Laura Gauch is a visual artist focusing on photography and film. Her passion for capturing the world sprung during her teenage years and was carried to the present through the exploration of her Chilean heritage and familial background. Putting a personal and intimate perspective in each and every project she commits to, Laura strives to create a composition relatable to the viewing audience in order to connect the image to people and their reality.
Exhibitions + Film Festivals
upcoming Swiss Art Awards, Nommination for Kiefer Hablitzel Prize, Basel, June 2024
2023 Prix Photoforum, Centre Pasquart Biel/Bienne, Dec – 14 Jan
2023 Forging/Foraging, NARS Foundation, New York, 2 June - 21 June
2022 Videotitlán, Latin American Video Festival, Callo, November 8
2022 Barcelona International Film Festival, Barcelona, November 13
2022 International Social Change Film Festival, Chicago, September 30
2022 Libélula Dorada film Festival, Santo Domingo, August 19
2022 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, San Fransisco, July 13
2022 KO:SH Film Fest, Albania, July 12
2022 Nova Frontier Film Festival, New York, June 24
2022 Festival EthnoKino, Bern, June 12
2022 Festival Manuel Trujillo Durán, Venezuela, January 28
2022 Film Festival Esto Es Para Esto, Mexico, January 27
2021 Film Festival València Indie Film Festival, Spain, December 16
2021 South America Awards, Brazil, December 8
2021 Embracing Complexity/ Werkschau graduation show, Lucerne, July
2019 Emmenbrücke Genius Loci, HSLU Lucerne, December
Grants, Residencies and Awards
2024 Finalist Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Kunstpreis
2024 Winner Prix Photoforum, Biel/Bienne
2023 NARS Foundation Residency, New York, April - June 2023
2023 Migros Kulturprozent Werkbeitrag “The Ocean Is Closed on Mondays”
2023 Ruth und Arthur Scherbarth Werkbeitrag, “The Ocean Is Closed on Mondays”
2022 Winner Best Short Film for “Raíces”, Nova Frontier Film Festival New York
2021 Winner Best Student Film Award for “Raíces”, South America Awards
2022 Winner Best Documentary Film Editing for Raíces”, FICIMAD, Spain
2021 Nomination Alumni HSLU Award
Selected Press
2021 Interview in Pupil Shere
2021 Interview Skippr
2020 Interview Der Anzeiger