HIDDEN
Hidden Places in Switzerland
HIDDEN is a photography project that is rooted in the constant search for what is unusually ordinary, peculiarly odd, and diversely unique. With the intent of examining the fascination with the hidden and concealed, Kostas Maros selected 25 largely inaccessible and hidden locations throughout Switzerland, making them visible. His work is a complex attempt to convey in photographs what is experienced in person, without losing the magic of the invisible in the process. It is the sole medium of visual language that makes the invisible, the unique places and the captivating stories they tell accessible to the viewer. The project, that spans two years, resulted in a picture book and a larger exhibitions during the month of May 2018 at Filter 4 Basel and a yearlong exhibition at museum, forum Würth in 2019. The book was shortlisted at Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2018/2019.
kostas maros is a swiss photographer who currently lives in Basel and works in Switzerland and worldwide for editorial-, corporate- and advertising clients. Beside this he also works on personal longterm projects. He grew up bilingual, speaking german and french. After school he studied law at a swiss university and worked for several years as a lawyer. Realizing that law was not what he wanted to pursue he went travelling and started to work as an intern for a newspaper. Meanwhile his interest for photography grew and it became his main occupation. kostas maros is represented by the photographers agency 13photo for his commercial work and by the Gallery Monika Wertheimer for his art work.
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Awards
- 2018 / 2019shortlisted at Deutscher Fotobuchpreis for ‚hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz‘
- 2018winner of swiss photo award 2018 with 'hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz’
- 3rd place of swiss photo award 2018 with 'inklusion, wenn anderssein normal ist’
- moscow international foto award, 'Cabaret Bizarre', 3rd winner people culture
- swiss press photo award, 3rd place swiss documentaries with the series 'Cabaret Bizarre'
Exhibitions
- 2019'hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz' exhibited for one year at Museum, Forum Würth
- ‚janguru‘, exhibited at Photo Basel, Gallery Wertheimer
- ‚janguru‘, exhibited at Gallery Wertheimer, Oberwil
- 2018'hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz', exhibited at photobastei Zürich
- 2016vfg young swiss sponsorship, 'teslverlekh' exhibited at école cantonale d'art (ecal) Lausanne
Publications
- 2018Hidden - Verborgene Orte in der Schweiz Kostas Maros, Catherine Iselin (Hg.), Christoph Merian Verlag
- 2017Inklusive - Wenn Anderssein normal ist, Von der Basler Webstube zum Wohnwerk, Stiftung Wohnwerk (Hg.), Christoph Merian Verlag
Awards
- 2018 / 2019shortlisted at Deutscher Fotobuchpreis for ‚hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz‘
- 2018winner of swiss photo award 2018 with 'hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz’
- 3rd place of swiss photo award 2018 with 'inklusion, wenn anderssein normal ist’
- moscow international foto award, 'Cabaret Bizarre', 3rd winner people culture
- swiss press photo award, 3rd place swiss documentaries with the series 'Cabaret Bizarre'
Exhibitions
- 2019'hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz' exhibited for one year at Museum, Forum Würth
- ‚janguru‘, exhibited at Photo Basel, Gallery Wertheimer
- ‚janguru‘, exhibited at Gallery Wertheimer, Oberwil
- 2018'hidden, verborgene Orte in der Schweiz', exhibited at photobastei Zürich
- 2016vfg young swiss sponsorship, 'teslverlekh' exhibited at école cantonale d'art (ecal) Lausanne
Publications
- 2018Hidden - Verborgene Orte in der Schweiz Kostas Maros, Catherine Iselin (Hg.), Christoph Merian Verlag
- 2017Inklusive - Wenn Anderssein normal ist, Von der Basler Webstube zum Wohnwerk, Stiftung Wohnwerk (Hg.), Christoph Merian Verlag