aron was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. They finished a bachelor at ECAL (Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) with a photography specializationin2018.
As a pluridisciplinary artist, they’re using photography, video, 3D and performances for projects focusing on bodies, identities and intimacy.
With a militant approach of gender and sexualities, aron explores the possibilities of emancipation through self-objectification, transcendence and pleasure.
From there, they co-founded Oil, an ethical pornographic film production company, and started performing in various contexts. Their movies has been screened in various events (PFF Berlin, FdS, FilmKunstFestival Zurich, Fesse-tival Genève, CCS Paris, LUFF, HPFF Roma, Beursschouwburg Bruxelles) and they worked with many artists from Switzerland (Charlotte Nagel, Daniel Hellmann, Ella Soto, Giulia Essyad, Horizon Liquide, Nouveau-Mexique, Patrick Muroni, Pilar Vega, Rafał Pierzyński, Salomé Chatriot, Tatum Rush, Trash Mantra, Valerie Reding, Vivianne Dellamore, Yougo Girl, YougBoyDancingGroup, Zoë Binetti) and abroad (See Maw, VALENTINE, Lulu Tanguera, Akuaforte).
They lived two years in Buenos Aires and in 2023, they moved to Ciudad de Mexico.
Currently based in Ciudad de Mexico (MX)
contact@norasmith.ch
+52 55 3497 7626
@aronsmth
Selected events
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06.2022 Planet Moo Tour with Daniel Hellmann aka Soya the Cow (USA)
07.2021 Residency in Casa Suiza Buenos Aires (AR)
03.2021 Solo-show Comatose at Le Cabanon Lausanne (CH)
11.2020 m.a.d. led by Valerie Reding at Tanzhaus Zurich (CH)
11.2020 Screening of Ritual at Porny Days - Film Kunst Festival Zurich (CH)
10.2020 Dear Human Animals led by Daniel Hellmann at Gessnerallee Zurich (CH)
09.2020 Screening of Ritual at Le Fesse-tival Geneva (CH)
08.2020 Residency with Oil Productions on Bise Noire Sailing Boat in Corse (FR)
05.2020 Sex is Flesh podcast with Oil Productions on Radio-40 Lausanne (CH)
04.2020 OIL x Décalé. Records film + podcast on Kiosk Radio Bruxelles (BE)
01.2020 Performance OIL:RADICAL-SAFE-SPACE at Le Bourg Lausanne (CH)
12.2019 Performance with Julie Folly at Porny Days - Film Kunst Festival Zurich (CH)
07.2019 Solo show 5-Hour Energy, 2nd Dose at NOUT Arcade Geneva (CH)
06.2019 Performance Fragile Ecosystem by Salomé Chatriot at SpielAct Geneva (CH)
06.2019 Solo show 5-Hour Energy at La Placette Lausanne (CH)
06.2019 Exhibition Oil Basement Station at La Fête du Slip Lausanne (CH)
11.2019 Group show Cinema Conversaciòn at SomoS Gallery Berlin (DE)
10.2019 Exhibition We Had Sex In A Dream with Luca Kasper at L’Almacèn Geneva (CH)
01.2019 Screening of Exodia at Le Mouton Noir Fribourg (CH)
10.2018 Screening of I Fall In Love With Everyone at Bad Bonn Fribourg (CH)
09.2018 I Fall In Love With Everyone at ECAL Diploma Exhibition Lausanne (CH)
07.2018 I Fall In Love With Everyone at The Family of No Man by Cosmos Book Arles Voix Off (FR)
05.2018 Group show Experience Sébellion led by Philippe Jarrigeon Lausanne (CH)
02.2018 Group show El Viaje - Summer University Cuba at ECAL Open Days Lausanne (CH)
11.2017 Group show Novembre x ECAL with Olivia Schenker at Canal St-Martin Paris (FR)
02.2017 Group show -DEUX +NEUF at Primart Geneva (CH)
09.2016 Group show PhotoJukeBox at Festival Images Vevey (CH)
Selected publications
2023 Bowie Creators
2021 DecadrEe
2021 Pornceptual
2019 24heures - L'artiste à suivre
2019 Mouvement Magazine
2019 KYNK Magazine
2019 Screenshot Magazine
2016 Novembre Magazine