Regula Tschumi News
Echo of the Unknown.
Dealing with Death and Transience
Regula Tschumi's photographs of Ghanaian funerals and figurative coffins are on display at the Kunsthalle Talstrasse in Halle (Saale in Germany) until February 15, 2026. This exhibition incorporates a wide variety of cultural and personal perspectives from different authors, creating a space for reflection and dialogue. The selection of works by curators Matthias Rataiczyk and Maximilian Fleischer ranges from impressive coffins from Ghana to contemporary artistic positions from central Germany.
A large catalogue has been published to accompany this exhibition, for which Regula Tschumi has also contributed a text and photographs.
Kunstverein Talstrasse Halle (Saale)
1.10.2025 - 15.2.2026
Buried in style.
Photographing Ghana's vibrant funeral culture
A book review of Regula Tschumi's book "Buried in Style" by the photojournalist Peter Dench in the Amateur Photographer, 16.9.2025.
VENICE PHOTO LAB 2025
Regula Tschumi is part of the group exhibition Venice Photo Lab 2025.Her photographs are shown in the Scuola Grande Confraternita di San Teodoro – Campo S. Salvador, Venice.
The show is curated by Fabio Cavessago
From 10 until 24 October 2025
Venice Photo Lab
Fish, teapots and pineapple! Ghana's most stylish coffins - in pictures - The Guardian
A book review of The Guardian about "Buried in Style. Artistic Coffins and Funerary Culture in Ghana", Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg.The Guardian 12.8.2025
In Ghana reist man stilvoll ins Jenseits - NZZ
A book review of "Stilvoll ins Jenseits. Künstlerische Särge und Bestattungskultur in Ghana", Kehrer Verlag 2025, by NZZ journalist Salome Woerlen (text) with photos by Regula Tschumi in the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, NZZ Panorama, 6.8.2025.NZZ
A CNN book review by Thomas Page
CNN journalist Tom Page published one of the first reviews about Regula Tschumi's new book Buried in Style. Artistic Coffins and Funerary Culture in Ghana, published end of June 2025 in a German and an English edition at Kehrer Verlag in Germany.CNN inside Africa book review
Buried treasures: Ghana’s colourful fantasy coffins – in pictures. Spectrum Sunday Times
Oak, mahogany … or giant Nike? In Ghana, when it comes to coffins, they think outside the box.The Sunday Times, 19.6.2025
The first review of Regula Tschumi's new photo book "Buried in Style", Kehrer 2025, in the Sunday Times.
Buried in Style. Artistic Coffins and Funerary Culture in Ghana
End of June 2025, Regula Tschumi's new photo book “Buried in Style” was published by Kehrer Verlag in Heidelberg.You can now purchase the publication from Kehrer Verlag or from any major bookshop.
All texts and photos are by Regula Tschumi.
Design: Harald Pridger, Kehrer Verlag.
Hardcover, ca. 22 x 28 cm
240 pages / 270 color photographs
Kehrer Verlag