Rosengartenstrasse 30 (Daily Life and Environment 2011, by Pascal Mora) - Swiss Press Award

NZZ am Sonntag

Pascal Mora

Every evening from 9 p.m., the doors of the city's emergency shelter at Rosengartenstrasse 30 in Zurich open. Entry costs 5 francs, a symbolic sum. Bed, shower, soup, bread, fruit, and breakfast are included. The staff know their "clients." The City of Zurich's "Drugs and Addiction Monitoring Report 2010" reveals that the emergency shelter's clientele is primarily made up of people with "sometimes severe psychological problems," "people with substance addictions (illegal drugs)," and "short-term residents." On average, a client spends 20 days a year at the shelter. The following photos were taken between August and October 2010 in the so-called "mixed ward," which is predominantly made up of men.