"Cheese!"
Photos of People from Graubünden

07.10.2011 - 18.03.2012

How do people present themselve on photos? What pose does the photographer choose for them in the studio? Do people show themselves more relaxed in their private family album? It seems that today on the web the private and the intimate reaches an unlimited audience.

The Rätisches Museums has collected old and new photographs from Graubünden, which show people. "Cheese!" is not about the photographer, but asks the question of how the portrayed show themselves or are shown. This original approach opens unusual and new perspectives.

13 topics such as "leisure", "children", "rituals" or "status symbols" throw light on how totally normal people presented and present themselves. Beside the poses, which the people take up consciously, countless other differences can be discovered.

The exhibition is rounded off by a walk-in camera obscura.


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