Revolving Histories (#bangbang-0187)
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https://www.annasabinazuerrer.ch
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(2021)
https://www.annasabinazuerrer.ch
Zürrer, Anna-Sabina; Rauer, Corina
Haritz, Aglaia (Eventcurator)
Zerrou, Abedelaziz (Eventcurator)
Haritz, Aglaia (Camera)
Zerrou, Abedelaziz (Eventcurator)
Haritz, Aglaia (Camera)
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2021
Fotos / Photos
Execution of action
Intervention
Land art
Nature-Culture
Sounds
Duo
Plants
Landscape
created as part of the REFUGIA - Territoire de l`Ambigu project
Multimedia installation: 2 lambda prints on aluminum, mini loudspeakers, audio.
The REFUGIA project, initiated by Abdelaziz Zerrou and supported by Pro Helvetia
is a collective reflection on places of refuge as a potential opportunity in the crisis at a time when
a time when survival depends on a radical collaboration between man and nature.
nature. At Zerrou's invitation, the artists Aglaia Haritz, Corina
Rauer, Pascal Schwaighofer, Anna-Sabina Zürrer and the writers Ayoub Mouzaine
and Mohammed El Khadiri have come together to use the retreat of a
7000 m2 garden as a starting point for ways out of the crisis
and discuss them artistically. The collaboration resulted in a site-specific exhibition.
exhibition.
The theme of preservation and destruction is always present in the garden. The aim is to
balance and to find a balance in dealing with our environment.
The hazel bush is regularly pruned back on site, as it grows very quickly and
grows very quickly and robs the other plants of light. The displacement of light by
by dominant plants is a well-known problem and, in extreme cases, leads to a reduction
of biodiversity. With the interventions that humans make in natural cycles
in the worst case, they are robbing themselves of their own future.
In a performative action lasting several days by Anna-Sabina Zürrer and Corina Rauer
all the leaves of a hazel bush are trimmed with scissors so that only the fine
the fine edges of the leaves remain. Over time, the trimmed leaves dry and it becomes
and it becomes clear that the intervention in the plant does more harm than good. The
artists cut their way through the entire shrub like pests. It is
a Sisyphean task similar to gardening that never ends.
Multimedia installation: 2 lambda prints on aluminum, mini loudspeakers, audio.
The REFUGIA project, initiated by Abdelaziz Zerrou and supported by Pro Helvetia
is a collective reflection on places of refuge as a potential opportunity in the crisis at a time when
a time when survival depends on a radical collaboration between man and nature.
nature. At Zerrou's invitation, the artists Aglaia Haritz, Corina
Rauer, Pascal Schwaighofer, Anna-Sabina Zürrer and the writers Ayoub Mouzaine
and Mohammed El Khadiri have come together to use the retreat of a
7000 m2 garden as a starting point for ways out of the crisis
and discuss them artistically. The collaboration resulted in a site-specific exhibition.
exhibition.
The theme of preservation and destruction is always present in the garden. The aim is to
balance and to find a balance in dealing with our environment.
The hazel bush is regularly pruned back on site, as it grows very quickly and
grows very quickly and robs the other plants of light. The displacement of light by
by dominant plants is a well-known problem and, in extreme cases, leads to a reduction
of biodiversity. With the interventions that humans make in natural cycles
in the worst case, they are robbing themselves of their own future.
In a performative action lasting several days by Anna-Sabina Zürrer and Corina Rauer
all the leaves of a hazel bush are trimmed with scissors so that only the fine
the fine edges of the leaves remain. Over time, the trimmed leaves dry and it becomes
and it becomes clear that the intervention in the plant does more harm than good. The
artists cut their way through the entire shrub like pests. It is
a Sisyphean task similar to gardening that never ends.
automatically translated from german
REFUGIA - Territoire de l`Ambigu
place: Vira, Gambarogno
KuratorIn: Haritz, Aglaia; Zerrou, Abedelaziz
Dokumentationstyp: Performance/Aktion für die Kamera / Performance/Action for the Camera
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Dauer: 3 Tage