1977
Pietro Mattioli
o.T.
Pietro Mattioli
o.T., 1977-1978
From 66 Portraits Club Hey Zürich 1977/78
Gelatin-silver print, 50 x 34 cm
Collection Fotomuseum Winterthur
2012-010-031
© Pietro Mattioli
o.T., 1977-1978
From 66 Portraits Club Hey Zürich 1977/78
Gelatin-silver print, 50 x 34 cm
Collection Fotomuseum Winterthur
2012-010-031
© Pietro Mattioli
b. 1957 (Zurich, CH), lives and works in Zurich, CH
1977 marks the year that the music, attitude, and aesthetic of punk established itself across continents as a cultural phenomenon. In analogy to the raw, immediate style of this young subculture, Pietro Mattioli portrayed the alternative scene in Zurich in 1977/78. His flash illuminates the youthful faces and the style vocabulary of the time. Mattioli’s portraits have since lost none of their relevance, proving how fashion has always served as a medium and articulation of identity for every youth culture.