Snow

Snow was originally commissioned as an Augmented Reality work for the Elevation 1049 Biennale in 2022, located in Gstaad, where viewers encountered an immersive AR drawing in 360 degrees. This edition is a digital capture of the accompanying Virtual Reality capture of the work represented by crystalline, original, abstract marks, sparkling in hues of white, titanium and slate blue. The snowscape “falls” in reverse; particles floating up from the ground in an ongoing animation of a natural world gone awry.

The artwork refers to the ever-ascending snowline in Gstaad and the unpredictability of our current moment. Sound-wise, the drawing is accompanied by a chorus of alpine horns mixed with recorded wind sounds sourced from Gstaad, with added synthetic elements. The soundscape, a collaboration with Anna Luisa Petrisko, attempts to capture the region’s rich cultural past, its imperiled present, and possibly mediated, artificial future.

The minted artwork is a lower bitrate version to ensure compatibility and accessibility with all platforms. Full bitrate version can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_JQftZ19NE84j8Zs1Q13H9nlu3WWb12w?usp=sharing