We began our collaborative work during our studies of photography at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK) in 2005. We conceive and manufacture surreal worlds in compositions of “staged” photography.
"Cortis & Sonderegger’s works are characterized by a clear aesthetic diction. Their image tricks are satirically created, ingeniously staged and metaphorically back-filled. Objects and people take off, hover, fall, ... The trademark in their pictures is the fact that the impossible is nimble and playful, their photographic raw materials are simple fabrics, props and tools. The artificial structure with linkage and equipment, with reductions of foreground and background to an image scenery, with light and smoke machines etc. are often made transparent at the edges of the image, reinforcing the message with digital retouching... the two photographers make themselves known as the true inventors for their visual ideas."
Fritz Franz Vogel, PhD Photohistorian, Editor, Curator
SELECTED CLIENTS
Bundesamt für Kultur Schweiz, Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst, Staatskanzlei des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHDK, M4Music, Kuhn Rikon, Bilanz, Annabelle, Beobachter, Das Magazin, Die Zeit, DU, Friday, Hochparterre, Neon, Passagen, Schweizer Familie, SonntagsZeitung, Weltwoche, WOZ, Pro Helvetia, Kauf, Horgen Glarus, Halter, DU, Migros Magazin, UBS, Via, Vivai, Z Magazine, Greenpeace, Helvetas, Ruf Lanz, Spinas Civil Voices, Wirz, Publicis and many more.
AWARDS
Selection „15th Anniversary Displays“, Der Greif, Munich (DE), 2023
Short-list „Festival Images“, Vevey (CH), 2023
Work grant Covid-19, City Council, Zürich (CH), 2021
Short-list „Festival Images“, Vevey (CH), 2021
Photographer of the Year“, SWISS PHOTO ACADEMY, Zürich (CH), 2019
Best Photography Awards, 7th Dali international photography exhibition, Dali (CHN), 2017
