2023 Video-photography installation

If I close my eyes I see the mountain combines photography, archival material, and a three-channel video installation to trace family histories and the roles inherited within them. The work draws on found photographs in my family archive in which women were portrayed by men, revealing both intimacy and unease. Reinterpreting these images opens questions around identity, gender, power and memory, and how they are carried across generations.

The mountain acts as a constant presence, both protective and confining, reflecting the emotional weight of what is passed on and what remains unspoken. As a silent witness, it becomes a metaphor for the persistence of memory and the search for release within it.

This project has been realised with the support of: Pro Helvetia, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Museo d’arte Mendrisio, Comune di Chiasso, Comune di Poschiavo, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino Fondo Swisslos, Promozione della cultura dei Grigioni fondo Swisslos