Monica Ursina Jäger: TRANSIENT TRAVELLER

Tenna, Innerberg – GPS: 46.741760, 9.332570 – from Tenna (Mitte) ca. 15 Min.

How can we understand the dimensions of time and locate ourselves within it? The artist asks this question and understands trees and forests as ancestors from whom we can learn essential things about transformation, adaptation and resilience. In her video, she explores the migratory movements of Alpine spruce forests and the life cycles of a tree. The images are interwoven with a dense soundtrack and accompanied by a voiceover that speaks a text inspired by human and non-human perspectives and scientific and literary sources. (JI)

BIO: Monica Ursina Jäger is a multidisciplinary artist and researcher based in London and Zurich. www.muj.ch
MEDIUM: Installation, Video (Dauer 13.18 min)
COLLABORATION: Michael Bucher, Lea Whitcher, Damian Christinger, Myrien Barth, Michael Zogg
SUPPORT: Walter Keller and Nino Kuhn (WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research), Ernst und Olga Gubler-Hablützel Stiftung, Dr. Georg und Josi Guggenheim Stiftung, Maya und Alex Messmer
CURATOR: Josiane Imhasly

installation view:

Teaser (1.57 min):