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Mountains have been a central defining theme in Switzerland, as
they have elsewhere in the world. This has fascinated artists and,
since the earliest invention of the medium, photographers. Today
mountain chains are seen differently than they once were,
recognized as having an unsettling fragility in the face of their
occupation by humans. What remains of the myths linked to
mountains? Are mountains still a source of inspiration for today's
artists? How do perceptions of them shift as their populations
disappear, and cultural references are increasingly centred on an
urban existence? High Altitude provides some of the answers to
these questions. This book is a companion to the Swiss photography
festival, Alt. +1000, held in Rossiniere in the foothills of the
Alps. "High Altitude" features works by contemporary photographers
who record mountains in their various and multiple states:
spectacular, sublime, domesticated, constructed (even artificial!)
and frightening. Artists from around the world, many of whom live
far from a mountainous environment, celebrate and challenge deeply
rooted myths, and individually interpret this elusive landscape. In
addition, well-known photographer Olaf Otto Becker, renowned for
his views of Greenland, created a portrait of a natural park close
to Rossiniere. Becker's work is breathtakingly beautiful, but its
beauty nonetheless reminds us that nature is being radically
modified by climate change.
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