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Ghostly floodlights are switching on and off, while the snow blows, collecting in corners, transfiguring the play structures and architecture of the quotidian complex. The video is a succession of static shots, describing photography's ability to record light and shadow. Operating as a slide show with scenes of equal length the only palpable measure of time is the fast-falling snow. The theme of the video is one of domesticity. Domesticity meaning: to seize a place by turning it into a staged event, to project an incident into what could be considered ordinary theatricality. The emptiness of the scenes depicted is related to what Walter Benjamin called “the scene of the crime”. It is that moment the actors have left the stage, but the show still goes on.

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The Emotional Landscapes competition was designed by Fri-Art and the Forum for Architecture as part of Fribourg’s 850th anniversary celebrations. The organisers asked artists and architects to contribute to this adventure by submitting projects on the growth and becoming of Fribourg and its urbanity, focusing on geographic, social or economic aspects. Projects that are firmly anchored in the territory of Fribourg, but also foster human relationships in an urban context were particularly well received. Sharing, based on cultural exchange and “togetherness” or “living together”, was seen as essential in this competitive show, which aims to project a forward-looking vision of the town. Samir M’Hamdi Alaoui, Véronique Chuard & Nicolas Yerly, Stéphane Collet & Sarah Glaisen, Vittorio Corsini & Valentina Muscedra, Bernard Delacoste, Eric Devanthéry & Francis Rivolta, Johannes Gees, Robert Ireland & Pierre Bonnet, Anna Kanai & Tian Lutz, Isabelle Krieg & Ralph Alan Mueller, Rodolphe Luscher, Alexandra Ruiz & Yuna Mathieu-Chovet & Tony Mangone, Pierre Vadi & Raphaël Nussbaumer

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