The Tourist
Switzerland
A personal and ongoing project:
Switzerland is a small country but the breathtaking Alps and the many
crystalline lakes draw in visitors
from all over the planet. My work takes your eye to the world of the tourist as
they visit my homeland.
The tourist has journeyed to a new destination in
search of joy and surprise, as well as immersing themselves in nature and the
great outdoors. Their daily life is far away. The way they dress and their
personal behaviour might change, a kind of code switching almost. But one thing
remains common to almost every tourist: they love taking photographs of their experiences.
As Susan Sontag put it in her book “On Photography”: “The simple action
of handling a camera in itself is soothing, and lessens the feeling of
disorientation that is often heightened when traveling. Photographs become the
unquestionable proof that one has indeed undertaken the journey, gotten through
the schedule, and had one’s fun while doing so.”