/ K — I wish to communicate with you
In this site-specific installation, two opposing sides of the Safiental Valley in Switzerland—the Dark Side and the Sunny Side—engage in a silent dialogue using the International Code of Signals, a system traditionally used for maritime communication.
Conceived in collaboration with Lia Forslund for the Art Safiental Biennale (2018), the work stages a conversation between the mountains themselves. The Dark Side voices urgent concerns about climate change, while the Sunny Side remains distant, seemingly indifferent. The exchange raises questions about awareness, denial, and the ability—or failure—of landscapes to speak to one another and to us.
Conceived in collaboration with Lia Forslund for the Art Safiental Biennale (2018), the work stages a conversation between the mountains themselves. The Dark Side voices urgent concerns about climate change, while the Sunny Side remains distant, seemingly indifferent. The exchange raises questions about awareness, denial, and the ability—or failure—of landscapes to speak to one another and to us.
By turning the valley into a stage and the mountains into performers, the piece invites reflection on communication, environmental urgency, and whether dialogue—real or imagined—can become a catalyst for change.
Mixed Media installation, 3:30min film,
Land Art Safiental Biennale, Tenna,
Switrzerland 2018.
Mixed Media installation, 3:30min film,
Land Art Safiental Biennale, Tenna,
Switrzerland 2018.