alfatih ⊹ switzerland ⊹ mail [at] alfatih.world ⊹ @alfatiharufa ⊹ Time Leaks at Kunsthaus Langenthal; The Last Slipstream of History at Inside-Out Art Museum (IOAM), Beijing; Looking Good as the World Falls Apart at Circuit, Lausanne; switzerland at MASI, Lugano; l'enfant terrible at Sentiment, Zurich; A Way Out of Time at Biennale de l'Image en Mouvement, Geneva; Day in the Life at Swiss Institute, New York.
alfatih is an artist whose practice spans time-based media, architecture, and instruction-based works.
If such a thing as signifying a removal is possible, alfatih definitely strikes a remarkably elusive figure in the Swiss media art scene, or any other “scene” for that matter. Biographical information and artist statement are kept voluntarily scant, posing a sweet but stubborn refusal to play along that reflects his take on contemporary digital technology.
Notable exhibitions include Time Leaks at Kunsthaus Langenthal, The Last Slipstream of History at Inside-Out Art Museum (IOAM) Beijing, Looking Good as the World Falls Apart at Circuit Lausanne, switzerland at MASI Lugano, l'enfant terrible at Sentiment Zurich, A Way Out of Time at Biennale de l'Image en Mouvement Geneva, and Day in the Life at Swiss Institute New York.
Notable residencies include the Principal residency at La Becque 2025, Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum (IOAM) 2025, and ABA Air Berlin Alexanderplatz 2021.
Notable awards include Prix Mobilière 2025 and Pax Awards 2024.
Publications include alfatih. Time Leaks, with text contributions by Gary Zhexi Zhang and Marius Quiblier.
Selected press includes Flash Art articles on Day in the Life and How To Play It. A Conversation with alfatih, plus an artnet feature mentioning alfatih.
Contact: mail [at] alfatih.world. Social profiles: Instagram @alfatiharufa and Are.na @alfatih.