#fremdvertraut

[simoncroberts]

Screening today on @nowness, part 2 of my Sight Sacralization: (Re)framing Switzerland films. Both are currently on show in the group exhibition 'Unfamiliar Familiarities: Outside Views on Switzerland', @fotostiftungschweiz until 7 May #unfamiliarfamiliarities #fremdvertraut and @saatchi_gallery as part of their 'From Selfie to Self Expression' exhibition in London. #simonroberts #flowersgallery #robertmoratgalerie #mc2gallery #galerieheinzerreszler #dmbrepresents

[simoncroberts]

Clip from a short film I currently have screening on @nowness. It forms part of my work on show in the #unfamiliarfamiliarities exhibition @fotostiftungschweiz. This film is part of a wider exhibition of photographs and text where I explore issues relating to aesthetics, performance, and individual and collective identities within our ‘culture of instantaneity.’ #fotostiftungschweiz #unfamiliarfamiliarities #fremdvertraut. The work was made in conjunction with @elyseemusee.

[simoncroberts]

I have a short film premiering on @nowness this week. If forms part of my work on show in the #unfamiliarfamiliarities exhibition @fotostiftungschweiz. When wealthy English people set off on their European Grand Tours in the 1800s, they expected that Switzerland would inspire them with vistas of sublime grandeur. The landscape’s untamed romanticism was a crucial component of the country's national identity and cultural prestige. Today, the Swiss landscape often resembles a theater set, where tourists are transported to officially designated areas of natural beauty to gaze upon epic views from the safety of stage-managed viewpoints. This film is part of a wider exhibition of works where I explore issues relating to aesthetics, performance, and individual and collective identities within our ‘culture of instantaneity.’ #fotostiftungschweiz #unfamiliarfamiliarities #fremdvertraut