Pearlie Frisch, Steve Fors & Christoph Brünggel

Description

With her work "Lacuna," PEARLIE FRISCH (*1986, LACHEN) examines gaps that arise from global movements of people, goods, and meanings from the perspective of a Philippine diaspora. For the exhibition at Zimmermannhaus, she combines video, photography, and ceramics into a multi-layered installation about memory, migration, and belonging. The term "Lacuna" refers to a gap or blank space and forms the starting point of the project.
In the video "With Love, Nanay PS.", Frisch addresses familial experiences of language barriers and longing. The starting point is the correspondence of her mother, who migrated from the Philippines to Switzerland. Although the sound of the Tagalog language is familiar, its meaning remains closed to the artist as it was not passed down in the family. Together with choreographer Tomer Zirkilevich, Frisch developed a performance about language loss, transgenerational memory, and trust.
Additionally, the artist connects her family album with photographs from the ETH archive of Swiss merchant Arthur Ruh. From this, ceramic vessels and objects arise that express the gaps created by global entanglements and historical ruptures. STEVE FORS (*1967, DAVENPORT, IOWA, USA) and CHRISTOPH BRÜNGGEL (*1980, BRUGG) create with "still. life" an immersive installation that combines historical nature depictions, sound, and artificial elements into a walkable environment. Based on lithographs from Alfred Edmund Brehm's "Animal World," Fors supplements idyllic nature images with traces of industrial progress, creating unsettling scenes. The works are accompanied by synthesized scents that imitate the depicted insects and plants, as well as insect sounds and a soundscape developed by Brünggel. Natural sounds meet sounds of architecture and machines from European power plants and energy landscapes. Based on imitations of insect sounds, the space is filled with a simulated soundscape of natural sounds, which is repeatedly contrasted compositionally by dystopian-sounding tones. Amid this artificial scenery, the animatronic butterflies of guest artist John Espey move. The installation makes the interconnections of nature, technology, and energy production tangible and encourages reflection on the ecological crisis.
Events
Insight into the exhibition setup
Thursday, September 3, 6–10 pm
With a view into the garden by Viviana Gonzáes Méndez & Melanie Tauscher
Performance by Heinrich Seiler
Get-together with guest artist John Espey
Opening
Thursday, September 17, 6 pm
6:30 pm Introduction
Followed by DJ set by Chewlie, aperitif, and performance by Elisa Bruder & Nur Giménez Villarroya
Art over lunch
Wednesday, September 23, 12 pm tour, 12:15 pm lunch
In the presence of the artists
Registration at reservationen@zimmermannhaus.ch
Word exchange
Thursday, October 22, 7 pm
The artists in conversation with visitors and art historian Barbara Ruf
Outdoor room for adults
Wednesday, October 28, 6:30 pm
Experience the exhibition together through our senses
Limited number of participants, registration required, more information on the website
Finissage
Saturday, November 14, 4 pm
Sound performances by Steve Fors & Christoph Brünggel

Highlights

• Exhibitions by Pearlie Frisch, Steve Fors, and Christoph Brünggel
• Themes of memory, migration, and nature
• Immersive installations at Zimmermannhaus

General Information

The exhibitions "Lacuna" and "still. life" at Zimmermannhaus Brugg offer a deep insight into the themes of memory, migration, and ecological crises. The artists combine various media to open poetic perspectives on belonging and global entanglements.

Location

Vorstadt 19, 5200 Brugg AG, Switzerland

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