Sissel Marie Tonn
SPHAGNUM TIME
Description: In "Sphagnum Time" we encounter three bog bodies who were never found by the peat diggers of the 20th century. Sacrificed to the bog thousands of years ago, they have obtained a new form of subjectivity beyond the human, one that spans across the ecological circumstances they became part of; of acidic water, sphagnum mosses, trapped methane gas, and the bacterial ecosystems maintaining the bog. In the installation, the bog bodies act as guides for a sub-surface undergoing change. They communicate with us an understanding of time and change that seems beyond our reach, one that requires listening to and observing the subjectivities and rhythms that span beyond the lived experiences of humans.
"Sphagnum Time" invites us to meditate on time and changing environments as the three bog bodies murmur and chant the seasonal rhythms of life and post-life cycles entangled within sphagnum ecosystems. The source material for the characters is created with photogrammetry scans of bog bodies from Moesgaard Museum (DK) and Drents Museum (NL), which support the process of converting these into 3D digital models.
The video above, showcases a part of the environments created for Sissel Marie Tonn`s work "Sphagnum Time" 2021.
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Installation
Concept & Artistic Direction : Sissel Marie Tonn
CGI : Martin Menso & Sissel Marie Tonn
Music Composition & Sound : Jonathan Reus
Voice Performance : Stephanie Pan & Florian de Backere
Project Support : Chee Yee Tang
"Sphagnum Time" is commissioned by Magda Tyżlik-Carver (PL/GB/DK) & Anders Visti (DK) for Fermenting Data project.
With support from Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) Denmark, Drents Museum (DM) The Netherlands and financially supported by Stroom The Hague and The Danish Arts Council.