In the second book of Arno Camenisch's Alp trilogy, "Behind the Station," is told through the eyes of two young brothers growing up in a small, secluded village in a valley flanked by the alpine mountains. Written in the same style as "The Alp," we start to believe that there's little difference between the children and the adults in this village, save for their love for mischief and ghost stories. The grandmother, the parents, and the neighbors: it is an amphitheater full of drama, somehow colored through the eyes of children. Arno Camenisch's quiet control and powerful descriptions of village life prove that he is an international voice to follow.

Behind the Station (Swiss Literature)

Literature & Fiction

Camenisch, Arno

Contemporary

Dalkey Archive Press

The first novel in Arno Camenisch's celebrated "alpine" trilogy is set during a single summer. The four main (unnamed) characters are a dairyman, his farmhand, a cowherd, and a swineherd who all live and work in close proximity--but this is no "Heidi." Theirs is an existence marked by dangerous work, solitude, cruelty, alcoholism, and sheer stubbornness; but the author's handling of these situations and lives is characterized at all times by affection, surreal humor, and a brilliant ear for the sounds of the setting.

The Alp (Swiss Literature)

Literary

Dive!Pipilotti Rist (*1962) is a seminal figure in the world of video art and has achieved international acclaim with her sensually unabashed video installations. Entertaining, ironic and self-assured, the artist tackles conventions and taboos. Kunsthaus Zurich presents a comprehensive exhibition including both key works from the beginnings of Rist's international career as well as new works created especially for this exhibition. The publication accompanying the exhibition is more than a classic exhibition catalog. The book is structured as a glossary and illuminates in an extraordinary way on the basis of short, alphabetically ordered contributions, the most important themes in Pipilotti Rist’s work with contributions by renowned authors such as Arno Camenisch, Martin Suter or Sibylle Berg. At the same time, artist friends and art historians, among them Änne Söll and Jacqueline Burckhardt, as well as representatives of other guilds and trades, and, last but not least, children also have their say. Furthermore, documents and photographs from the personal archive of the artist will be published for the first time—and Pipilotti Rist chips in with poems! As a special feature, there are twelve large plates that can be removed from the book.
Exhbition: Kunsthaus Zürich, 26/2–8/5/2016

Pipilotti Rist: Your Salvia is my Diving Suit in the Ocean of Pain: Cat. Kunsthaus Zürich

Arts & Photography

JELINEK, ELFRIEDE

Berg, Sibylle

Curiger, Bice

Suter, Martin

Enders, Giulia

Rist, Pipilotti

Herzogenrath, Wulf

ONO, Yoko.

Aeschbacher, Kurt

History & Criticism

Snoeck Publishing Company

Hinter dem Bahnhof: Hörbuch

gesunde Menschenversand

Sez Ner

Engeler Urs Editor

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