Art at the Intersection of Natural Science: Studio Visit with Monica Ursina Jäger
Monica Ursina Jäger’s work focuses on contemporary issues of sustainability. The Swiss artist explores the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the connection between art and scientific research. Since 2016, she has been an artist at the Institute for Environment and Natural Resources at Zurich University of Applied Sciences. There, she is part of a transdisciplinary team that develops new forms of dialogue between artistic practices and scientific inquiry. Her experiences are consistently reflected in her projects, such as “Dach der Messehalle Basel” (Roof of the Basel Exhibition Hall) and “Sun Dial: The Monument Building in London.”
This year, the master’s graduate from Goldsmiths, University of London, began collaborating with the Geological Institute at ETH Zurich. Together, they are investigating the microorganisms that emerge as permafrost thaws in the Alps and Spitsbergen. Jäger also partners with major companies at a time when awareness of climate change is particularly heightened. For instance, she created a special stamp using chlorophyll pigments for Swiss Post. Her works are represented in important collections, and she is currently exhibiting two large-scale installations in the exhibition ‘Zeit. Eine Bildgeschichte von Zeitbegriffen’ (Time: A Pictorial History of Concepts of Time) at Kunsthaus Zurich.
Art at the Intersection of Natural Science:
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