Manon (born 1946 in Bern, lives and works in Zurich) is a
Swiss feminist performance artist.
She studied art and acting in Zurich. In 1974, she created
Salmon-Colored
Boudoir, the first of many environments and mises-en scène of
extras or of the artist herself. In late 1970s Paris, she turned to staged
photography, which led to
various black-and-white series including
La dame au crâne rasé (“The
Woman with the Shaved Head”). Shown in galleries in Germany and abroad and
featured in various museum collections, to this day her works revolve
around the themes of
identity,
gender, eroticism and
transience.
Manon was
awarded the Prix Meret Oppenheim in 2008.
