Pipilotti Rist's new video installation

"It was through my interest in mass media that I became involved in art," explains the Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist.

Now considered one of the most influential artists of her generation, Rist began using video in 1986 with I’m not a girl who misses much. Rist's sense of harmony between her installations and the space in which they exist have led to collaborations with architects, most notably with the Swiss modernist Roger Diener.

Rist’s latest video exhibition ‘Quiet Through the Walls’ runs from 20 August – 2 October and marks the reopening of the Kunsthalle Bremen Museum in Germany after a two year renovation.

The exhibition consists of a single installation piece entitled Bremen Lobe of the Lung, specifically created for the museum. The work is a freestyle version of Lobe of the Lung, which was produced during the filming of the artist's first feature film Pepperminta in 2009.

Characteristically making use of exaggerated colour, Bremen Lobe of the Lung presents images of a young girl walking through a tulip field, hands digging in the mud to find earthworms, and a pig exploring a lush green lawn. Scenes change unpredictably from one to the next creating a dream-like effect, emphasised by the distinctive soundtrack composed by Rist's long-time collaborating partner Andres Guggisberg.

Invited to relax while sitting on sacks of coffee, the viewer is engulfed by the ceiling-to-floor projections which surround them. As the images change abruptly from slimy and unsettling to sensual and innocent, the overwhelming effect of the installation is one of a heightened sensory awareness.