Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Peter Fischli began his influential artistic partnership with David Weiss in 1979. The duo gained international prominence for their ability to transform ordinary household items into complex, kinetic systems that challenged traditional notions of artistic production and labor.

Their signature work, Der Lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go), exemplifies their focus on entropy and causality, featuring a thirty-minute chain reaction of household objects. Their practice spans a wide range of media, including photography, video, and sculptural installations that often highlight the humorous or precarious nature of physical reality.

Following the death of David Weiss in 2012, Fischli has continued to be recognized for the duo's significant contributions to contemporary art. His work remains a staple of major museum collections and international exhibitions, reflecting a career-long commitment to examining the intersection of art and the banal.