A Gathering on Art and Land 

In conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Sandra Knecht explored the integral role that land plays in her artistic practice. Throughout her career, Knecht has investigated the concept of “Heimat,” which encompasses one’s spiritual and physical home, through works that she describes as ‘social sculptures’, to reveal the complexities
of our relationships with the land, with each other, and with ourselves. These works, several of which this conversation will touch on, take various forms, including dinner parties, performances, farms, bee houses, and even entire villages. Knecht’s art both complicates and elucidates the intrinsic connections between ecology, land, and the concept of home.