Lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland and Edinburgh, UK

Barnaby Drabble curates, researches and writes about artistic and cultural projects. Since 1998 he has worked in regular collaboration with Dorothee Richter on projects examining the field of curating under the title Curating Degree Zero. Together they now direct the porstgraduate program in Curating at the University of Art and Design in Zürich, and are producing a new reader on the topic of critical curating. Since 2001 he has also regularly collaborated with the artist Hinrich Sachs with whom he established Drabble+Sachs, an office focusing on cultural research and action. Recent projects with Hinrich Sachs include: The Ny Stad Project with the students of the Umea academy of Art in Sweden (2004-05), the public art event Geneva Unplugged with Elin Wikstrom (2003) and the presentation TM Guerrilla at the Swiss Expo (2002). As an individual he has curated numerous exhibitions including I almost feel like doing it again... an exhibition about cover versions at K3 project space in Zürich (2005), New Visions a program of artistic interventions at London's National Maritime Museum (1999-2002), and Real Life Market Stall, a public art event with Ross Sinclair (1999). Between 1998 and 2001 he worked with the artists John Latham and Barbara Steveni documenting the history of the Artist Placement Group in preparation for the purchase of the group's archive by the Tate. He regularly contributes as a critic for art-magazines, works with artists on texts for catalogues and writes on various cultural issues for publications and websites. He is currently involved in doctoral research at the Centre for Visual and Cultural Studies, Edinburgh College of Art.