Switzerland

Beautiful body compositions in photography by Roger Weiss
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We picked a few photographs from Swiss artist and fashion photographer Roger Weiss. In his series "Suspension" Roger uses collage of images to assemble models in beautiful compositions. "In her skin" captures fleeting moment, an intimate meeting of sorts  between the subject and the photographer's lens. More of Roger Weiss photography here. Suspension In Her Skin Photography by Roger Weiss [...]
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Can you spot Volvo in this picture? – Volvo makes the XC60 disappear into art
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For the last few years, Volvo has set up an art display in the Zurich, Switzerland central train station called the Volvo Art Session, allowing select artists – both established and up-and-coming – to create temporary exhibits with one of Volvo's products acting as the centerpiece. This year, six artists from across Europe converged in Zurich to turn a 2014 Volvo XC60 into a work of art. Each started with a blank white canvas, creating a massive display in what Volvo says is one of the busiest covered public places in Europe, and after each was done, it was all erased for the next artists to come in and do his or her thing. While some made the XC60 a focal point in the art, others made the crossover seemingly disappear. [...]
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Zimoun 329 mechanical sound installation in an abandoned Toluene tank
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Situated inside an abandoned toluene tank, The Intervention presents a complex kinetic sound sculpture, with 329 DC-motors arranged throughout the space. Bern-based Studio Zimoun has sent designboom images of their first permanent installation - a large, towering mechanical sound installation situated inside an abandoned Toluene tank from 1951 in Dottikon, Switzerland. working closely with architect Hannes Zweifel, The Intervention presents a complex kinetic sound sculpture, with 329 DC-motors arranged meticulously throughout the interior fabric of the space. In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, the installation articulates a tension between the orderly patterns of modernism and the chaotic forces of life; revealing an intricate series of relationships, similar to those found within the artificial and the organic. [...]
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