Chez Walti 2000–2022 - a journey through Walter Pfeiffer’s weightless parallel universe, appearing at Edition Patrick Frey, 2023
In 2001, Edition Patrick Frey published ‘Welcome Aboard’, a compilation of photographs taken by Walter Pfeiffer from 1980 to 2022. The book laid the foundation for Pfeiffer’s rise from a classic “artist’s artist” to a world-renowned artist who today works for international magazines such as Vogue and shoot campaigns for luxury brands such as Bottega Veneta.
‘Chez Walti’ retraces the trajectory of this recent work over the past 23 years and shows how Pfeiffer fine-tuned and renewed his photographic gaze, absorbing influences from the zeitgeist while remaining unmistakably himself in both his personal and commissioned work.
Pfeiffer’s light, witty touch and unfailing eye for beauty are the hallmarks of his gorgeous guys and cheeky gals, lush still lifes and bucolic landscapes, chic fashion and bare skin. ‘Chez Walti’ catapults us into Walter Pfeiffer’s weightless parallel universe, whose magic has intensified over the past two decades.
Walter Pfeiffer (*1946 in Beggingen) is a Swiss photographer and graphic designer, who lives and works in Zurich. He spent a great many years photographing for the underground gay zine scene. His breakthrough didn’t come until the turn of the millennium, however, particularly after his book ‘Welcome Aboard – Photographs 1980–2000’ was published by Edition Patrick Frey in 2001.
Pfeiffer’s works can now be seen, among other places, at Kunsthaus Zurich, Fotomuseum Winterthur and Bundeskunstsammlung Bern as well as in the Windsor Collection and Sir Elton John Photography Collection.
Walter Pfeiffer Chez Walti 2000-2022 . With a conversation between Walter Pfeiffer and Martin Jaeggi . Design: Marietta Eugster . 23 x 30 cm, Hardcover . 418 pages, 322 color images . € 85.00, October 2023, ISBN 978-3-907236-63-5 . Edition Patrick Frey . editionpatrickfrey.com
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