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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Image of sheet 19890290 photo 19: Besetzung Hausbesetzung Wohnungsnot Aussersihl Kreis 4 Zürich

Köchlistrasse 22 vom 18. März bis 6. April 1989 Besetzt, Zürich 1989.
Image of sheet 19800291 photo 9: Frauen für den Frieden protestieren vor dem Bundeshaus gegen scharfe Munition, Bern 1980

Frauen für den Frieden protestieren vor dem Bundeshaus gegen die Wache mit scharfer Munition in der Armee, Bern 1980.
Image of sheet 19800301 photo 10: Vor dem AJZ versammeln sich rund 200 Personen, um für die Einstellung der Strafverfahren zu demonstrieren. Der unbewilligte Demonstrationszug wird von der Polizei aufgelöst: Massive Auseinandersetzungen zwischen den Bewegten und der Polizei, die bis am Sonntagmorgen andauern. Mehr als hundert Personen werden verhaftet. In der folgenden Woche wird in den Medien über das polizeiliche Vorgehen heftig diskutiert. Das Autonome Jugendzentrum wird ganz mit Tränengas eingeräuchert. Leute kriegen Panik und flüchten auf Dach des AJZ Nach einer Besammlung vor dem AJZ für Demo gegen Isolationshaft greifen Polizeigrenadiere die Leute mit Tränengas Einsatz an. Auch alte Menschen flüchten. Psychoanalytiker und Kunstmaler Fritz Morgenthaler. (Vater von Jan und Marc Morgenthaler ) flüchtet durch Tränengasnebel. Ein Mann versucht mit der Polizei zu verhandeln. Titelbild Film Top. UNICEF Wasserwerfer Jugendbewegung Bewegig AJZ Zürcher Jugendunruhen Demonstrationen Zürich youth movement protest 1980

Jugendlicher wird von Polizeibeamten auf dem Gehsteig weggeschubst, Zürich 1980.
Image of sheet 19810600 photo 29: John Cooper Clarke Beine Hund ( Tonmodern Plakat von Peter Bäder) Marlene Marder liest und Frau tanzt. Hundeschwindel von Moskau Punk Punkrock Kanton Nidwalden Schweiz Switzerland swiss Europe ? concert 1981 John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly.

Printed media published with the use of a photography by Olivia Heussler in «züri tip».
Image of sheet 19873001 photo 49: Protest Exhibition: Photobastei 2020

Trommeln auf Regierungsrätin, Hedi Lang, Zürich 1987.
Image of sheet 19903006 photo 29: Prozess gegen drei kurdische Anwälte in Ankara, kurdische Türkei 1990. Im Staatsgericht Ankara. Der Prozess um den kurdischen Anwalt Vedat Aydin Nr. 5, der im Juli 91 von Todesschwadronen umgebracht wurde. Im Prozess wurden alle drei wegen Kurdisch sprechens verklagt, und später frei gesprochen. Mi: Ahmet Zeki Okçuoğlu, und re: Mustafa Oezer (HEP). In der Anklagebank. Umringt von türkischen Militärs. Die Verteidiger Innen, über 100, zogen sich unter Protest zurück und führten später ihre Plädoyer aus dem Zuschauerraum. Turkey Kurdish Kurds Die angeklagten kurdischen Anwälte v.l.n.r. Vedat Aydin, (Vedat Aydın, the Diyarbakır branch chairman of the now-defunct People’s Labor Party (HEP), was found dead on a road near Malatya on 7 July 1991, two days after armed men had taken him from his home in Diyarbakir.

Beat Schuler nach dem Prozess um den kurdischen Anwalt Vedat Aydin (li), Ankara 1990.