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Ursula Palla

The Swiss artist Ursula Palla (*1961, Chur) currently lives and works in Zurich, where she studied drawing and painting from 1989 to 1992 at the F+F Schule für Kunst und Medien. The following year, she began teaching video art at the same institution, a role she held until 1999.

Ursula Palla distinguishes herself through video works, installations, and sculptures. Her artistic exploration, guided by in-depth research, focuses on the delicate balance between nature, culture, and technology, creating a bridge between reality and artificiality. She combines videos with spatial sculptures, using unusual materials such as melted sugar, coal dust, and sometimes even snow. Her attention to the fragility of nature and the animal world emerges as a central theme, conveying a message of awareness and responsibility towards the environment.

Ursula has been exhibiting regularly since 1999, mainly in Switzerland but also in neighboring European countries such as Germany, Austria, Italy, and France. Her exhibitions resonate with contemporary relevance, underlining the topicality of the themes expressed in her art.
The Swiss artist Ursula Palla (*1961, Chur) currently lives and works in Zurich, where she also studied drawing and painting from 1989 to 1992 at the F+F Schule für Kunst und Medien. The following year, she began teaching video art at the same institution, a role she held until 1999.

Ursula Palla distinguishes herself through video works, installations, and sculptures. Her artistic exploration, guided by in-depth research, focuses on the delicate balance between nature, culture, and technology, creating a bridge between reality and artificiality. Her interest in technology was proven again when she co-founded the performative group Cooperation Projekt X (cpx) in Zurich in 1994. This experience enriched her artistic perspective, providing her with valuable skills in the field of electronic media within a collaborative context.

She combines videos with spatial sculptures, using very often unusual and ephemeral materials, such as melted sugar, coal dust, and sometimes even snow. Her attention to the fragility of nature and the animal world emerges as a central topic. Such video and spatial installations often reveal deliberate empty spaces, eliciting a profound sense of emptiness that serves as a poignant reminder of our collective responsibility towards nature and the environment.

Ursula has been exhibiting regularly since 1998, mainly in Switzerland but also in neighbouring European countries such as Germany, Austria, Italy, and France. She has often exhibited at the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur, the city where she was born and raised; the latest exhibition was in 2022, with a self-explanatory title, “Nowherland”. The artist’s works convey poetic, delicate, and silent notes. However, behind them often lies a truth with subtle shades of darkness.

Her dedication to art, constant research, and commitment to conveying meaningful messages through her work solidify her prominent position in the contemporary art scene.

Selected
exhibition history
June 18-22, 2025

VOLTA Basel
Luo Mingjun, Ursula Palla, Eun Yeoung Lee, Park Yelim
2024

Remembrance
Artists of the Gallery
Sep 4-8, 2024

Kiaf SEOUL
Sculptures
Ursula Palla, Stone rose - Common houseleek (2024)
patinated bronze, 10x14x13 cm
Ursula Palla, Small hedge (2024)
aluminium, 37x41x6 cm
Ursula Palla, Thundercloud - At the beginning of the storm (2024). crystal glass, 22x32x29 cm
Ursula Palla, Botanical notes - Roots 3 (2022)
patinated bronze, 25x42x40 cm
Video Installations
Ursula Palla, Quatre Pommes (Four apples) (2016), 4 videos on monitors, 26x38x2 cm
Ursula Palla, Cloud and two moon (2022), in-situ installation