An invitation to present a work under the annual theme of "Bubbles" at the Tilde off Space in Chur led to the creation of the installation "Surface | Tension"

Reacting to the space and using the existing architecture the installation pulls 1500m of handspun linen thread through the room, using the geometry of the parabola to produce curved surfaces from straight lines. The arrangement of the work creates a series of spaces which, to move through, offers an ever changing play of light, reflection and shadow.

Spun from the flax grown in the garden as part of the "Slow Mode" project the material has been transformed from its previous presentation at the Bündner Kunstmuseum where it was exhibited as dry plant matter. Now the material moves closer to that of textile.

The installation has been created with the help of traditional textile tools, noteably the weaving boat shuttle, the raddle and the wall hooks which match those found on a spinning wheel. In this way the piece uses the architecture to create a custom loom, drawing parallels between these two disciplines.

Frustrated by the need to import materials from distant countries and searching for a deeper connection to artistic materials, the "Slow Mode" project involves cultivating a selection of fiber and dye plants from seeds, which are then processed and used to create artworks. The project attempts to answer the question: Can my artistic practice have a positive impact on the environment?

In the Gäuggeliquartier in Chur, a field of Linum usitatissimum, flax, is planted in a 25 m² garden bed. A variety of dye plants are cultivated in an adjacent bed. The varieties were selected for their resilience to hot, dry summers and require no artificial irrigation after the initial sowing. The flowers of the plants attract pollinators, the seeds provide food for birds, and their roots improve soil structure and fertility. The goal is to introduce reciprocity into the process of art production, a balance of giving and taking.

Once the flax is ready for harvest, it is pulled by hand, bundled, and hung to dry. When the time for processing arrives, the bundles are laid out flat and retted. The seeds are harvested, the stems are broken and combed to obtain the fibers, which are then spun into yarn and woven into textiles.

As part of the Langer Samstag 2025 events in Chur the studio was opened and members of the public were invited to an exhibiton presenting flax from seed to cloth

At first glance, it seems absurd to recreate the view that unfolds in unadulterated beauty just a few steps away. But it is precisely this contradiction that is at the heart of ‘Upside Down, Inside Out’.

The duality of nature and the inverted image encourages self-reflection on how representations conveyed by the media influence our relationship to the natural world. Do we appreciate the actual landscape more when it is re-presented? Or have we become so accustomed to filtered images that we need them to connect with our surroundings?

Timelapse video by Léo Collomb

Narratives are a complex fabric woven of strands of truth, knowledge, history, perception and perspective. In trying to know a place we find strands from different sources and begin to weave these together to build up our own story. Each weaving and understanding is thus uniquely personal, we never have all the threads and we are personally drawn to some aspects above others.

The project Bounded Strands represents a personal journey to understand the place of Moville. Ropes and fishing nets are made from recycled Indian sari silk and are anchored to the hexagonal, modernist pavilion on the Bath Green, Moville.

Through ropes and ribbons the project is echoed through the 6 sister pavilions which accompany the shore walk. These white modernist jewels were designed by renowned architect Liam McCormick in 1947.

The Sari silk represents the complex colonial history of Moville; in particular with its relationship with the Montgomery family and their links with the British East India Company in modern day Pakistan. Whilst the ropes and their associated nets draw influence from the deep maritime heritage of the Town.

This large format, light sculpture presents a point cloud of a microcosm of plants, enlarged 10x, sliced and printed onto 10 sheets of clear acrylic. The piece explores the symbiosis of plants and architecture and asks the question: what can happen when we leave space and relinquish our control of that space?

In Bondo, one community of plants growing from a space left in a drystone wall beside the Crotti was selected to be surveyed using an experimental approach of macro-photogrammetry.

The work explores the relationship between analogue and digital media, notably through its choice of output medium which creates an ephemeral illusion of 3 dimensions for the viewer. The translucent points lit from behind echo the sensation of sunlight shining through layers of plant leaves.

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Above the treeline the landscape, vegetation, settlement pattern and remoteness of the Safiental create a dreamlike memory of the ocean-beaten County of Donegal in Ireland. In both places man is put in stark juxtaposition with nature and as such must answer many existential questions. There is a sense of silence, of eternity.

In Donegal the harsh ocean wind creates a weather beaten landscape where gorse and Heather cling to an undulating rocky surface. In Safiental it is rather the altitude of the upper valley, spending many months under a thick blanket of snow, that produces a similar wilderness.

The project deals with a dreamlike imagining of two distant lands. The similarities lie in the visceral memory of the author and can be seen as a longing for home, for a memory of home in a new land. It is an attempt to share the experience and memory of the author with a wider group of people.

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The work “1m2” is part of the series “Long grass grower”, which deals with the topic of biodiversity in everyday lawns.

Letting lawns grow freely instead of mowing them rigorously every week is a simple way to promote biodiversity of plant and animal species and create a healthy biome.

A 1 m2 lawn was left to grow freely for one month in summer. It was then digitally recorded. This digital capture formed the basis for an imaginary bee-eye animation.

The 360-degree view of the bee is projected spherically, evoking the idea of an entire world on just 1 m2. A world full of diversity, beauty and possibilities.

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The project “crowdsourced campfire” questions the notion of community and coming together in an age of digitisation where a “community" can be dispersed vastly in terms of space and time. What does it mean to come together digitally? What is the “fire"? The focal point?

A LiDAR Scanner was placed on a central position of the Theaterplatz, Chur. Members of the public were invited to participate in the creation of the spectacle by standing in a position and holding a pose while the scanner turns 360°. Once a position has been used it was marked with a triangular sticker, colored like sparks.

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An experimental self-portrait made by moving at laser speed around a LiDAR scanner

A LiDAR Scan of a canal joining back to the parent river at Sitterwerk St Gallen

Loch Salt, an upland bog landscape and resevoir in Co.Donegal. The tree-free terrain and remotness evokes false memories of the Swiss alpine passes.

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A code based harmonograph made as part of an exploration into generative graphics

The project “crowdsourced campfire” questions the notion of community and coming together in an age of digitisation where a “community" can be dispersed vastly in terms of space and time. What does it mean to come together digitally? What is the “fire"? The focal point?

A LiDAR Scanner was placed on a central position of the Theaterplatz, Chur. Members of the public were invited to participate in the creation of the spectacle by standing in a position and holding a pose while the scanner turns 360°. Once a position has been used it was marked with a triangular sticker, colored like sparks.

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