• Filmstill: «Curupira, Creature Of The Woods», Félix Blume, 2018.
    The Ghosts of Colonialism
    Short Essay
    A mythical creature with an ecological conscience, the Curupira protects the Brazilian Amazon from destructive forces. Yet, as Patricia Jäggi suggests, it might not be the only monster haunting the forest. Read an essay on the problem of representation inspired by the film «Curupira, Creature of the Woods».
  • On-site recordings are in vogue in the 1950s. A car battery helps to supply the power for the interview with an archaeologist. (© Walter Studer, 1956, by courtesy of Peter Studer)
    How Radio Noises Can Become Swiss
    Commentary
    What was the fascination with listening to Swiss international radio? The Swiss sound researcher Patricia Jäggi reconstructed the former auditory experience and came to the hypothesis that it probably wasn’t only interest in overseas news and exotic music. But also the hiss in the channel itself.
  • A Group of Santa Clauses in their new masks. Tradition in Hallwil (photo: Buggeros/Wikimedia)
    Mashing Up Living Traditions
    Short Essay
    In 2012, Switzerland has presented it's Inventory of Living Traditions in Switzerland. Some of the listed practices of intangible cultural heritage have inspired Patrica Jäggi to create her own list – a suspenseful sound montage.