Fleeting art

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French artists work on their project, "Sunday Morning" swissinfo.ch

A man uses his bare hands to add the finishing touches swissinfo.ch

A team from Japan work on a piece depicting a droplet of water swissinfo.ch

Taking a break swissinfo.ch

Part of a sculpture, "Be mindful of death", by English artists swissinfo.ch

Even the Russian team's heavy, 3.5 metre-high sculpture won't last that long swissinfo.ch

The Russian team's finished project, "Experience the moment" swissinfo.ch

The title of England's entry, "Be mindful of death", is taken from the Latin phrase "Memento mori" swissinfo.ch

The Netherlands: "This moment" (in foreground). Germany: "Too early, too late!" swissinfo.ch

Germany: "Too early, too late!" swissinfo.ch

Japan: "A drop of water. The expression of a fleeting moment" swissinfo.ch

France: "Sunday morning" swissinfo.ch

Fun and games under the Italian sculpture swissinfo.ch

Austria: "The consequences of a moment" swissinfo.ch

The Italian sculpture offers a different perspective - what's there to see? swissinfo.ch

... the peak of the Wetterhorn swissinfo.ch

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Teams from ten countries create works of art from snow and ice.

Saws, chisels, grinders and shovels: The 27th World Snow Festival took place in Grindelwald in the Bernese Alps. The theme this year was “Augenblicke” (Moments). (Text and photos: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)