WIND AS LANDSCAPE

FESTIVAL OF FUTURE NOWS
CURATED BY KLAUS BIESENBACH & OLAFUR ELIASSON

Hand-painted silk paintings using dye techniques, each measuring 160 × 106 cm. Installation of 6 m-long silk threads suspended from the 8.5 m-high museum ceiling, dyed with natural pigment derived from Indian sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan).
2025

Photo: Bruno Giliberto

Photo: Bruno Giliberto

Photo: Bruno Giliberto

Photo: Bruno Giliberto

Photo: Ivan Erofeev

Photo: Bruno Giliberto

Photo: Bruno Giliberto


Recovering ancestral experiences and techniques from silk cultures, Macarena Ruiz-Tagle reflects on impermanence, transformation, and the evolving environment of the Anthropocene.

Silk threads dyed with Indian sappan wood hang from the ceiling, gently responding to air currents. Below them, four hand-painted silk works anchor the space.

Traditional dyeing techniques inspire subtle colour gradients on pleated silk, evoking the illusion of a shifting landscape. The interplay of light, material, and movement creates a contemplative environment – an invitation to slow down, breathe, and sense the invisible forces shaping our world.