> Bern, December 31, 2024 – More than 1,000 people took part in the 2025 Federal Council photo. The photographer Arthur Gamsa put their portraits together to form a mosaic and combined them with pictures of the Federal Councilors and the Federal Chancellor. The picture was commissioned by Karin Keller-Sutter, the 2025 Federal President.
> For the new Federal Council photo, the photographer Arthur Gamsa traveled all over Switzerland and spoke to thousands of people. In each canton, he photographed at least 40 people who were willing to take part. The 1,052 portraits were used to create a mosaic that was combined with the portraits of the seven Federal Council members and the Federal Chancellor. “With this picture, I want to emphasize that the Federal Council as an institution emerges from the participation of citizens,” explains the photographer from St. Gallen about his idea.
graphic design is my passion vibes.
And how much did it cost?
300.000 CHF ?
Ah, the tradition of ugly-as-fuck portraits continues.
I mean, I get what they want to show. It’s still fugly, IMO.
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Such a crazy way to waste money. Also: I wonder if the demographics of Switzerland have been presented correctly here & also interesting to see the Bundesrat so big and the inhabitants of Switzerland next to them so little. I think it s a bad concept
Actually funny imo
Nasty picture. It must have been expensive.
Noo? 😂
Where is Mrs. von der leyen in the picture? Happy New Year
At a time like this, when more and more citizens are struggling, to waste money in such a stupid way is really unbelievable. Has the cost of the operation been made public?
I’m scared
The intention is cute… I guess?
A for effort and I for “I want my spent tax money back”.
Usually these photo mosaics form some larger picture like *a rainbow symbolizing the value of diversity*🌈
In this portrait, the mosaic resembles a toxic gas cloud enveloping the Council💨
This is exactly my type of work.. when I was 15 y/o.. and tinkering with Photoshop Express.. for free.
Every time I see Rösti, his hair gets miraculously darker!
ay, that image hurts. (especially with all the great graphic designers and photographers switzerland has brought up). it feels so much 2000 net-arty. #augechräbs
What’s with this many wasting narrative here? Are these all bots or real people?
kei ahnig aber i finds geil
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
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Press release: https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-103721.html
[High-res version (44MB)](https://www.admin.ch/dam/gov/de/Bundesrat/Print-Version-BRFoto/Gruppenbild_Bundesrat_2025_highres.jpg.download.jpg/Gruppenbild_Bundesrat_2025_highres.jpg)
> Bern, December 31, 2024 – More than 1,000 people took part in the 2025 Federal Council photo. The photographer Arthur Gamsa put their portraits together to form a mosaic and combined them with pictures of the Federal Councilors and the Federal Chancellor. The picture was commissioned by Karin Keller-Sutter, the 2025 Federal President.
> For the new Federal Council photo, the photographer Arthur Gamsa traveled all over Switzerland and spoke to thousands of people. In each canton, he photographed at least 40 people who were willing to take part. The 1,052 portraits were used to create a mosaic that was combined with the portraits of the seven Federal Council members and the Federal Chancellor. “With this picture, I want to emphasize that the Federal Council as an institution emerges from the participation of citizens,” explains the photographer from St. Gallen about his idea.
graphic design is my passion vibes.
And how much did it cost?
300.000 CHF ?
Ah, the tradition of ugly-as-fuck portraits continues.
I mean, I get what they want to show. It’s still fugly, IMO.
[deleted]
Such a crazy way to waste money. Also: I wonder if the demographics of Switzerland have been presented correctly here & also interesting to see the Bundesrat so big and the inhabitants of Switzerland next to them so little. I think it s a bad concept
Actually funny imo
Nasty picture. It must have been expensive.
Noo? 😂
Where is Mrs. von der leyen in the picture? Happy New Year
At a time like this, when more and more citizens are struggling, to waste money in such a stupid way is really unbelievable. Has the cost of the operation been made public?
I’m scared
The intention is cute… I guess?
A for effort and I for “I want my spent tax money back”.
Usually these photo mosaics form some larger picture like *a rainbow symbolizing the value of diversity*🌈
In this portrait, the mosaic resembles a toxic gas cloud enveloping the Council💨
This is exactly my type of work.. when I was 15 y/o.. and tinkering with Photoshop Express.. for free.
why is this so cursed 😭😭 creepy af
Looks horrible.
[this one (somewhat similar idea) was so much better](https://cdn.unitycms.io/images/4RZceviG4br9uls3orYFzl.png?op=ocroped&val=1200,800,1000,1000,0,0&sum=xG7Raa65i3M)
😍 /s
Every time I see Rösti, his hair gets miraculously darker!
ay, that image hurts. (especially with all the great graphic designers and photographers switzerland has brought up). it feels so much 2000 net-arty. #augechräbs
What’s with this many wasting narrative here? Are these all bots or real people?
kei ahnig aber i finds geil
I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
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