Arnold Odermatt: Feierabend | Après le boulot | After Work

Hardcover |28.45 x 3.3 x 31.24 cm | 348 pp

Steidl | 2016 | 9783869309736

Text in English, German and French

After Work presents rediscovered masterpieces by this remarkable self-taught photographer, who trained himself primarily through his duties as a policeman in the small, secluded Swiss canton of Nidwalden.

Odermatt developed an unconventional artistic fingerprint, which served him well during his working days as well as after hours. Whenever off duty, Odermatt often volunteered to take pictures throughout Nidwalden. He photographed his motifs usually only once, developed prints on demand and then archived them in his attic – all was preserved but ignored. Luckily, the photographer’s son has rescued these treasures and ensured their publication.