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by Beat Schweizer
Time and again, Beat Schweizer travels to the extreme north of Russia. The theme
of isolation has preoccupied the photographer for many years now. What is life like
in the northernmost cities and settlements in the world? Beat Schweizer’s three-part
series of works provides surprising answers to these questions. It tells of extreme
living conditions, but also of the beauty of normality and the desire for freedom.
Norilsk, the city of superlatives: The mining town is not only the world’s most
northern city, but also the most polluted. With its well-paid jobs, it offers its 175,000
residents the prospect of prosperity. In stark contrast, only a few hundred people find
work in Dikson which for eighty-two days sinks into the polar night. Teriberka at the
Barents Sea is the third settlement whose structures and inhabitants Beat Schweizer
documented within the frameworks of his long-term project.
Teriberka
Teriberka
Teriberka
Dikson
Dikson