Kleio Obergfell was born in Geneva in 1989. After studying anthropology and political science at the University of Lyon2, she returned to Geneva to train in metal construction at the Ateliers de Décors de Théâtre de la Ville de Genève. Kleio then went on to study visual arts at the Haute école d’arts et design in Geneva, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in 2015, followed by her Master’s degree in June 2017.
Kleio Obergfell uses photography to study the role of the medium in revealing an imaginary world and an ideology. Her work is rooted in a primarily sociological or anthropological approach. She is interested in the history of technology and its impact on the collective unconscious. She also creates sculptures and reproductions of objects for her photographs, combining her skills as a metalworker and jeweller.