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Switzerland's picturesque panorama and apparent stability have made it a
difficult subject to grasp for contemporary photography. Over a period of
five years (2014-2019), Cole has found a completely innovative way to
to be interested in a country that has been the embodiment of the tourist experience
for almost two centuries. Fernweh meditates on the German word making
reference to the desire to be elsewhere. The meditative and carefully
Cole's composition, made with color film, evokes the hidden history
of the Alpine nation as well as its very preserved terrain. Back in Switzerland
Every year, Cole embraces the patience and soft palette of lights of
contemporary European photography - but the constructivist tension of
These images are unique to him. With images taken from all over the country - from
from the canton of Vaud to Lugano via Grisons - Fernweh offers a vision of
Switzerland, which, although largely devoid of human presence, is rich in
human traces. The first among them is this way of seeing things which
is particular to Cole.
