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HELGA RITSCH

Multidisciplinary artist . Switzerland .

Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: objet trouvé, gold and a black ragepiece – attached with the red thread. mai 2023. studio house visits by appointment.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: objet trouvé, gold and a black ragepiece - attached with the red thread. mai 2023. studio house visits by appointment.
Pots, paintings and polaroids. Soazza. Studio house. Summer 2023
Pots, paintings and polaroids. Soazza. Studio house. Summer 2023
View into one of the rooms at my studio and gallery house. Soazza/GR. Switzerland. Summer 2024
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.
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
Group of vessels. 'hidden'. Hand thrown porcelain. One of a kind. Summer 2024
Solo Ausstellung in Tschiertschen/GR. ‘stages’. Im Zuhause für die Kunst ‘Aux-Losanges’. 22. Februar bis 2. März 2025. Foto aus ‘Kunstbulletin’ Schweiz. Januar 2025.
Solo Ausstellung in Tschiertschen/GR. 'stages'. Im Zuhause für die Kunst 'Aux-Losanges'. 22. Februar bis 2. März 2025. Foto aus 'Kunstbulletin' Schweiz. Januar 2025.
April 2024: Interview with Jonathan Tuckey, Head of tuckeydesignstudio London
April 2024: Interview with Jonathan Tuckey, Head of tuckeydesignstudio London
Studio scene, April 2024 – white porcelain vessel of the series ‘what about us?’, h 54cm d 8cm. Painting acrylic on canvas. 100×100 with wooden frame. ‘bluehour’. 2004/24
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
pots – paintings – polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. Special summer edition.
pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. Special summer edition.
Solo Ausstellung in Tschiertschen/GR. ‘stages’. Im Zuhause für die Kunst ‘Aux-Losanges’. 22. Februar bis 2. März 2025.
Solo Ausstellung in Tschiertschen/GR. 'stages'. Im Zuhause für die Kunst 'Aux-Losanges'. 22. Februar bis 2. März 2025.
Vessel from the series ‘what about us’. Black porcelain. Painted and scratched. Stamped and signed. One of a kind. 2024.
Vessel from the series 'what about us'. Black porcelain. Painted and scratched. Stamped and signed. One of a kind. 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 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 ‘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.
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.
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.
Studio scene - winter is over. April 2024. Floor installation, white porcelain vessels.
Work in progress – view from the outside into the workshop space. April 2024.
Work in progress - view from the outside into the workshop space. April 2024.
Work in progress – view from the outside into the workshop space. April 2024.
Work in progress - view from the outside into the workshop space. April 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 house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots – paintings – polaroids: summer studio exhibition, july 1 – october 1. 2023
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition, july 1 - october 1. 2023
Studio scene, April 2024 – white porcelain vessel of the series ‘what about us?’, h 54cm d 8cm.
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.
Vessels. Black porcelain with a wooden objet trouvé from the cellar, painted with acrylic. 2023/2024.
Vessel. Black porcelain. 2024
Vessel. Black porcelain. 2024
Vessel. Black porcelain. 2024
Vessel. Black porcelain. 2024
Winter studio. Painting: Orange blossom. Acrylic on canvas. 2024. 80x80cm.
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. pictured: ‘dream boxes: to survive’. 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. 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: 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: 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.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots - paintings - polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. installations of 'welcomehome?' one of a kind.
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.
2023 – Summerstudio ‘welcomehome?’: Pots – Paintings – Polaroids. July 1 – October 1 in Soazza, GR. By appointment
2023 - Summerstudio 'welcomehome?': Pots - Paintings - Polaroids. July 1 - October 1 in Soazza, GR. By appointment
Studio house. Soazza. August. 2023. My office.
Studio house. Soazza. August. 2023. My office.
From the series ‘welcomehome?’ Soazza. 2023.
From the series 'welcomehome?' Soazza. 2023.
Sun jar. Black porcelain. One of a kind. 2024.
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. porcelain. one of a kind.
Studio house Soazza/GR, Switzerland: pots – paintings – polaroids: summer studio exhibition 2023. welcomehome?: black eyes. 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
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.
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.

CONTACT

studio helga ritsch

studio ticino
6822 arogno/ti

studio&gallery grisons
6562 soazza/gr

switzerland

visits by appointment

 

NEXT EXHIBITIONS:

Soazza summer studio
 ‘side car’ @ArteSOAZZA
2025: June 14 – September 15
open studio weekends
teekunst – more here

 

Galerie Palü
2025: June 25 – September 27
Pontresina/GR/SWITZERLAND

 

Gallery Ippaku
2025: August 29 – September 3
With Motomu Oyama
Tokyo/JAPAN

 

EXHIBITIONS (selection since 2017) 

Solo
2025 Tschiertschen/GR, Switzerland: stages. Aux Losanges. Stages
2024 Soazza/GR, Switzerland: ‘where to go?`pots-paintings-polaroids
2023 Soazza/GR, Switzerland: welcomehome? pots -paintings – polaroids
2022Pontresina/GR, Switzerland: ‘nato a 600m di altezza’ Galerie Palü.
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/GR, Switzerland: ‘Ewiges Eis’ Kunstwerke zwischen Himmel und Erde  Galerie Palü
2023 Pontresina/GR, Switzerland: ‘GRAUBÜNDEN’  Galerie Palü.
2023 St. Moritz/GR, Switzerland: SMM
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)
2025: Kunstbulletin

2025: Switzerland Tourism ‘myswitzerland’

2025: Aroser Zeitung

2024: Churer Magazin 

2024: la voce del San Bernardino

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.

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

 

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Agobay Zurich/CH
Gallery Palü Pontresina/CH

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