Golden days before they end

There are still those small cafés, taverns, or - as they are simply called by the guests - huts, where time seems to have stood still. Passing by, one can hear loud laughter through the ajar door - yet few venture inside. Too often, these establishments appear in the news, reporting on a stomachache among friends who stumbled over a misunderstanding during an alcohol-fueled gathering. Klaus Pichler and Clemens Marschall did not just pass by for several years; they went inside. They explored and documented societal parallel universes: Pichler captured moments of the guests caught between everyday life, madness, and drama; Marschall recorded conversations with the local owners. What emerges are substitute families, where daily rituals are performed. In these unofficial...