Category Archives: Topos & Topography Grand Swiss tour 2015

When our stay at Foundation Hardt drew near its end, we went to the Baron’s tomb in the far end of the garden to say thank you. Baron Kurd von Hardt had been a very present character during our week in … Continue reading →

When our two workshop days at Foundation Hardt were over, I realized that I had not left the grounds of the villa since we arrived. The breaks between work-hours and dinner had been too short to do anything else than … Continue reading →

When we arrived in Geneva, it was still cold, but sunny. The train between Zürich and Geneva had brought us from a more austere, alpine landscape into hazy-blue Mediterranean surroundings. Lake Geneva suddenly appeared to the left of the train as … Continue reading →

We met pater Justinus outside the Hofpforte at ten in the morning. It was still cold and grey outside, and we had laboriously ascended the steep slope that divides the abbey from the worldly Klosterplatz below with a horizon of … Continue reading →

Yes, it is a very cold summer indeed, I thought when crossing a grass field early this morning while the rain came and went, forcing me to wrap my scarf around my head in a way that could be applied … Continue reading →

The flamboyantly dressed man in the photo below is Baron Kurd von Hardt (1889–1958). The pale woman in the black dress is the author Mary Shelley (1797–1851). Thanks to Baron von Hardt, I am going to take the train to … Continue reading →