HELGA RITSCH
Artist . Lives and works in Soazza/GR . Switzerland .
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View into one of the rooms at my studio and gallery house. Soazza/GR. Switzerland. Summer 2024
Me. Winter in the studio house. Soazza. February. 2024. Picture by agobay.
Group of vessels. 'hidden'. Hand thrown porcelain. One of a kind. Summer 2024
Vessel 'friendship - fragile and rare'. Handthrown porcelain cup. Painted with earth from Japan and dedicated to Shingo Oka. H 4.5cm, d 8cm. July 2024. One of a kind. nfs.
Studio scene, April 2024 - white porcelain vessel of the series 'what about us?', h 54cm d 8cm. Painting acrylic on canvas. 100x100 with wooden frame. 'bluehour'. 2004/24
Vessel. Black porcelain. 2024
save the date! pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2024. july 1 - october 1. by appointment.
save the date! pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2024. july 1 - october 1. by appointment.
Studio scene - winter is over. April 2024. Floor installation, white porcelain vessels.
April 2024: Interview with Jonathan Tuckey, Head of tuckeydesignstudio London
save the date! pots - paintings - polaroids: 6th summer studio 2024 . july 1 - october 1. by appointment .
save the date! pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2024. july 1 - october 1. by appointment.
Work in progress - view from the outside into the workshop space. April 2024.
Studio scene, April 2024 - white porcelain vessel of the series 'what about us?', h 54cm d 8cm.
Vessels. Black porcelain with a wooden objet trouvé from the cellar, painted with acrylic. 2023/2024.
Work in progress - view from the outside into the workshop space. April 2024.
Vessel of the long-standing series 'don't protect me - I am fragile anyway.' Handthrown porcelain bowl. Unglazed. With the red thread. H 11.5cm, d 18cm. June 2024. One of a kind.
Vessel from the series 'what about us'. Black porcelain. Painted and scratched. Stamped and signed. One of a kind. 2024.
Vessel. Black porcelain. 2024
Pots, paintings and polaroids. Soazza. Studio house. Summer 2023
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition, july 1 - october 1. 2023. pictured: 'dream boxes: to survive'. 2023.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. view into one room of five: Studio house.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. 'welcomehome?'. pedestal with nine pots. one of a kind piece.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summerstudio exhibition july 1 - october 1. 2023. by appointment
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. installations of 'welcomehome?' one of a kind.
Winter studio. Painting: Orange blossom. Acrylic on canvas. 2024. 80x80cm.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition, july 1 - october 1. 2023
Studio house. Soazza. August. 2023. My office.
2023 - Summerstudio 'welcomehome?': Pots - Paintings - Polaroids. July 1 - October 1 in Soazza, GR. By appointment
From the series 'welcomehome?' Soazza. 2023.
Sun jar. Black porcelain. One of a kind. 2024.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. welcomehome?: black eyes. porcelain. one of a kind.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. welcomehome?: black eyes. one of a kind.
2023 - Summerstudio 'welcomehome?': Pots - Paintings - Polaroids. July 1 - October 1 in Soazza, GR. By appointment
Vessel. Free hand thrown from white porcelain. January 2024. One of a kind.
Vessel. Free hand thrown from white porcelain. January 2024. One of a kind.
Vessel. Free hand thrown from white porcelain. January 2024. One of a kind.
Zurich based space. October 2023
Exhibition in Pontresian, Switzerland: Gallery Palü. 2023
Zurich based space. October 2023.
CV
Born in Switzerland. Working as an independent artist since 1996: Making pots, paintings and polaroids – individual pieces, groups and installations.
Education:
2001-2006: Trained as a ceramist with Mathies Schwarze
1989-1995: University of Zurich: Phil I – German Philology/Art History/Philosophy
1986-1988: ETH Zurich: Architecture department
Meeting with Shinichiro Ogata and Shingo Oka, June 2024
A symposium on earth – Tuckey design studio, April 2024
Interview – Jonathan Tuckey, tuckeydesignstudio April 2024
Porträtvideo by Agobay, March 2024
Selected photos by Nico Schärer, summer studio 2023
Exhibition Text Gallery Palü – Pontresina 2023
Exhibition Conversation Gallery Essencekyoto – Kyoto 2021
OTHERS about (selection only)
Swiss ceramicist, Helga Ritsch stands as a remarkable figure in the world of contemporary ceramics, merging the serene beauty of Siwss landscapes with the delicate intricacies of Japanese pottery. Ritsch’s ceramics are poetic expressions of clay, characterized by their familiar elegant forms and subtle glazes. Her pieces reflect a deep respect for the craft, embodying a unique synthesis of Swiss precision and the Zen-like simplicity of Japanese design.
