Posted: Thursday, 3 April 2008 Thierry Kleiner - Heidi's Land
Neunplus presents Heidi’s Land, an exhibition of new work by Thierry Kleiner.
- Vernissage/Opening: Thursday, 10th April, 2008, 7pm, at Neunplus.
- Duration: April 11th-20th, 2008 (Opening hours: Thu-Fri: 4pm-8pm, Sat-Sun: 2pm-6pm).
Heidi’s Land is about the zone between clichés and reality. Clichés are constructed over time, and they infiltrate our imaginations and views on a country or culture. Heidi’s Land is a confrontation of the clichés in my mind, and the reality as I live and feel it. Heidi’s Land deals with the perception of Switzerland that the Swiss like to convey, and which tourists likes to see. But what do we see? How do we want to be seen? Will our perception not be deceived by marketing — almost bordering propaganda — and transfigured by a romanticized idea which is manufactured over time to become cliché?
Thierry Kleiner was born in Switzerland in 1969, and lives and works in Bern. He is a co-founder of the international photography collective Tangophoto.
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A more detailed overview, in German and English, is available to download (PDF file, 17.74KB). Also see the Tangophoto blog.
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