movement in the alpine landscape

In the scientific context, the term Anthropocene is increasingly used. The term refers to a new age of the Earth that is determined by humans. This is due to the various interventions by mankind on biological, geological and atmospheric processes. As a result, the primordial nature of nature is being questioned by man and increasingly influenced by his interventions.

Human interventions, as well as the view that the earth possesses almost inexhaustible natural resources, influence the processes taking place in the Alpine region and at the same time form the trigger for the associated, serious consequences. These do not manifest themselves in natural disasters, as is erroneously assumed, but rather lead to “natural” reactions. The global natural landscape does not act with threat, but shows reactions in its own form. Humans have always tried to resist these processes. The increasingly frequent occurrences testify to the long-term effects of humans on the ecosystem. A field of tension between man and the natural environment is the result.

The free work “movement in the alpine landscape” is an artistic examination of various processes in the alpine mountain landscape. The result is a fragmentary inventory that refers to various scientific facts. For this purpose, various topics such as rockfall, thawing of the permafrost or man-made protective measures are processed in an artistic form of representation. The focus is on the perception of the various alpine natural hazards and the connection to human intervention in order to mitigate, predict or even completely contain the natural hazards. By means of specially created situations, the visual artist Pedro Rodrigues constructs new ways of interpretation. The starting point for the work is the geological changes taking place in the mountains. 

Due to global warming, glaciers, which are often used to illustrate climate change, are disappearing all over the world. However, this is also associated with other effects that are often ignored. This is where the work should start and create a more complex approach to the changes taking place.