Edition VFO Art Podcast

Recorded on March 5, 2026, at Edition VFO in Zurich, this conversation between Julian Charrière and Prof. Paul A. Harris took place on the occasion of the book launch for After the Smoke Cradle. Reflecting on the exhibition and publication, the discussion traces Charrière’s long-standing engagement with volcanic landscapes, stone, deep time, and the material intelligence of the earth. It also addr...

Based on his edition “Mirage 1–6,” Francisco Sierra talks about figuration today and why seemingly harmless motifs such as sunsets oscillate between reality and kitsch. Humor as an attitude plays a central role in this.

Claudia Comte talks about her limited-edition work "The Absurdity of Contemporary Existence (hahaha white / black)", where letters become abstract patterns, oscillating between humor and critique. She explains the narrative character of her work, revolving around the environmental catastrophe we are currently living. The Swiss artist also discusses her approach to materials such as wood, marble, a...

French artist Isabelle Cornaro discusses the lithography series “Reproductions II (The Mannerist Edition),” Mannerism as a point of reference in art history, and the tension between supposed monochromy and multi-layered image structure. She also discusses translations between film, sculpture, installation, painting, and print, as well as the role of materiality and mechanical reproduction in her w...

Anaïs Defago talks in French about urban space as a source of inspiration for her sculptures, paintings and installations, about the role of photography in the creative process, and about the relationship between surface, volume and space in her work.

Stefan Marx talks about his artistic practice, which oscillates between typography and drawing, as well as his work in various media and genres such as painting, printmaking, porcelain, installation and design.

Artist Beat Zoderer explains the role that materials and imperfection play in his works and how his art relates to architecture, design and music. This podcast is in German.

Artist Mai-Thu Perret talks about the motifs of her edition of three etchings "Greek Lessons", her relationship to different media and the narrative character of groups of works.

Artist Camillo Paravicini talks about his use of different media according to the idea he wants to convey and how painting requires a completely different mindset and approach.

Artist Lisa Lurati talks about her relationship with nature, her approach to painting through cyanotype and printmaking and her latest art in architecture project in Tenero, Switzerland.

In Edition VFO's 25th Podcast, Andriu Deplazes talks in German about the lithographs he created for Edition VFO. He explains his relation to the long tradition of figurative painting, the importance of being bored and the geopolitical dimension of his compositions.

In Edition VFO's 24th Podcast, Noha Mokhtar talks about her series of photograms "Saadiya (bleue)" (2023), the relation between her personal life and her artistic practice as well as between art and anthropology.

In Edition VFO's 23rd Podcast, Sarah Margnetti talks about her etchings "Nose moldings" and "Body moldings", the role of architecture in her painterly practice, the analogies between the human body and buildings and her fascination for the trompe-l'œil.

In the 22nd Podcast, Sonia Kacem talks about her first experience with the medium of lithography, about the fine line between abstraction and ornament, and about her creative processes in relation to her immediate surroundings, the exhibition space, and materials.

In the 21st podcast, Not Vital talks about his first encounters with Mark Baron, Elise Boisanté and printmaster Piero Crommelynck. He also explains the relationship between his monumental SCARCH projects and his drawings and etchings.

In conjunction with the exhibition "From Object to Ornament" we feature a new podcast with New York-based artist Dan Walsh. Walsh's work is characterized by meticulous attention to detail consisting of many sequential layers. In the conversation, Walsh accordingly discusses the importance of printmaking and his artist books as a parallel practice to painting.

In the 19th Podcast, artist Charlotte Herzig talks about her new edition of large-scale lithographs and about her relation to painting and printmaking.

In the 18th podcast, Izidora I LETHE speaks with David Khalat about their body of work in different media such as performance, video, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. LETHE also addresses the practice in relation to space, color, body and form.

The 17th podcast is a shortened version of the artist talk which was held at Edition VFO in July 2022. Uriel Orlow answered our questions about his practice as an "artist researcher", told us why he started working with plants and explained the story behind his new edition as well as the works presented at the Berlin Biennale.

In the 16th podcast, Olaf Breuning speaks with David Khalat during Art Basel 2022 about his new body of work in painting and woodcut printmaking. Breuning explains the evolution of his artistic practice and the importance of humor, nature and universal language.

In the 15th podcast Bethan Huws speaks with David Khalat about the role of verbal language in her work, her references to Marcel Duchamp and Bruce Nauman, and her installation "Wars Societies and Neon" at Zurich's Grossmünster and the accompanying Neon Edition.

In his first podcast Walead Beshty explains some approaches of his artistic practice touching upon the notions of production, reproduction, originality, abstraction and transparency.

Im 13. Podcast der Edition VFO unterhalten wir uns mit der Künstlerin Alexandra Navratil über ihre Heliogravuren "Krakatau 1930/1" und "Krakatau 1930/2". Im Podcast erfahren Sie mehr über Navratils Auseinandersetzung mit Bildern, wie diese visuell wie auch materiell aufgebaut sind und zu welchen Zwecken sie benutzt wurden.

Listen to the conversation with Katja Novitskova, in which she discusses various aspects of her work and our everyday lives, such as the flattening of images in our digital world or the unknown unknowns in research and politics. She also reveals that her art installations are significantly influenced by film, theater and the philosophy of science instead of art history.

In the first podcast of Edition VFO for the exhibition "On Photography - New Perspectives" we talk with Norwegian artist Gardar Eide Einarsson. The conversation sheds light on Einarsson's new edition, his artistic practice and the themes and aesthetics that are influencing the artist's oeuvre.