Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini are obsessed with people’s hobbies. The two Swiss artists have spent the past seven years traveling across their native Switzerland photographing gatherings of like-minded people in a myriad array of interests and niche groups.
In one frame, neatly dressed majorettes demonstrate the synchronization of a dance troupe. In another, members of a tram club peek their heads above trolley platforms. No matter the subject matter, there’s something aesthetically and emotionally fulfilling about seeing these precisely arranged people standing proudly amongst their peers, happy to pose for a hobby they must love. Even the image of the Butchers’ Friend Society turns the grotesque appearance of raw meat into a token of the group’s unity.

Swiss Garrison (Serving the 501st Legion) Kopie

Poodle Club

Merriment Pipe-Smokers’ Club

Butchers’ Friends Society

The Astronomical Association

St. Brandan Scout Section

Camping and Caravanningclub

Friends of the Tattoo

Warriors Cheerleaders

Tram Club

Municipal Fire Brigade

Dintefisch Diving Club

Children’s Chess
Sprecher Cortellini
In one frame, neatly dressed majorettes demonstrate the synchronization of a dance troupe. In another, members of a tram club peek their heads above trolley platforms. No matter the subject matter, there’s something aesthetically and emotionally fulfilling about seeing these precisely arranged people standing proudly amongst their peers, happy to pose for a hobby they must love. Even the image of the Butchers’ Friend Society turns the grotesque appearance of raw meat into a token of the group’s unity.

Swiss Garrison (Serving the 501st Legion) Kopie

Poodle Club

Merriment Pipe-Smokers’ Club

Butchers’ Friends Society

The Astronomical Association

St. Brandan Scout Section

Camping and Caravanningclub

Friends of the Tattoo

Warriors Cheerleaders

Tram Club

Municipal Fire Brigade

Dintefisch Diving Club

Children’s Chess
Sprecher Cortellini
05 Jul 2014 08:57:00,
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