Habitat – a place dedicated to time travel and unknown events
The Southern Forest
Artist Ann Lislegaard’s work *Habitat*—a place dedicated to time travel and unknown events—consists of a large circular platform cast in asphalt and measuring 18 meters in diameter. This architectural feature in the forest has a scale and size that invites visitors to walk, sit, or lie down on it. The asphalt is sharply cut at the edge, indicating a clearly defined zone distinct from the forest floor. Here, one can listen to and observe the “signals” coming from the surrounding forest, the animals, the plants, the sky, the stars, and the planets.
Later, once electricity has been installed in the forest, the installation will feature motion sensors that detect when visitors approach the contact zone and activate eight magenta light points, as well as sounds of extinct birds—which, like a digital DNA trail, bear witness to the past and possible futures of the forest, the animals, and humankind.
Title: Habitat – A Place Dedicated to Time Travel and Unknown Events
Year: 2021
The Artist
Ann Lislegaard is a Norwegian-born Danish visual artist. She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen from 1988 to 1993. She lives and works in Copenhagen and New York. In her works, Ann draws on a wide range of literary references, particularly to overlooked cinematic genres such as science fiction. Her choice of materials ranges widely from 3D animation, sound and light installations, text, photography, and sculpture. In her works, she offers a critical reflection on gender and sexuality, social and political conditions, and speculations about the unknown. She has exhibited throughout most of the world and is considered one of the most significant practitioners of Danish art in the field of new media.
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