Diving into worlds of art

Editor Soraja Hagspiel

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Five art experiences in which one loses oneself and the boundaries between art and the person looking at it become blurred.

Eleven years ago I had my first immersive art experience, without knowing what it meant at the time. The installation "The Visitors" by Ragnar Kjartansson in the Migros Museum opened up a new world of art for me in which I could literally lose myself. Since then, I have been enthusiastic about this fascinating way of presenting art and am always on the lookout for opportunities to immerse myself in exciting art worlds. Five art recommendations to immerse yourself in:

"The Visitor" is back

The installation by Ragnar Kjartansson that gave me that exhilarating experience so long ago is back: until 28 May, you can experience it for free at the Migros Museum. In the video installation, nine musicians play in different rooms of an old mansion and visitors can wander around and listen to them. An impressive experience of music, poetry and visual aesthetics.

Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst

RAGNAR KJARTANSSON – THE VISITORS

The Visitors, a 9-channel video installation of the artist Ragnar Kjartansson, transports visitors into the peculiar universe of a historical villa on the ...

Permanent exhibition

The sound of ice

Recordings of glacier ice and the musical interaction with it form the basis for the walk-in art installation "Encouter Iced Sound", which makes natural and climate-related changes acoustically tangible. (free of charge at the Schiffbauplatz)

Moods

Encounter Iced Sound – Klanginstallation & Performances Schiffbauplatz

At the center of the installation are sounds that Ramon Landolt recorded in the Alps between 2019 and 2022 while listening to and interacting with glacier ...

Filling the space

The American artist Oscar Tuazon likes to work in the field of tension between architecture, sculpture and performance, creating spaces for encounters and art. Discussions, workshops and lectures take place in the walk-in sculpture "Building".

Kunst Museum Winterthur

Oscar Tuazon

The mid-career retrospective of the American artist Oscar Tuazon (*1975) covers the years from 2000 to the present. The focus is on his «architectural ...

Permanent exhibition

Headstand for the senses

Fascinating optical illusions and innovative exhibitions are waiting to be explored at the WOW Museum. Here, the boundaries between art, play and visitors:inside blur.

WOW Museum - Room for Illusions

Welcome to the rooms full of illusions

Come be amazed by our rooms which are full of surprising illusions and new perspectives! WOW combines fun with learning, culture and virtuality. Across ...

Permanent exhibition

Two of my colleagues have already written reports about immersive art experiences. You can read them here:

10.01.2022

A forest in another dimension

Pipilotti Rist’s «Pixelwald» has found its home at the Kunsthaus. An experience for cultural newbies, art-lovers – and fans of the Matrix.

13.10.2022

Where art helps heal

Hidden in the backyard of the Children's Hospital Zurich is a light installation by world-famous artist James Turrell. A visit.

Gabriella Alvarez-Hummel

Published from Soraja Hagspiel on February 16, 2023.

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