Adieu la Suisse!
Adieu la Suisse!
Sublime summits, delightful lakes, peaceful valleys – the classical image of the Swiss landscape was shaped by photography at a very early stage. What has become of that landscape? In its current exhibition “Adieu la Suisse!” the Fotostiftung Schweiz tracks down objective changes not only in the reality, but also in our view of the Swiss landscape. The deconstruction of former photographic myths has given rise to new contemporary views of Switzerland.
With photographs by Jean-Luc Cramatte, Nicolas Faure, Yann Gross, Andri Pol, Christian Schwager, Jules Spinatsch, Martin Stollenwerk, a video work by Erich Busslinger and historical photographs from the collection of the Fotostiftung Schweiz.
“Adieu la Suisse!” was organised in collaboration with the Pavillon Populaire / Ville de Montpellier.
A publication with photographs by Hans Baumgartner, Jean-Luc Cramatte, Nicolas Faure, Theo Frey, Yann Gross, Hans Peter Klauser, Gotthard Schuh, Christian Schwager, Jules Spinatsch, Albert Steiner, Martin Stollenwerk, Jakob Tuggener was released parallel to the exhibition. Edited by Peter Pfrunder / Fotostiftung Schweiz.