Christoph Oertli (born 1962 in Winterthur), lives and works in Basel and Brussels): foundation course and graphic design at the Schule für Gestaltung Zürich (now ZHdK), 1982–1987; stage design at SF DRS, Zürich, 1988–1990; audiovisual design under René Pulfer and Enrique Fontanilles at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel (now FHNW), 1992–1995. His films and videos have been presented at numerous festivals: Sensing Bodies will be shown at the Solothurn Film Festival.

Selected solo exhibitions: Kunsthaus Baselland (retrospective with catalogue; 2020); Kunstkredit Basel, studio acquisitions, Oslo10, Basel (2011); The ground is moving, Cinémathèque Montréal, Canada (2010); Aus dem Innenreich, Kunsthalle Winterthur (2008); plan fixe, Galerie Laurin, Zürich (2004).

Selected group exhibitions: Voyage, voyage, Kunstmuseum Olten (2017); hier — dort, Benzeholz, Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst Meggen (2017); Rewind 1997, Kunstraum Riehen BS (2017); Ernte 2015, Kunsthaus Baselland (2016); FID Marseille (2016); Wohin gehen wir?, Videokunst zur Stadtgesellschaft, Motorenhalle Dresden (2015); VideoWindow, Galerie Bob Gysin, Zürich (2015); Proyector-Festival, Signos y Significados, Quinta del Sordo, Madrid (2015). Various prizes and awards: These include an acknowledgement grant from the UBS Culture Foundation, the ZOOM — Basel Film Prize, Best Art Film, as well as numerous grants and residencies in locations such as Cairo, Montreal, and Paris. His works have also been acquired by various private and public collections.