerary architecture, and domestic, ludic, and oneiric environments to examine the symbolic systems through which societies construct memory, preservation, and self-imagination. His work is structured around notions of conservation, transmission, detachment, visibility, and invisibility. ‍ After completing his MA studies in Geneva in, he was awarded the Prix New Heads 2019. In 2021, he received the Swiss Art Awards, placing him on the radar as a promising position within the Swiss national art scene. Since 2022, Wirz has participated in several international residency programs in cities including Berlin, Paris, Como, Cairo, Bucharest, and most recently Marseille. ‍ Read more Toggle Sculpture Installation