2023

Nicolas Delaroche, Allures Anonymes

Poster for the exhibition by Nicolas Delaroche at Ferme de la Chapelle. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Poster for the exhibition by Nicolas Delaroche ↗︎ at the Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva). The word separation is inspired by the artist’s photographs, which deframe the works of art he reproduces.
Invitation card for the exhibition by Nicolas Delaroche at Ferme de la Chapelle. Concept and design: Niels Wehrspann
Invitation to the exhibition by Nicolas Delaroche ↗︎ at the Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva). The word separation is inspired by the artist’s photographs, which deframe the works of art he reproduces.
Back of the invitation card for the exhibition by Nicolas Delaroche at Ferme de la Chapelle. Layout: Niels Wehrspann
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Les Ruisseaux aériens (animation)

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Elisa Larvego, En tous lieux (animation)

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Festival Cinéma Jeune Public 2023 (program)

A little character on the cover of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public ↗︎.
Spread of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Layout and design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Layout and design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Layout and design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Layout and design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Layout and design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Layout and design: Niels Wehrspann
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Back of the program of the 2023 edition of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Back cover
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solidaritéS 425 426 427

Destructions in Gaza photographed on October 7, 2023 on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 426 (October 2023). Photo taken in Gaza on October 7, 2023 by Active Stills ↗︎
Collage about the cost of living on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 425 (September 2023). Collage with a graph of the consumer price index and a photo of a demonstration against the elevation of the cost of living. Photo: Demır Sönmez ↗︎.
Photo of a demonstration in support of Palestine on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 427 (November 2023). Photo of a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in Geneva by Demır Sönmez ↗︎.
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Marker lettering on the cover of solidaritéS journal by Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 418 (March 2023). Marker lettering. UDC is a far right populist party in Switzerland. In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).
Photomontage with demonstrators against a coal mine on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 416 (February 2023). Demonstrators against the destruction of the German town of Lützerath by the extension of a coal mine (photomontage). In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).
Photo of a feminist performance on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 417 (March 2023). Feminist performance photographed by Eric Roset ↗︎.
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Death is Home (animation)

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Prompt & process

Letter A drawn during a workshop
Results of a workshop held at the Têtard ↗︎ art school in Lausanne. The students were asked to come up with fun instructions for drawing letters using whatever means they could find. A third layer is the result of a prompt in Midjourney.
Letter C drawn during a workshop
C
Letter E drawn during a workshop
E
Letter P drawn during a workshop
P
Letter S drawn during a workshop
S
Letter V drawn during a workshop
V
Letter X drawn during a workshop
X
Letter Y drawn during a workshop
Y
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Federal elections 2023

Ensemble à Gauche Vaud’s campaign leaflet for the 2023 federal elections. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Ensemble à Gauche Vaud ↗︎’s campaign leaflet for the 2023 federal elections.
Spread of Ensemble à Gauche Vaud’s campaign leaflet for the 2023 federal elections. Layout: Niels Wehrspann
Spread.
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Festival Cinéma Jeune Public 2023

A friendly character on the poster of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public’s 2023 edition. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Poster of the festival’s ↗ 2023 edition. The character is taken from the Fabrique du Cinéma Jeune Public’s ↗︎ logo, the association organizing the Festival.
Picture of the poster of the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public’s 2023 edition in the streets of Lausanne. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
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FASL 2023

Poster for the Fondation pour l’animation socioculturelle lausannoise (FASL). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Poster promoting the various activities organized by the Fondation pour l’animation socioculturelle lausannoise ↗︎. The orange shapes were generated by a script stitching together pictures of the previous year’s activities.
The letter F generated by a script combining pictures. Concept and programming: Niels Wehrspann
The generated letter F
The letter A generated by a script combining pictures. Concept and programming: Niels Wehrspann
The generated letter A
The letter S generated by a script combining pictures. Concept and programming: Niels Wehrspann
The generated letter S
The letter L generated by a script combining pictures. Concept and programming: Niels Wehrspann
The generated letter L
A picture of the 2023 FASL poster on the street. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
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Elisa Larvego, En tous lieux

A photo by Elisa Larvego on the invitation card to her exhibition at Ferme de la Chapelle. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Invitation card for Elisa Larvego ︎‘s exhibition at Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva). Photo: “Bouba & Ibrahim on the terrace of the Refuge solidaire, Briançon”, 2019
Back of the invitation card to the exhibition by Elisa Larvego at Ferme de la Chapelle. Layout: Niels Wehrspann
Back.
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Patricio Gil Flood, El Dorado

Poster for the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood at the Ferme de la Chapelle. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Poster for the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood ↗︎ at the Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva). Foldings of old magazines by the artist.
Invitation to the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood at the Ferme de la Chapelle. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Invitation to the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood ↗︎ at the Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva). Foldings of old magazines by the artist.
Back of the invitation card to the exhibition by Patricio Gil Flood at the Ferme de la Chapelle. Layout: Niels Wehrspann
Back.
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solidaritéS 420 421 423

