With our backs to the future (Swiss Press Text 2013, by Adrian Zurbriggen) - Swiss Press Award

Berner Zeitung

Adrian Zurbriggen

The story of Rudolf Oswald, 61, a survivalist and bureaucrat's nemesis. For 14 years, the Zurich native with Bernese roots has lived in a mobile home under precarious conditions – without a permanent home and without a steady income. With his nomadic lifestyle and stubborn character, he has slipped through the cracks of the Swiss welfare state.