Art and architecture

From an ant to an electron

Upon approaching the building, visitors are welcomed by the first ants of an art project that runs through the entire meeting zone on the ground floor. «Where does the rainbow end?» is an art & architecture project by Katja Loher, a Swiss artist living and working in New York.

Rainbows have something magical about them. This is also true for Loher's rainbow, in which ants move through the elements - water, earth, air and fire, and then onwards into dreams. The seven sections of the video line represent the electrical current, at the end of which the ants are transformed into electrons. Electrically-charged elementary particles bolt through the power grid to provide the people with a life filled with conveniences.

The video bubbles represent windows into other worlds, «miniverses», that inspire the viewer with philosophical questions. They act as a counterpoint to Swissgrid's technically complex working environment.

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