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Lucas Olivet (born 1985) is currently based between Geneva
and Vevey, Switzerland. He summers in Metro Detroit, Michigan.
Olivet graduated from Vevey School of Photography in 2009.
His work has been exhibited widely in Europe and internationally
including at the Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich; PHotoEspaña, Madrid
the Rencontres d’Arles; The Visual Arts Center at Boise State University
CPM Marseille Paris Photo Fotofilmic, Vancouver; Unseen Amsterdam
Jörg Brockmann, Geneva and Images Vevey.
Through his lens, the Geneva-born shooter addresses issues
of memory, loss and longing by way of his own life as well
as through a wider historical and cultural frame.
Olivet’s work is held in numerous public and private collections
including Durand-Ruel, Paris; Lambert Art Collection, Brussels
Géotec, Dijon; Fonds cantonal d’art contemporain, Geneva
The Museum of Fine Arts, La Chaux-de-Fonds; the Biel Photoforum
Enquête photographique valaisanne; Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol
DNB Frankfurt; Haas Arts Collections, Yale University, New Haven
and the Rencontres d’Arles. Previous and recent books include
Au Bon Vin (22’) Images Vevey and Medicine Tree (24’) Skinnerboox.
His work has been featured in publications including art press
PhMuseum; Unseen Mag; British Journal Of Photography
Libération Musée Magazine; L’Oeil de la Photographie;
Le Quotidien de l’Art; safelight paper; Lens Culture; The Guardian
Blind magazine; Josef Chladek, Le Journal des Arts; Purple
Der Greif and Photo-Eye.
Involved in education, Olivet served as juror and has been invited
as visiting artist for workshops, mentorship programs or panel
discussions in collaboration with various partners, such as Pictet Bank
Cité Internationale des arts Paris; The Centre de la photographie Genève
Spectrum - Photography in Switzerland; Pro Helvetia; Photo Elysée
CEPV, Vevey; FMAC, Geneva; Fundaziun Nairs - Künstlerhaus, Scuol
CFP Arts, Geneva; FOC, Bern; Arles Books; delpire & co; Micamera
Circulation(s) and The Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam.
He is a recipient of the 2014 and 2016 Swiss Photo Award
The Contemporary Art council of Geneva post-documentary Photo Grant
in 2018 and a Swiss Design Awards finalist in 2020.
Olivet received the Photo Book grant from Pro Helvetia in 2023.
In 2017 his work was nominated by Lucie Foundation, Los Angeles
for the Emerging Scholarship as well as the Dorothea Lange-
Paul Taylor prize by Duke University.
Lucas then got as well the honorable mention in 2019,
in recognition of a new approach in Photography
awarded by The Center for Documentary Studies,
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
For all inquiries, please shoot an email to contact@lucasolivet.ch
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