Solid Landscapes
Marcelina Maria Wellmer

In Solid Landscapes, Marcelina Maria Wellmer presents a ground-study of another type, comprising aerial and landscape footage shot in Germany, northern Sweden and Finland, documenting large-scale shifts in land use. The film moves from flights over monocultural fields to closer footage of open pits and extraction sites, reproducing and multiplying visual evidence of gradual, widespread change. Presented from both bird’s-eye and intimate perspectives, the work foregrounds processes of production and material extraction, leaving the viewer unsure whether what they see is a piece of the present Earth or a bleak, futuristic vision.