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Born in Switzerland and drawing on both Swiss and Chilean cultural influences, Yann Jaime has developed a painting practice centred on places and the figures who inhabit them. Interiors, architecture and landscapes become the settings for scenes in which the human presence, sometimes discreet or absent, evokes moments of solitude, waiting or contemplation.

Trained at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and the École du Louvre, he has developed a distinctive perspective in which the rigour of architectural construction meets a deeply pictorial sensibility. His compositions create a tension between geometry, light and space, revealing both the monumentality of architecture and its fragility in the face of time and social change.

Through precise and pared-back painting, Yann Jaime creates urban landscapes in which human figures, discreet or absent, leave space for the experience of the places themselves. His Tours Nuages series extends this exploration by examining the verticality of contemporary cities and the new perceptions of space they generate. Recipient of the Special Prize at the 8th Gran Premio Arte Contemporanea in Milan in 2023, Yann Jaime is developing a body of work in which architecture and painting converge to offer a sensitive reading of our contemporary environments.