Severin Perrig
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Residency
2013/14
Severin Perrig is an author of essays, narrative prose, poetry and plays. Severin studied German language and literature, history and ethnology in Marburg an der Lahn and in Zurich, where he received his doctorate as an assistant to the National Fund. He has worked as a freelance cultural journalist and lecturer, including at the Germanic chair at the Czech University in Ostrava. Severin has received writing studio grants in Berlin, Elba, London and Chicago and has published books on Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Empress Maria Theresia and Peter Bichsel.
Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Switzerland
The Landis & Gyr foundation awards studio scholarships to Swiss artists and cultural professionals in London, Budapest, Sofia and Zug. Its London-based residency partnership with Acme was established in 1987, and provides six month long work/live opportunities for ten Swiss artists per year. Artists are selected for the programme directly by Landis & Gyr Stiftung and must demonstrate a track record of achievement in their field. Over two hundred visual artists, curators, writers, musicians and composers have benefitted from the programme. Residencies are based in Stepney, E1 and are available to Swiss residents only
For more information visit lg-stiftung.ch.
