Hans Danuser (*1953) is among the foremost contemporary Swiss photographers. Peter Zumthor
(*1943) is an equally celebrated Swiss architect. Seeing Zumthor. Images by Hans Danuser
represents a unique collaboration of their distinguished artistic visions: Danuser's images of
the buildings created by Zumthor are photographs that comment equally on the art of photography
and the art of architecture. More than twenty years ago in a milestone event of
twentieth-century architectural photography Danuser photographed at Zumthor's invitation two
buildings: the protective structure built for archaeological excavations in Chur and St.
Benedict's Chapel in Sumvitg. When first shown in exhibition those photos ignited a lively
debate that has been revived with a recent exhibition of Danuser's photographs of Zumthor's
most famous work the spa at Therme Vals. Seeing Zumthor. Images by Hans Danuser collects
these three important series of Danuser's pictures and includes an interview with Danuser as
well as an essay by art historian Philip Ursprung exploring the relationship between the two
seemingly different disciplines of architecture and photography. An extraordinary work
Seeing Zumthor. Images by Hans Danuser will continue to provoke a captivating dialogue
between art historians photographers and architects.
