Philippe Rahmy

Philippe Rahmy (5 June 1965, in Geneva – 1 October 2017) was a Swiss poet and writer. Rahmy published several collections of poetry and four novels. Rahmy was also a photographer, short film director, songwriter and also a founding member of the literary site remue.net. Rahmy won numerous awards for his novels Béton armé (Reinforced Concrete) and Allegra. in literature and philosophy.

Career Rahmy published several collections of poetry before attending a writer's residency in Shanghai. Rahmy was working on his fourth novel, Pardon for America, about prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted D-Fiction, 05–2013, "Aran" Art+Politique, 2012, "Du partage des richesses" Lieux d'Être, N°51, printemps 2011, "Il ne suffit pas de bégayer" Viceversa Littérature, N°5 (2011), "Château Solitude" La Revue de Belles-Lettres, 134e année, numéro 1–2 2010, "Un terrain parmi d'autres" Antilipseis Magazine, mars 2011, in: "Perceptions" The Black Herald Press, 1st issue, January 2011, revue China Dolls, Beijing, été 2010, "The Glory of the body", revue Hétérographe N°4, automne 2010, Sandra Moussempès, Photogénie des ombres peintes revue fario, May/June 2009, " La vie sauve " revue Faire Part, " Caroline Sagot Duvauroux, Vol-ce-l'est, l'autre chose ", avril 2009 participation au catalogue d'exposition du peintre Winfried Veit, avril 2009 revue Viola, " Solitudine publica ", mars 2009 revue Hétérographe, " Solitude publique ", mars 2009 revue Action restreinte, " Kit & Scat Song ", février 2009 François Bon, " Tu marchais dans la maison des morts, vidéo ", dans : " François Bon, éclats de réalité ", Dominique Viart et Jean-Bernard Vray (eds), PU de Saint Etienne 2008 Joë Bousquet, " Mystique ", dans : Joë Bousquet, " Maigre nudité du soir ", éditions de l'Atelier du Gué 2008 revue Lieux d'Être N° 45, " Naître détruit ", 2007 revue Faire Part N° 20–21, " Coudrier, une gravure à la Manière noire ", dans : " Matière d'Origine : Jacques Dupin ", 2007 Aral, dans : " Jean-Marie Barnaud, Pour saluer la bienvenue ", Bibliothèque municipale de Charleville-Mézières 2002

Short movies Phil Rahmy displayed his vision as a director and award-winning independent short film producer through his later productions which were being distributed and viewed globally. Later viewings Uplink Factory, video festival, official selection of Swiss short films (OBLO), "The Body remains", Tokyo, Japan, 2011. Gallery Arts-en-l'Ile, projection of "M.R.I. ", curator Penelope Petsini, Geneva, Switzerland, 2010 Special Prize of the Jury at the Oblò Underground Short Film Festival, "The Body remains", Lausanne, Switzerland, 2009 Museum of Modern Arts (MAMCO), projection of "M.R.I"., Geneva, Switzerland, 2009 Festival Côté Court 2008, official selection of "The Body remains", Cinéma 104, Pantin, France, 2008. Un festival c'est trop court, programm FILMS D'ICI, official selection, "The Body remains", Nice, France, 2008. Official Selection for exhibition in the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, "The Body remains", New York February, Manhattan, NYC, 2008.

Photography His photographic work concentrated on the human body and the topic of so-called "normality".

Later expos Photovision 2011, exposition of the series "The Glory of the Body", in collaboration with Antilipseis Magazine of Photography. At the end of 2011, the expo will be part of the Athens School of Fine Arts fund, Athens, Greece, 2011. China Dolls Magazine, "Body & Norm", Beijing, China, 2010. Special Prize of the Jury at the Oblò Underground Short Film Festival, "The Body remains", Lausanne, Switzerland, 2009 Universal Exposition of Shanghai, "Immobility and Movement", FFA Pavilion, Shanghai, China, 2010 Revue d'Ici Là, Online Art Magazine, France, 2010. Un festival c'est trop court, programm FILMS D'ICI, official selection, "The Body remains", Nice, France, 2008.

Screenwriting Phil Rahmy was active as a screenwriter, and has co-founded Wallman Productions, a Hollywood-based independent film and music production company, in association with the famous jazzman Art Johnson.

Distinctions / Grants 2006 : Prix des Charmettes/Jean-Jacques Rousseau for "Mouvement par la fin" (Cheyne Editeur, 2005) 2010 : Lauréat de la bourse d'écriture Pro Helvetia 2010 : Finaliste Prix FEMS pour la littérature 2011 : Writer-in-residence, Shanghai Writers Association 2013 : Prix Wepler Fondation La Poste 2013 Mention spéciale du jury for Béton armé (Éditions La Table Ronde, 2013) 2014 : Meilleur récit de voyage - Sélection Lire for Béton armé (Éditions La Table Ronde, 2013) 2014 : Prix Pittard de l'Andelyn for Béton armé (Éditions La Table Ronde, 2013) 2014 : Prix Dentan for Béton armé (Éditions La Table Ronde, 2013) 2015 : Writer-in-residence, Château de Lavigny 2016 : Writer-in-residence, Escuela de Otoño de Traducción Literaria en Lenguas Vivas, Buenos Aires 2016 : Prix Eugène-Rambert for Allegra (Éditions La Table Ronde, 2016) 2017 : Swiss Literature Awards for Allegra (Éditions La Table Ronde, 2016) 2017 : Writer-in-residence, Fondation Jan Michalski pour l'écriture et la littérature, Montricher, Switzerland