The 4 seasons

Edited by Martin Gasser

Pages 148
Illustrations 88

Binding hardcover
Size 24 × 30 cm
Language German
Edition 1st edition 02/2024

Artists often take a new turn in their final creative phase, their language and attitude change, other themes and motifs come to the fore. The Swiss photographer Jakob Tuggener, on the other hand, remained true to himself and his work in an almost irritating way. After having composed four unique books on the themes of spring, summer, autumn and winter during the 1940s, in 1973 and 1974, at the age of almost 70, he created completely new versions of these "farmer's books" under the title The Four Seasons. They are dedicated to the simple life in the country, reflect the ever-recurring cycle of nature in sensitively observed, atmospherically charged, but never picturesque images and are at the same time a reflection on human life and transience.

While the world and society changed fundamentally between 1940 and 1970 - life in the country no less than life in the city - Tuggener allowed himself to combine images from this entire period into a new, very personal epic. The consistency in Tuggener's work, this unswerving trust in the power of images, is one of the special qualities of The Four Seasons.

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