Stamp-based artwork on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 421 (June 2023, Feminist strike special issue). Stamping. In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).
Photomontage with a picture of an environmental destruction on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 420 (April 2023). Photomontage with a picture of the environmental destruction caused by the rupture of the Brumadinho mine retention basin in Brazil and photos of golfers in reference to the moral panic surrounding environmental actions on golf courses. In collaboration with Behdokht Samimi (intern).
Ironic lettering on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 412 (November 2022). Ironic lettering.
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Les Ruisseaux aériens

Poster for the group show *Les Ruisseaux aériens" at Ferme de la Chapelle. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Poster for a group show at Ferme de la Chapelle ↗ (Lancy/Geneva), initiated by Caroline Tschumi ↗︎.
Printing detail of the poster for the group show *Les Ruisseaux aériens" at Ferme de la Chapelle. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Printing detail
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Patricio Gil Flood, El Dorado (animation)

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Nicolas Delaroche, Allures Anonymes (animation)

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Ensemble à Gauche Vaud website

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Homo Addictus

Poster for an addiction prevention campaign. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Poster for an addiction prevention campaign co-organized by the Fondation pour l’animation socioculturelle lausannoise (FASL) ︎.
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Mt Fuyu, A Mirror to Weave

Digital collage on the cover of Mt Fuyu’s album “A Mirror to Weave” (Danse Noire, 2023). Art direction: Niels Wehrspann
Digital cover for Mt Fuyu’s album A Mirror to Weave, Danse Noire ↗︎ 2023. Collage in collaboration with Solène Gonnet (intern).
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Semka, Front Matter Dead Souls

Photo by Virginia Ariu on the cover of Semka's album "Front Matter Dead Souls” (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of Semka’s album Front Matter Dead Souls on Danse Noire ↗︎ 2023. Photo: Virginia Ariu ↗︎
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Racine, Delirium EP

Collage on the cover of Racine’s EP “Delirium” (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of Racine’s EP Delirium on Danse Noire ↗︎ 2023. Collage from test pressings and white labels pictures found on Discogs ↗︎
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Aisha Devi, Death is Home

Vinyl album sleeve of Aisha Devi’s album “Death is Home”
Aisha Devi’s album “Death is Home” cover (Houndstooth ↗︎, 2023). Image generated by Midjourney from an old photo of the artist’s father. Lettering developed for the project.
Vinyl album sleeve and record of Aisha Devi’s album “Death is Home”.
A-side
Vinyl B-side of Aisha Devi’s album “Death is Home”
B-side of the 12″
Backsleeve of Aisha Devi’s album “Death is Home”
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Ruhail Qaisar, Fatima (book)

Cover of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Book accompanying the album “Fatima” ↗︎ by Ruhail Qaisar ↗︎ released on Danse Noire ↗︎. Portrait of the artist by Rana Ghose.
Spread of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Spread. Lyrics in English and Urdu
Spread of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Spread.
Spread of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Spread. Photo of a lake in Ladakh
Spread of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Spread. Archive video still.
Spread of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Design: Niels Wehrspann
Spread. Paintings by Ruhail Qaisar’s father
Back of the "Fatima" booklet accompanying the music album by Ruhail Qaisar (Danse Noire, 2023). Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Back, signed and numbered.
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Yann Chateigné Tytelman, Blackout

Collage on the cover of Yann Chateigné Tytelman’s book “Blackout”. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Yann Chateigné Tytelman, Blackout, booklet from the Centre d’édition contemporaine, Geneva’s ↗ collection Before Publication. Cover image: Blackout, 2021, collage by Adélie Moye for Ø, a publishing project by Samuel Ténot, Adler Murada, Adélie Moye and Yann Chateigné Tytelman, École de recherche graphique (erg), Brussels
Spread of Yann Chateigné Tytelman’s book “Blackout”. Design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of Yann Chateigné Tytelman’s book “Blackout”. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread of Yann Chateigné Tytelman’s book “Blackout”. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
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Spread and colophon of Yann Chateigné Tytelman’s book “Blackout”. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Spread and colophon
A score by John Cage on the back cover of Yann Chateigné Tytelman’s book “Blackout”. Graphic design: Niels Wehrspann
Back. Image: John Cage, 4’33”, score of the first revision, 1953.
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A photo of a pro-palestinian demonstrator on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Photo by Demir Sönmez, design by Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 428 (December 2023). Photo of a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in Geneva by Demır Sönmez ↗︎.
The Refugees Welcome symbol deconstructed on the cover of solidaritéS journal. Design: Niels Wehrspann
Cover of solidaritéS ↗︎ journal issue 428 (December 2023). Deconstructed Refugees Welcome symbol
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