With simple materials – light, frosted glass, sheets of rusted metal, blocks of concrete and architectural drawings – Béatrice Helg constructs her images for the camera and creates the illusion of monumental spaces. Sculpture or ephemeral architecture, her photographs have a spiritual quality and make a case for calm, harmony and equilibrium.
Béatrice Helg
"Metropolis IV", 1987
Cibachrome, 50 x 60 cm
"Born in Geneva, Béatrice Helg studied photography at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara and at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her work is internationally exhibited and collected. Recent shows include an exhibition at the Art Chicago 2002, at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, California and at the Annual Meeting 2000 of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie in Geneva presents a solo-exhibition of her work from October 4 to November 29 2002.
SWIFT and PROMETHEE express all their gratitude to Béatrice Helg and the Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie in Geneva for their help and kind contribution."