Artist
Etter/Spozio
Caroline Etter and Laura Spozio are two artists based in Switzerland. They develop a collaborative practice that explores the relationships between science and individuals. Their work brings together field studies and historical and theoretical research within a transdisciplinary approach.
Grounded in investigation, the artists deploy their methodology through observation and the collection of materials—forms, tools, narratives—considered as elements of situated research. The resulting installations, full-scale (1:1) dispositifs with which the audience is often invited to interact, introduce a shift in perspective on the environment.
CHART
The installation CHART examines the classification of plant and mineral matter, even as both are fundamental components of urban space and its visual and ecological identity.
The dispositif reproduces, at a 1:1 scale, the Munsell color chart—a color classification system developed in the early 20th century and still used for soil analysis—and takes the form of an observation table.
Through the natural oxidation of steel, the artists create an evolving and non-reproducible color palette, highlighting the temporal processes of mineral transformation. In doing so, they propose an alternative way of observing these constructed landscapes.