Vanessà Heer brings a revolutionary feminist perspective to the alpsegen, a traditional prayer chanted by herdsmen in the Swiss alps. The reimagined hymn is a tribute to inspirational women, living or dead, a call to be imbued with their spirit and power.

Artist Bio

Vanessà Heer (born 1989), an artist living in Zurich and Trogen, creates interdisciplinary live performances and sound installations. In diverse contexts and collaborations, she explores the political and ethical possibilities of conscious listening. Her work focuses on questions of community, collaboration, the dissolution of authorship, and the challenges of self-precarization. In her immersive sound interventions, she addresses the relationship between individual perception and collective dynamics, examining listener expectations and their social roots.