Seraina Wirz

Seraina Wirz is a photographer based in Zurich and works primarily in the fields of art and architecture. In 2012, she started assisting Heinrich Helfenstein at the Atelier for Architekturfotografie. Since then, the ALPA camera has been a daily companion in her work.

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At the core of her photography lies the engagement with space and light. The right amount of light and shadow is just as important as the composition and frame of the image. Daytime and weather situations are chosen in regard to the shape and material of the building.

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As aphotographer, Wirz travels all over Switzerland. She visits different places, and the people who conceived and built them. Her work, then, is to see and comprehend it. Wirz adapts her visual language to the individual subject in order to capture its characteristics. With clarity and precision, she creates series of images that bring to the fore the architecture’s structure, particularities, and surroundings. Her aim is to make photos that show what we perceive in reality.

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After her studies of photography at the Zurich University of the Arts (2006-2010), Seraina Wirz gained her first experiences in professional photography at the Peter Schälchli photo studio in Zurich, specializing in reproductions of art and antiques. In 2012, she started working for Heinrich Helfenstein, and in 2015, she took over the Atelier für Architekturfotografie.

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