July 8, 2020, Glattalp SZ. The location of the lowest but unofficial temperature measurement in Switzerland. The first expedition.The project: Using optical lenses to melt holes in four wax plates. A visual reflection on deserted landscapes and the search for black holes, as conducted by ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) in the Chilean desert since 2013 with the high-precision antennas of the 66 radio telescopes.
What is the relationship between inner and outer topographies? How can personal memory be linked to the concept of observation in the natural sciences?
And what happens when you expose a predefined experimental set-up to natural events that you cannot control?
What is the relationship between perception and preconceived notions, ambitions, expectations and ideas about the unknown?
In the end, it is about recognizing failure as a necessary consequence of human action.
Exped. 01 [KAR]: 46°54‘44.30“N 2°53‘4.11“E


