Biography

Désirée Good born 1982 in Zurich. She likes to move in different geographic areas and is curious about various social groups. Désirée studied photography at the University of Art and Design in Zurich. In terms of content, she is interested in the interplay of transformation and identity. In her work «I want to be like rey misterio» she illuminates a folk sport high up in the Andes of Bolivia, where hero figures from pop culture fight against mythological figures in the ring. Today she works for publications like, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit and the New York Times.

Representation

13 Photo
photography agency

Awards

– 2013 World Foto Award for Reportage Photography, Nikon/Globetrotter
– 2009 Swiss Photo Award , EWZ Selection 
– 2009 Plattform 09

Exhibitions

– 2019 Women in Photograhy, Photobastei in Zurich
– 2017 Les fleurs de l’art, Never Stop Reading Salon in Zurich
– 2015 Uncanny, Kunsthalle Bern
– 2013 Circulations, Festival de la jeune photographie européenne Paris 
– 2010 Contemporary Art Ruhr, Zeche Zollverein Essen
– 2009 Swiss Photo Award, EWZ Selection in Zurich

Publications

– 2016 «i want to be like rey misterio», SRF Reportage 
– 2014 «i want to be like rey misterio», published at Tagesanzeiger-Magazin
– 2013 «I see something you do not say», Art catalog Circulation(s) Fet art Paris
– 2008 «I see something you do not say», Swiss Photo Selection, Publisher Schwabe AG