Art Hatje Cantz Verlag | Igor Ponti

The Swiss Cross Comes To Mind, The Swiss Army Knife, The Alps, Cheese Of Course, Or Perhaps Fine Chocolate: But Just What Is Typically Swiss? What Characterizes The Country And Its People, And Connects The Various Regions Despite Their Different Languages? These Questions Led Swiss Photographer Igor Ponti (*1981), Who Focuses On Traditional And Emerging Identities, On A Cross-Canton Journey—With The Odd Detour. He Discovers Expressive Visual Helvetisisms And, In Part In A Mocking Or Affectionate Way, Points Out Distinctions Between The Cantons That Nevertheless Connect Them In Terms Of Culture And Territory: Freeways Cut Through Picturesque Landscapes, A Massively Carved William Tell Stands By The Wayside, Wurst Stands Sell Cervelat Or Fried Sausage, A Charming, Old Wooden House Causes One To Feel Nostalgic, Garden Gnomes Wear Red And White, Concrete Antitank Barriers Protect The Endangered Idyll.