The self published book summarizes materials and associated works from the performance project "Route of Roots" that was carried out by Franzisca Siegrist between 2016 and 2019. It contains documentation of live performances, process photographs from the studio and residencies, sketches and drawings, as well as commissioned texts. The book is divided into two sections: an introductory part inspired by the artists notebook and a second part containing photographic documentation. To emphasize the difference between these two parts and to illustrate the contrast between artistic process and performance/execution in a physical and tangible way, two different types of paper have been selected for each section of the book.
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Franzisca Siegrist
Franzisca Siegrist is a viusal artist born in Switzerland 1984, raised in Spain and lives in Oslo, Norway. She has a Masters in Fine Art and has worked professionally with performance art, installation, photography and video for the past 15 years. Siegrist has shown work in Europe, Asia and America.
The questions she poses through her work are related to issues around belonging, migration, social norms, the environment and everyday life. Through these lenses, she invites the audience to reflect on how these issues impact specific facets of our society. Her performances are often physically demanding and highly visual. As a result, her works often evoke visuals that are both poetic and quite absurd.
