Nathalie Djurberg first showed her three videos Greed, Forest and Cave at the Venice Biennale in 2009. They were included in an extensive installation entitled The Experiment, which was set up in the Italian Pavilion. Her work won the silver lion for the most promising young artist. The protagonists of these films, which use a stop-motion technique, are puppets made of plasticine and fabric. The videos are located at different points in a surreal setting, designed to represent a garden. It comprises 130 huge, colorful sculptures of plants or individual flowers, made of materials such as latex, wire gauze, silicon, plasticine and wood. Standing on platforms, they line a path that seems to direct the viewer through a labyrinth. This appears menacing owing to the apparently uncontrolled proliferation of the vegetation. As he walks along the path, the visitor passes the videos, all of which depict horrifying scenes. What all three films have in common is a long black intro, which is accompanied by electronic music, composed by Hans Berg, Djurberg's partner. [...]

Claudia Seelmann


Catalogue excerpt
fast forward 2. The Power of Motion
Media Art Sammlung Goetz
Editors: Ingvild Goetz and Stephan Urbaschek
Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz, 2010

Nathalie Djurberg, The Experiment, 2009
Mixed-Media-Installation mit 3-Kanal-Video-Projektion
Installationsansicht ZKM | Museum für Neue Kunst (Ausschnitt)
Courtesy Sammlung Goetz
© Nathalie Djurberg
Foto: ONUK


Nathalie Djurberg, The Experiment, 2009
Multimedia installation with 3-channel video projection, color, sound
Unique edition
7' 27"