umziehen
Nina Brügger

06.10.23 – 04.11.23 @ Terrain Gurzelen
solo exhibition

‘umziehen’ is a work about the bittersweet act of moving to a new place. In the artist’s case, moving from Berne to Geneva means not only leaving behind dear friends and family, a certain way of living and working, but also a language and thus a way of expressing themselves. Parts of an imaginary house as well as personal objects from the artist’s room in Geneva are turned into an installation that creates the illusion of a home or a shelter.
Moving is or certainly can be seen as an act of hope. The hope that something exciting is waiting out there, a world that offers an endless amount of possibilities of where, how and with whom a life can be lived. Taking a risk might be worth it in the end. In that way the uncomfortable becomes a source of comfort.
The audience is encouraged to move the elements of the installation around, to arrange a new ‚house‘, a new situation and participate in the act of change.

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crédits photo : Aude Mayer
curation : Victor Sala