Tom Huber, Dominic Oppliger – chönnti
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| Publisher | Cpress |
| ISBN | 9783907333068 |
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'chönnti' juxtaposes Tom Huber’s photographs of a Swiss mountain world staged with flashlight against a grumpy, anti-mountain tourism text by Dominic Oppliger. The interplay of image and text reflects the authors’ ambivalent relationship with their “Swiss homeland.” On one hand, Huber and Oppliger share a critical and skeptical view of the idealised idyll of “Switzerland.” On the other, they often catch themselves naively believing in this myth – or even actively seeking it. Despite their awareness of the unsettling “Blue Velvet” horror beneath Switzerland’s polished surface, they repeatedly recognize how deeply they embody this Swiss identity themselves.
| 96 p, ills colour, 16 x 24 cm, hb, German |
Cpress
