NOT SEEING THE TREE FOR THE FOREST (2024)
Video, Full HD 16:9, 02’55’’
The body becomes a symbol of political resistance, interwoven with nature and at the same time alienated from it. The inverse expression ‘not seeing the tree for the forest’ describes how the individual disappears into the web of social structures. The ambivalence of protection, which at the same time means constriction, and the attempt to escape paralysing systems form an eternal balancing act between empathy and apathy, action and standstill.
The video work criticises Western societal structures that hold the individual captive in apparent powerlessness. It addresses the invisibility and overstrain of the individual in the midst of overwhelming social constructs.
The performance unfolds in a forest landscape that functions both as a natural environment and as a symbol of a controlling order. Movements that oscillate between physical exertion and resignation emphasise the difficulty of maintaining humanity in an apathetic, restrictive environment.
The video work criticises Western societal structures that hold the individual captive in apparent powerlessness. It addresses the invisibility and overstrain of the individual in the midst of overwhelming social constructs.
The performance unfolds in a forest landscape that functions both as a natural environment and as a symbol of a controlling order. Movements that oscillate between physical exertion and resignation emphasise the difficulty of maintaining humanity in an apathetic, restrictive environment.
