Captures (Jan 2023)
An Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible World
Abstract
To produce the Visible World series, Peter Fischli and David Weiss took, during their travels around the world, a vast number of photographs resembling those taken by tourists on holiday. These pictures function as “clichés” in both senses of the French term. Via their banality and their quantity, the photographs reflect a form of universal assent to the beauty of the world, all while serving as a reminder of the fragility of the planet.
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