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The tradition of depicting Switzerland as an island is as old as the country itself. While some try to constantly reinforce that image, others work on replacing it by a more true image of a country well connected to and interwoven with the rest of the world. I am part of the latter group but subconsciously the island forces its way into my work sometimes. After all it is a potent vision and its visual representations are seductive…