Pipilotti Rist
Year of birth, place
1962
Switzerland
Role at the ZKM
- Artist of the Collection
Biography
Pipilotti Rist (*1962, Grabs, CH) lives and works in Zurich. The Swiss video artist studied industrial design, illustration, and photography at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, AT, and graduated in audiovisual communication at the School of Design in Basel, CH. In her video installations, experimental films, and environments, Rist explores themes such as sexuality, gender differences, and the female body image, characterized by a delight in visual, auditory, and tactile sensuality.