In the last exhibition before the end of the year, Esther Eppstein, artist and operator of the message salon, presents an installation with photographs of all exhibitions that have taken place at the message salon since its opening at Rigiplatz in 2001.
Esther Eppstein presents her popular family photo albums, each dedicated to an exhibition and available for viewing at the message salon shop and videoclub. The albums containing Esther Eppstein’s photographs document the artists setting up, visitors at the vernissage, the art space as a meeting place for artists and as a network of friends and family. The result is a portrait of the young Zurich art scene and how it has changed over the last four years. Quite a few of the artists are now exhibited in established galleries and institutions and honoured at award ceremonies. The overall picture presented by the photo installation highlights the importance of the message salon as an independent art space and breeding ground for the Zurich art scene.
The artist and photographer Saskja Rosset independently documented the exhibitions at the message salon. The images, photographed in concentrated sessions, portray the artists in their exhibitions without an audience. From the extensive material, Saskja Rosset has edited a chronological photo book, which is being published exclusively for the exhibition at the message salon in a limited edition.
The artists featured at the message salon Rigiplatz since its opening in April 2001:
2001
Grand Opening. Saskja Rosset. Christian Andersen. Antonio Pate. Ping-Pong. Selina Trepp. Christina Golland. Ruth Erdt. Interpixel. David Chieppo. Franziska Koch. minimetal. San Keller. Susann Walder. Köppl/Zacek. Melinda Nadj Abondji & Jurczok 1001. Akku (Sandra Künzi). Karla Rockmaster K. (Alain Kupper), Karin Müller.
2002
M fürd Füx Festival. M & M Arnold (Moritz and Maria). Isabella Branc. biopop (Urs Lehmann). Eve Bhend. Yoki van de Cream. Laurent Goei. David Renggli. Alexis Saile. Andrea Muheim. Kerim Seiler. Ensemble Ajana and Friends. Spectralina msv. Selina Trepp /Dan Bitney. Alexandra Bachzetsis. Eva Keller-Meyer. Mette Edvardson. Frances Belser. Karin Müller. Sandi Kozjek. Davix.
2003
David Chieppo/ Sergei Nikokoschev. Miriam Steinhauser. Ehfa Hiltbrunner. Saskja Rosset. Cedric Bobay. Bernhard Schmid. Selina Trepp. Jean-Claude Freymond-Guth. M & M Arnold (Moritz and Maria). Bella Angora & Christian Falsnaes.
2004
Karin Müller/ Planningtorock. PAC. Maurice Maggi. Bettina Browar. Nils Nova. Jean-Claude Freymond-Guth. Afsar Sonia Shafie and Martin Frei.