The Aletsch Glacier is the longest and largest glacier of the Alps. According to glaciologists, by the end of this century most glaciers will have disappeared and only bits of Aletsch will remain.
Laurence Bonvin - 1967 CHE
Laurence Bonvin - 1967 CHE
Born in Sierre in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, Laurence Bonvin studied photography at the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie in Arles, France. Her documentary still photography and films focus on the transformations of urban peripheries, natural and social landscapes, segregation, human displacements and the architecture of power. She began working in Switzerland before extending into the Netherlands, Georgia, Berlin, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Abidjan and Dakar. Her work has been exhibited extensively around the world and has screened at film festivals.