The Schaulager in Basel is currently showing an exhibition of work by Robert Gober 1976 -2007.

Gober's oeuvre comprises individual bodies of work stretching back over three decades. Their juxtaposition of the familiar and the unusual exert a powerful fascination. By diverging subtly yet purposefully from the reality on which they are modelled, the works - whether replicas of objects from our everyday domestic lives, such as washbasins, playpens and bundles of newspapers, or representations of parts of the human body, such as legs or fragmentary torsos - constantly penetrate the borderline between the everyday and the unknown.

Looking at works individually, they seem to explore a particular social, religious or political subject matter, but coming together in Gober's installations and all the more impressive in this retrospective they create a striking panorama.

The show - on until 14 October - includes numerous sculptures, works on paper and five large installations. Many of these works are rarely exhibited, several have never been on show before.

Welcome to the June edition of Showcase Zurich.

On Thursday 14 June, Art Directors Club will be showing 50 spot ads as part of their 'ADC Cannes Predictions: 50 International Spots' evening. As the title suggests, the ADC will be trying to predict the winner of the Cannes competition.

Showcase International - Fotografietage is also on this month, at Kaufleuten - from 14-15 June. See our events section below for more details.

Our cover image was shot by Esad Cicic for the spring/summer 07 image campaign "Just Feel" for Calida, agency: Grafik & Design Wenger.

SHOWCASE 07 - International Portfolio Review

Your chance to be part of the international photography convention... view the best portfolios... screen new talents... cultivate your contacts... benefit from educational facilities... expand your industry knowledge... practice professional networking...

Programme for June 14/15:
Photographers' agents and industry exhibition; bookstalls and magazines; Young Photographers' Exhibition (Starlings); Apple Aperture workshops and Portfolio Show & Award; Magnum Café with speeches, film essays and film screenings.

The website has more information, detailed programme, confirmed exhibitors and accreditation.

Tessin: Photo shoot for Swisscom with photographer Andreas Pollok and CD Gabriel Peisker, AD Grit Wolany from agency Erdmannpeisker.

Wallis: Photo shoot for Mobistar Belgium with photographer Bjorn Tagemose c/o Katarina Vercammen.

Avocado provides production services in Russia to international advertising agencies and offers the infrastructure to facilitate shoots by foreign photographers being produced in Russia.

The company was established in 1999 by Swiss photographer Urs Wyss for own productions in Moscow in the areas of beauty, portraits, fashion, stills, architecture, lifestyle and cars.

Among its clients are Coca-Cola Russia, BAT Russia, s.Oliver Germany, Siemens Russia, Philips Russia, Procter & Gamble Russia, Johnson & Johnson Russia.

Sandra Bielmeier has expanded her portfolio with XS (baby), M (kids) and XL (lifestyle/adults).

She is represented by three agents: in Zurich, Munich, Milan.

Here, you can see some of her latest jobs:

• For Swiss client Interhome she shot the new European campaign in Spain, organised through her Zurich agent Tina Aich.
• Car seat manufacturer Concord needed new images for their campaign, which Sandra shot in Munich, arranged through Munich agent Neubauer & Springer.
• Again in Munich, Sandra shot for her Italian client Chicco, arranged via Milan agent Photogroup.
• Fairy tales time shoot for Corbis.

 

Coming soon are the following jobs to be published: a people shoot for life-sensor ad campaign, and the worldwide advertising campaign for Milupa through Ogilvy+Mather Frankfurt.

Seb Michel is back from Cape Town where he shot six editorial stories for the Swiss Femina magazine, and two stories for Forme and Fashion magazines.

This is the first, and the others will be published between March and July.

A making-of video is available at Seb's website.

Daniel Infanger's year has started very successfully:

• Photographed girl band The Delilahs for Disorder magazine
• Produced for the Magazine Piazza / Swisscom
• The new image for Crossklink Basel
• He just returned from a shoot in Dubai with Roger Federer for Nationale Suisse

Currently, he is booked for a documentary shoot in Luxor for the University of Basel.

Ruth Bugmann - r23 - is currently working on PostFinanz 2007/08's brochure, responsible for casting and styling. (Photographer is Michel Jaussi).

Other recent jobs include:

• "Fair Banking" image campaign for Kantolan Bank and Coop Bank - Ruth was booked for the casting
• On a recent trip to Dubai, she was booked for two jobs: the new print campaign and TV production for National Suisse with Roger Federer - Ruth was responsible for styling Roger Federer
• Styling for girl band The Delilahs for Disorder magazine and later display in art exhibition.

For photographer Christoph Läser, the year started with "verve".

He worked in Miami and Cape Town, where he shot a summer sports and a trekking catalogue for Manor as well as ads for men' fashion brand Colonial.