Olivia Heussler Photography

Photoarchive of Swiss independent Photographer known for her topics from the 80s in Zürich, Zentral and Eastern-Europe, Near-East, North and East-Africa, Asia, North and South-America.


Archive

Photo essays

Image of "Alpine Farming, Switzerland.": Scenes on the alp with cows, cattles and pigs,

Alpine Farming, Switzerland.

Image of "Kurds, Turkey.": 1990 I worked in the Kurdish part of Turkey.

Kurds, Turkey.

Image of "Traditional Healing Medicine, Nicaragua.": In the nineties i was working on an Tourexhibition and Publication on Traditional Medicine in Nicaragua.

Traditional Healing Medicine, Nicaragua.

Image of "A day in the world of work in Switzerland.": ...One o'clock in the morning. It's broad daylight at the dispatch office of the Bernese daily "der Bund" in Bümpliz. Azure-colored machines roll, collate, insert, and string against a cream-colored background.

A day in the world of work in Switzerland.

Image of "Out of Jerusalem": The Zurich Photographer Olivia Heussler has documented and traveled throughout the Israeli occupied territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since 1980.

Out of Jerusalem

Image of "Views of an unsafe but colorful Pakistan.": 2001 and 2003 I was on assignement in Western and Central Pakistan.

Views of an unsafe but colorful Pakistan.

Image of "War Photographer at Front.": Swiss independent photographer covered since 1980 various war fronts as in Palestine, Turkey, Central America, and Pakistan. Die unabhängige Schweizer Fotografin fotografierte an verschiedenen Kriegsschauplätzen.

War Photographer at Front.

Image of "Via Gottardo, Switzerland.": From 2002 Olivia Heussler photographed for various clients »Gotthard, das Hindernis verbindet« and »Damit die Züge fahren, NEAT Gotthard« in and around the Gotthard mountain. This work was shown in the exhibition Via Gottardo at various locations in Switzerland.

Via Gottardo, Switzerland.

Image of "Sima Samar, the Doctor, Pakistan.": Portrait of afghan Hazara Doctor Sima Samar in Balochistan. The photographer worked 2001 under difficult circumstances in Pakistan. Die Hazara Ärztin aus Afghanistan behandelt Patientinnen in ihrer Klinik in Pakistan.

Sima Samar, the Doctor, Pakistan.

Image of "Zurich, Sommer 1980.": Photobook Zürich, Sommer 1980 by Olivia Heussler with Pictures of the Zurich youth movement, with a text by Stefan Zweifel. Nominated for Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2011

Zurich, Sommer 1980.

Image of "The dream of Solentiname, Nicaragua 1984 - 2007.": Heussler unite her magnificant and historical work in color and black and white photos about the conflict and life in Nicaragua, with an excellent preface by Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramirez, winner of the Miguel Cervantes award 2017. Edition Patrick Frey, Zurich.

The dream of Solentiname, Nicaragua 1984 - 2007.

Image of "Portrait of the Zurich housing development Erismannhof.": From 1982 - 1996 the Swiss photographer portrayed life in the urban housing estate.

Portrait of the Zurich housing development Erismannhof.

Latest: Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Image of "Gaza Strip, Palestine.": Shortly after the Oslo Peace Accords in 1993 till 2003, I took photographs in the Palestinian refugee camps of Jabalia, Khan Yunis and Deir al Balah in the Gaza Strip and portrayed young settlers attending religious classes in Newe Dekalim. The contrasts could not be greater: while everyday life on the Palestinian side was extremely difficult and painful, young occupying soldiers and settlers from Israel presented themselves proudly and confidently in front of their Jewish settlement in Gush Katif. This settlement was finally cleared and demolished in 2005.

