Laurence Kubski

Monitored, controlled, observed, counted, hunted, or protected, wildlife is under human pressure. Over the course of a year, Laurence Kubski documented interactions punctuating the cohabitation of humans and wild animals in the well-defined geographic and cultural space of the canton of Fribourg.

Over the seasons, she witnessed bats being counted in the vicinity of caves, birds being banded during migration, and drones flying over meadows on mowing days to spot fawns hidden by their mothers. Τhese observations mix with the artist’s childhood memories, spent in the Fribourg countryside.

Sauvages explores local practices within a broader perspective. The local area serves as a representative sample of contemporary Western culture. By mixing documentary images and staged scenes, the artist asks: does the wild still exist?