Lzicar, Robert; Zeller, Sara Stefanie (26 October 2016). Exporting Swissness: Swiss Traditions and Visual Stereotypes in Contemporary Graphic Design. In: Making Trans/National Contemporary Design History [Proceedings of ICDHS 2016 – 10th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher
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In: Wong, W.; Kikuchi, Y. & Lin, T. (Eds.). Making Trans/National Contemporary Design History [Proceedings of ICDHS 2016 – 10th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2016.
"Swissness" is a label established in the 1990s to brand products and services made in Switzerland. Until today it is associated with values such as quality, accuracy, reliability and heritage. It has since expanded to encompass political and cultural issues. According to that development, visual references to "Swissness" can not only be found in product or tourist advertisements, but also in recently designed posters in the field of culture. In contrast to the market-oriented patriotism promoted by traditional definitions of Swissness, these artefacts contribute to alternative images of Swiss national identity and disseminate them through graphic design exhibitions all over the world. This becomes particularly relevant as Swiss graphic design and typography has recently been announced as candidate for the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, suggesting graphic design culture in Switzerland itself is associated with Swissness. This paper analyses three posters from the exhibition Stealing Swiss (Samwon Paper Gallery, Seoul, 10.20.–12.6.2014) and discusses how they question national stereotypes promoted by Swissness and support alternative approaches to it.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History > Contemporary Art 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History |
Graduate School: |
Graduate School of the Arts (GSA) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Zeller, Sara Stefanie |
Subjects: |
700 Arts 700 Arts > 760 Graphic arts |
Publisher: |
Blucher |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Sara Stefanie Zeller |
Date Deposited: |
13 Dec 2016 13:56 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:00 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Visual Culture, Graphic Design, National Identity, National Stereotypes, Swissness |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.91451 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/91451 |
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