Kalka-Shimla-Diaries

2012 | Synchronous five-channel HD video installation with sound

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At the end of 2011, Sonja Feldmeier filmed during several weeks in the vicinity of an Indian railroad from the British colonial era. On a single track, the narrow-gauge railroad handles the entire passenger traffic from Kalka to Shimla in the Himalayas. This footage is the source material for the video installation Kalka-Shimla-Diaries. The train operators' meticulously observed schedule serves as the framework for the five synchronously projected videos. The documentary narrative structure is fictionally interwoven with everyday small stories. They show simultaneous actions at different locations and from different perspectives. 

Exhibitions
2013 Auswahl 13, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau
2012 Einzelausstellung im Bahnmuseum Albula in Bergün

Text
Juri Steiner, hall text (download)

Award
Werkbeitrag, Aargauer Kuratorium, 2013