Against the finite - the last professional taxidermist in Valais (Swiss Stories 2026, by Alain Amherd) - Swiss Press Award
Alain Amherd
Der Tierpräparator kocht einen Rehbock ab, um Fleischreste zu entfernen, bevor dieser weiterverarbeitet wird.
Patrick Walliser ist der letzte professionelle Tierpräparator im Wallis. Er lässt Tiere für die Ewigkeit posieren.
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2026
Alain Amherd
Patrick Walliser is the last professional taxidermist in Valais. For 40 years, he has been preserving wild and domestic animals in Brig, aesthetically preserving the ephemeral. Despite his great passion and skill, he sees a bleak future for his profession: because training is hardly possible anymore, the craft of private taxidermy is slowly dying out in Switzerland.