Jonathan Tuckey. Architect. London 2024
Sometimes contemplative, sometimes playful but always intriguing: Swiss ceramic artist Helga Ritsch reveals her collected works at this year’s Summer Studio session.
René Allemann, Creative Director, Zurich/Lisbon. 2023.
Helga Ritsch, Soazza (Misox), forms ceramics that transcend the minimalist and modern, revealing a vital energy that awakens the viewer’s soul and weaves the mystery of existence. Each piece, through its simple beauty, becomes an enigmatic narrative, rich in emotion and finely woven meanings, inviting the deepest reflection.
Francesco Sciuchetti. Galerist, Pontresina. 2023
Helga Ritsch: ヘルガリッチさんはスイスの陶芸家で、端正なフォルムと繊細な表情、縁や高台に小さな穴を開けて糸を結んだ装飾が特徴的です。作品に糸を結ぶ理由について彼女は、自身の作であるというサインのようなもの、また、ひとつひとつに異なる個性を与えるところも気に入っていると答えていますが、そこに彼女の精神性と作品への愛情が感じられます。
Keiichi & Rie, Galerists, Kyoto. 2021
本展ではHelga Ritschにとって象徴的ともいえるCircleがテーマとなっています。静謐で清潔なHelgaの作品世界は、日本文化の心象風景にも繋がっているかのようです。「縁」を思わせるテーマに、不思議な絆を感じます。彼女が好んで用いる赤い糸も「縁」と繋がり、そして、それは彼女の住む国では、運命を導くシンボルといいます。ヘットラボアトリエムならではのHelgaのプレゼンテーションは彼女にとって日本で初めての個展となります。
Hatsuko Kobayashi. Galerist, Tokio. 2018
EXHIBITIONS (selection since 2017)
Solo
2024 Soazza/GR, Switzerland: ‘where to go?`pots-paintings-polaroids
2023 Soazza/GR, Switzerland: welcomehome? pots -paintings – polaroids
2021 Kyoto, Japan: Gallery Essence Kyoto. Read Interview
2020 Soazza/GR, Switzerland: Covid-19 drama.
2019 Tokyo, Japan: Gallery ‘hetLaboatrium, . ‘Circle’
2018 Singapore: Brewin Design Office
Group
2024 Pontresina, Switzerland: ‘Ewiges Eis’ Kunstwerke zwischen Himmel und Erde at Galerie Palü
2023 Pontresina, Switzerland: ‘GRAUBÜNDEN’ at Galerie Palü.
2023 St. Moritz, Switzerland: SMM
2022 Pontresina, Switzerland: Galerie Palü.
2022 Seoul, Korea: University of Fine Arts
2021 Zurich, Switzerland: Gallery Palü. Guest.
2019 Seoul, Korea: Gallery Lee Eugean, ‘Affaire de coeur 5’.
2019 Milan, Italy: Palazzo Bovara,
2019 Geneva, Switzerland: Gallery Ormond Edition,
2018 London, Greatbritain: HOSTEM, bluemountainschool .
2018 Hongkong, China: U11. swiss design.
2014 Zurich, Switzerland: Museum Rietberg
PRESS (selection only)
2024: Interview – Jonathan Tuckey, tuckeydesignstudio Newsletter
2023: Article (as part of the agobay makers) in the winter edition of ‘openhousemagazine‘
2023: Article in the gallery magazine ‘palü’
2021: Photostory in the print only magazine ‘The Influencer’
2019: Video by Fredrik Haren ‘Wondering in search of energy’
2017: Ceramics Southern Africa, 09/2017 by Dr. Ronnie Watt
And many more: Schöner Wohnen, Raum&Wohnen, Blickfang Magazine, NZZ, Tages Anzeiger Meter Magazin etc.