Muzeum Susch - Hélène Binet - ¬ May 2025 - GUESTS-IN-RESIDENCE - Temporars Susch

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Hélène Binet

Hélène Binet — Hélène Binet, photo: Asif Salman

Hélène Binet is a London-based, Swiss and French internationally acclaimed photographer and one of the leading architectural photographers in the world. She is a fervent advocate of analogue photography, working exclusively with film. She is most known for her work with architects Daniel Libeskind, Peter Zumthor and Zaha Hadid and has published books on works of several architects. Binet was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2008 and the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award in 2015. Binet's work has been featured in both national and international exhibitions and it is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hélène is working on a visual essay for the upcoming publication on Muzeum Susch, published later this year at Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König.

CULTURAL STATEMENT

¬ Engaging History to create dialogues:

Grażyna Kulczyk sets great store by her role as an ambassador for contemporary Polish and Middle Eastern European art, which has long been omitted from the canon and tended to be overlooked by the majority of Western critics and collectors, due to the particular political environment of the former Eastern bloc states. Beyond this general ambition, her collecting strategy at Muzeum Susch also reflects two key interests: international artists have joined the collection, opening up new perspectives and highlighting contrasts between works, but also hinting at parallels and raising questions about the multifarious and complex relations between East and West in general. These expanded perspectives and contrasts within the collection provide the basis for commentary on complex and timely global concerns. The women’s perspective in the collection adds a clear feminist mission to Grażyna Kulczyk's endeavors, whose own history as an independent, creative entrepreneur is at the root of her deep understanding and emotional connection to issues women face in their artistic practice. Her collection at Muzeum Susch reflects this interest, inviting and encouraging participation, contributing to the recognition and greater visibility of women - as artists and elsewhere."

Grażyna Kulczyk, photo: © Anoush Abrar for Art Stations Foundation CH / Muzeum Susch