21 February to 28 June 2026
Fabian Lanzmaier, Ingrid Bjørnaali, Maria Simmons, Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel
Curated by Darryn Doull
Land Bodies, Decomposing Mass is a cross-Atlantic, audio-visual collaboration that explores the embodiment and translation of peatland knowledge through blending physical engagement with digital interpretations. As part of their collaboration, the artists have visited peat bogs in Finland, Estonia, Norway and Canada. Through recordings of those landscapes they find and interpret naturally created monuments like dead, standing trees held in place by the mires, and portals that connect past and present, the bubbles on the surface, and the subterranean world.
Sculptures, sound, scent and photogrammetry-based methods of digital gathering, depict sites that form new virtual spaces, seeking a re-mystification and a non-quantifiable approach to peatlands. The exhibition juxtaposes a generative sound installation, moving image and sculpture into various combinations, offering alternative perspectives of the translated sites. Throughout the installation, scent unlocks other memories and relations, nudging the installation further into a site of transformation and translocation.
Opening Celebration and Artist Talk
Saturday 21 February, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Artist Talk at 2:30 p.m.
This exhibition is supported by the Office for Contemporary Art Norway and by the Austrian Embassy Ottawa.
Imagery: Maria Simmons, Ingrid Bjørnaali, Fabian Lanzmaier, Land Bodies, Decomposing Mass (still image), 2023. 3-channel, 3D animated video, 22:16 min. Image courtesy of the artists.
