Nina Jonsson Qi

insu nli gh t
Mount A
Fuga
Arie
Dama-scena
Where there is smoke
Flowery years
when we were where that is (monday)
when we were where that is (tuesday)
is an enchanting thing
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Where there is smoke, 2023





HD video, color, sound, 15’45”

A drone circles a rorbu on Lofoten, tracing its architecture and the rituals taking place inside. The interior resembles a greenhouse on fire: a green landscape with white smoke projected from a place far away creates a foreign climate within the Norwegian darkness. In the window, three forms of vegetation appear through different gestures; a projected landscape, dried grass stems, and a curated bonsai tree. Smoke rises from within, yet the building remains intact. A searching helicopter sound, recorded elsewhere, suggests a displaced act of seeking.