This book presents an overview of the work of Swiss photographer Hans Danuser over the last 35
years and places it in wider artistic and social contexts. At the end of the 1970s Danuser
substantially contributed to the reinvention of photography as an artistic medium and shaped
its development through the myriad possibilities of the analogue darkroom. In 1980 Danuser
began his breakthrough cycle IN VIVO whose 93 black-and-white photos address taboos then
prevailing in the research and power centers of industrial society in Europe and the USA prior
to the fall of the Berlin Wall the break-up of power blocs and the rise of globalization.
Topics that influence and transform society have been the focus of Danuser's subsequent
large-format and often site-specific installation works. With an emphasis on content and
media-specific research Danuser's photos furthermore examine light in all its subtle
nuances-from black to white its deep shadows and transitional gray areas.
