Wounded edges
In July 2022, a forest fire broke out on Monte Gambarogno in Ticino, Switzerland. Dry conditions and strong winds fueled the flames, which spread quickly across the steep terrain. More than 200 hectares of forest were destroyed. WOUNDED EDGES is a personal, poetic response to the 2022 forest fire on Monte Gambarogno in Ticino. Shot on 16mm film and hand-developed with the forest’s ashes, each frame carries the physical memory of the burned landscape. Layered with sound textures made from field recordings, fire, and musical improvisations with charred wood, the film captures the forest’s wounds and resilience. It reflects on impermanence, human impact, and the transformation of a damaged land.
- Language English
- Country Switzerland
- Genre Experimental
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:18:00
Yannick Mosimann is a filmmaker, sound artist and photographer based in Bern, Switzerland. His work includes films, video installations and collaborations with a wide range of artists as both filmmaker and musician. Working mostly with hand-developed 16mm film, his practice centers on intuitive processes and sensory experiences, exploring themes such as human perception, ecological entanglements and the shifting boundaries between the natural and the constructed. His films are poetic reflections on the world around us, moving between documentary and experimental cinema, where one form continuously seeps into the other.
