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06/26/2026 - 11/01/2026
Photo Elysee
17 Place de la Gare
CH-1003 Lausanne
Inferno & Paradiso is an immersive slide-projection exhibition created by Alfredo Jaar, one of the most socially active artists of our day. For this show, Jaar selected 20 contemporary press photographers and asked each of them to choose two images from their archives – the most painful one they had taken and the most hopeful one.
Like Virgil in Dante’s Divine Comedy, Jaar takes us on a journey through heaven and hell, exploring how the onslaught of images of human suffering is dulling our sensitivity.
Inferno & Paradiso presents 40 photographs taken by 20 press photographers selected by Jaar for their ability to distill the complexity of humankind in the modern era. From Ukraine to Argentina, Gaza to New York, and the Congo to the Philippines, the photographers document many of the crises afflicting our society; but they also capture the joy and happiness inherent in our world. It is that dichotomy – a world caught between heaven and hell – that underpins this project.
Photo Elysee
17 Place de la Gare
CH-1003 Lausanne
Inferno & Paradiso is an immersive slide-projection exhibition created by Alfredo Jaar, one of the most socially active artists of our day. For this show, Jaar selected 20 contemporary press photographers and asked each of them to choose two images from their archives – the most painful one they had taken and the most hopeful one.
Like Virgil in Dante’s Divine Comedy, Jaar takes us on a journey through heaven and hell, exploring how the onslaught of images of human suffering is dulling our sensitivity.
Inferno & Paradiso presents 40 photographs taken by 20 press photographers selected by Jaar for their ability to distill the complexity of humankind in the modern era. From Ukraine to Argentina, Gaza to New York, and the Congo to the Philippines, the photographers document many of the crises afflicting our society; but they also capture the joy and happiness inherent in our world. It is that dichotomy – a world caught between heaven and hell – that underpins this project.