"... aus einem malerischen Land" ("... from a picturesque country"), the latest exhibition at Salzburg's Hangar-7, showcases the works of ten young Swiss artists. One of them is indra., born in Basel in 1977, whose influences include manga, comics and fantasy. In our wordrap word association game, she gave spontaneous responses to 24 words related to art, personality and her relationship with her homeland.
Switzerland: mountains, banks, good design
Cliché: boredom
Conflict: dynamics, contrast, synthesis
Idyll: alps, Heidi
Homeland: Switzerland, border triangle, you
Me: we, family
Provocation: challenge, duel
Abyss: Caspar David Friedrich, "… And if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you"
Motive: choice
Inspiration: freedom, rambling, flow
Freedom: Janis Joplin, between 3 and 5 in the morning, thoughts
Communication: meeting, exchange, movement
Canvas: space, imagination, freedom
Longing: wanderlust, places, being
Interpretation: possibility, idea, suggestion
Luck: instant, speed, timeless, suspended, matter of opinion
Landscape: relaxation, room, space
Emotions: colour
Color: spectrum, puddles
Art scene: groups, personality, appearance
Reality: conflict, truth
Recipient: question, search, find
‘... from a picturesque country’: cow as opposed to unicorn
Soccer: no interest
indra.
indra.
indra.