Publications

Image of "Protest-Architecture": Barricades, Camps, spatial tactics 1830-2023 Protest movements shape public space not only through their messages, but in many cases also through their—mostly temporary—buildings. Frankfurt’s Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM and Vienna’s MAK—Museum of Applied Arts are exploring this thesis in a joint exhibition project. The exhibition and the book coinciding with it explore the topic based on examples spanning from 1830 to 2022. Protest Architecture is the first-ever international survey of the architecture of protest and presents it in all its manifold forms and, in some cases, ambivalence. It is conceived as an encyclopedia with 176 entries, supplemented by 13 more expansive case studies. A preceding chronology portrays 68 protest movements and their architectural manifestations through concise texts and one image each, including examples from all over the world, such as the 1830 July Revolution in Paris, the 1848 March Revolution in Berlin, the 1911 Sugar Workers Strike in Queensland (Australia), the 1936–37 General Motors Sit-down Strike in Flint, MI (USA), the 1969–98 Troubles in Northern Ireland, Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen since 1971, the 1986 People Power Revolution in Manila, the 1999 WTO Protests in Seattle, WA (USA), the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and Manama’s Pearl Roundabout, the 2013–14 Euromaidan uprisings in Kyiv, the 2015–16 #FeesMustFall student protests in Pretoria, the 2019 Acampamento Terra Livre in Brasilia, the 2020–21 Indian Farmers Protests, and the 2022 Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. Grouppublication

Exhibitions

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Random Views

Image of sheet 19950110 photo 18: Das Spital Mexico behandelt nur sozialversicherte Patienten, San José de Costa Ricas, 1995. Medical health clinic Hospital

Das Spital Mexico behandelt nur sozialversicherte Patienten, San José de Costa Ricas, 1995.
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Shanty Town, eine Protest-Aktion für bezahlbaren Wohnraum, Zuerich 2005.
Image of sheet 19920430 photo 8: Alter Mann krank Patient wartet auf die Physiotherapeutin Physiotherapy Palästinenser eine Behandlung. Er liegt am Boden zu Hause. Palestine 1992 West bank occupied territory Beit Suriq old man on the floor Beit Surik (Arabic: بيت سوريك‎) is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 12 kilometers Northwest of Jerusalem in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,818 in 2006. zurück von Libération, Paris 2015

Ein gehbehinderter Mann wartet zu Hause auf die Krankenpflegerin, Beit Suriq, Palästina 1992.
Image of sheet 19800282 photo 11: rtsg. 800281 Streik an der Uni. 'Polizei raus aus der Uni' 'Streik Solidarisiert Euch' 'sofortige Freigabe des verbotenen Films Video Gegen Zensur und Repression von Hilty und Alfred Gilgen Films und der Geräte' 'für eine freie Uni gegen Selektion und Repression' etc. Key Jugendbewegung Bewegig AJZ Zürcher Jugendunruhen Demonstrationen Zürich youth movement protest 1980 √

Streik gegen Zensur und Repression der Studierenden an der Universität Zürich, Zürich 1980.
Image of sheet 19810162 photo 30: frtsg.810161 21.März 1981 An der bewilligten «Frühlingsdemonstration» nehmen rund 8000 Personen teil. Als der Zug das AJZ erreicht, dringen Tausende in das Areal des AJZ ein, und besetzen es. Während ein Teil des Zuges seinen Weg Richtung Helvetiaplatz fortsetzt. Am Abend räumt die Polizei das Gelände des AJZ: Gewalttätige Auseinandersetzungen und Sachbeschädigungen in der Gegend des Hauptbahnhofs. Limmatstrasse AJZ Stürmung und Besetzung Stacheldraht. Wir temporären und du? Plakat. Neonazi Faschist Figugegel Reklame Innenraum Küche Spuntä AJZ Autonome Sanität Feuer Jugendbewegung Zürcher Bewegung Autonomes Jugendhaus Kreis fünf Zürich Schweiz Switzerland Europa Europe 1981

An der bewilligten «Frühlingsdemonstration» dringen Jugendliche in das Areal des «AJZ» ein, Zürich 1981.
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Konzert im Moods mit Steve Argüelles, Zürich 1994.