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Nicolas Faure, Swiss, b. 1949
Nicolas Faure is a contemporary Swiss photographer celebrated for his meticulous, long-term documentary projects that examine the landscape, infrastructure, and changing cultural identity of Switzerland. Moving away from idealized, postcard imagery of alpine peaks, Faure focuses on the intersection of human engineering and nature, capturing how the Swiss territory is lived in, managed, and structurally transformed.
He is widely recognized for seminal bodies of work that look at the everyday reality of his native country. In Paysage A (1995), Faure spent years photographing the Swiss highway network, turning his lens toward the monumental concrete viaducts, tunnels, and roadside service stations that carve through the countryside, revealing the highly designed, artificial underpinnings of the modern landscape. His subsequent project, The Order of Things (2001), continued this conceptual exploration by looking at the highly ordered, manicured details of suburban gardens, public parks, and rural borders—investigating how the national desire for cleanliness, security, and precision manifests visually across the terrain.
Faure’s work has been widely published and exhibited in major European institutions, bridging the gap between traditional landscape photography and conceptual environmental study. His practice offers a complex, clearsighted portrait of a country balancing its deeply rooted pastoral identity with the demands of highly advanced public infrastructure.
