Teju Cole’s Switzerland Between Chaos and Harmony

The writer, art historian, and photographer Teju Cole has published a book with MACK which reveals his fascination with the Alpine republic. He visited the country six times between 2014 and 2016, showing both the territory and the way it is represented.

From the book Fernweh © Teju Cole

In his postface, Teju Cole notes that Switzerland has been the subject of photography from the dawn of the medium. The photographer must therefore redouble his inventiveness and keep in mind preexisting images...

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