CLACK!
Work Series / 2004 - 2010  
The images where part of one Group and one Solo Exhibtions with the Title «Verso Sud» together with Gallery Max Bollag, Zurich and also shown in the southern part of Switzerland. The Clack! images below  were meticulously printed on A6 Baryt paper, each in a limited edition of 25. The images and exhibitions were specially mentioned on the blog of swissmiss.com, which was founded by Swiss-American digital pioneer Tina Roth Eisenberg as well as in an article in the german written Newpaper «Tessiner Zeitung».

The invention of Bakelite cameras in the mid-1930s marked a significant shift in photography, making image-making accessible to a wider public. In the late post-war period, alongside economic recovery and the rise of mass tourism, millions of these small, easy-to-use cameras were sold. Photographs became a form of proof, visual evidence of travel experiences to be shared with those back home.

In post-war Europe, as societies emerged from the devastation of the war, there was a growing desire to escape everyday life and explore beyond familiar surroundings. The 1950s were still marked by modest travel—trips to nearby regions, often under simple conditions. However, with the economic boom of the 1960s, increasing prosperity, labour reforms, and the introduction of the five-day workweek, travel became more accessible and gradually evolved into a marker of aspiration and social status.

Southern Europe, with its sunlit landscapes and cultural imagery, became a primary destination for Northern Europeans. What had once been distant and unattainable now became part of a shared visual culture. Travel photography played a central role in this shift, with images serving both as personal memory and as a means of communication. Slide evenings at home became collective rituals of sharing and reliving these journeys.
 The series Clack! revisits this cultural moment from a contemporary perspective. It opens up a field of narratives, translating historical practices of image-making into an artistic context. The project developed over six years, resulting in images taken around Southern Europe and the Mediterranean Sea.

All started in 2004 with several old Bakelite cameras from the 1950s and 60s and was followed by numerous technical experiments, ultimately concluding in 2010 with two exhibitions. 

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Selection of Clack!
Postcard from Camping spot in Rimini, 1959