Sculpture, 2011

Glass vitrine, photographs, polystyrene, pins, stapes, h: 240cm, l: 120cm, w: 70cm
A mountainous landscape unfolds in an old museum display case. Behind the glass window one sees a postcard - like scenery with white summits and grass green valleys and cows grazing in them, framed by deep green pine forests concealing a lake and a river running through it. One would think a typical Swiss landscape.

The picturesque scene seems very familiar, with a strange feeling of déjà-vu. However it does not exist. It is a reconstitution made of photographs found on the web, using search engine keywords such as ‘Switzerland’, ‘Swiss mountain’ and ‘Swiss Alps’.