What is Land Art?
Land Art is art in and with nature. Artists work at specific locations using natural materials found on site, such as branches, stones, roots, lichens, and much more. Land Art involves selecting, reshaping, redefining, and then returning the work to nature. Land Art is a slow process. Land Art is sustainable and environmentally friendly. LandART usually takes place every two years.
If you look closely, you can still find traces of LandART 2025 at the Wasserfallen.
LandART Wasserfallen 2025
From July 1 to 5, 2025, LandArt Wasserfallen took place for the second time. At 14 locations near the upper station of the Reigoldswil-Wasserfallen cable car, 4 LandArt artists and 13 workshop participants created objects using natural materials found on site. Afterward, the artworks remained visible in the landscape and were left undisturbed until they eventually disintegrated due to weather and erosion.
As with the first LandArt Wasserfallen in 2023, the artistic director was Land Art pioneer Peter Hess. He invited Land Art artists Geert Schiks (NL), Marijus Gvildys (LT), Marie Hess-Boson (CH), and Paul Glanzmann (CH)—with whom he has long collaborated—to work live on site from July 1 to 5, 2025. At the same time, a workshop took place under his guidance, open to anyone who wanted to create their own land art piece. Thirteen interested men and women signed up. No prior expertise was required. Nor was any specific theme prescribed. The only condition was to use only natural materials found on site, such as branches, stones, roots, lichens, bark, and the like. In addition, only string and a few tools were permitted. The resulting land art objects were very diverse, yet together they formed a unified whole. A small selection is provided here to illustrate this.
Land Art Works 2025 Wasserfallen
(4 land art artists & 13 workshop participants)
Marijus Gvildys (LT), land art artist
Title: “Forest Telegraph”—Listen and perceive the interconnected communication of the forest. Material: Wood.
Elena Geraskina (CZ), workshop participant
Larisa Ivanova (LT), workshop participant
Anna Nefedova (RU), workshop participant
Title: “Wasserfallen” Inspired by the location and the name “Wasserfallen.” Material: wood
Ueli Born (CH); Workshop participant
; Title: “The Lonely Heart Has Found Happiness”; Materials: wood, grass
Vera Alugeri (CH); workshop participant
Title: “Contrasts: In the Flow of Nature.” Material: Wood
Christine Meyer (CH), workshop participant
Title: “A View into the Greenery” Fascinated by the idea of creating a “view into the greenery” using the existing fallen branches without altering them.(Green = healing, growth, energy; green = connection to nature, striving for balance). Material: wood
Geert Schiks (NL), land art artist
Title: “Contrast, Combination” Material: (landscape), stones, wood
Martina Stattelmann (Germany/Switzerland), workshop participant
Untitled: A round element, woven and intertwined from wood, resting on a stone wall and a strip of bright green, vibrant moss. Materials: Moss, stone, wood
Daniela Segmüller (CH), workshop participant
Title: “A Glance” Stand still, linger, without haste—and without rushing. Materials: wood, grass, green nuts
Regina Stöckli (CH), workshop participant
Claude Jutzeler (CH), workshop participant, “
” Title: “Wasserfallen—Land of Butterflies.” Highlights the diversity of butterflies at Wasserfallen. Materials: wood, leaves, string
Marie Boson (CH), land art artist
Title: “The Pregnant Tree.” This artwork, shaped like a pregnant tree, symbolizes the short amount of time we have left to seriously halt climate change. Material: Wood
Paul Glanzmann (CH), land art artist
Title: “Cleanup Campaign.” An ironic reference to the fact that every workplace needs to be cleaned, and at the same time a compliment on the fact that the Wasserfallen area is clean and free of litter. Material: wood, string
Marianne Tschantré (CH), workshop participant
Title: “Patchwork.” Immerse yourself in nature and enjoy its diversity. Materials: pine branches, pine cones, stones, grass
Franziska Mathis (CH), workshop participant
Title: “The Gate Without a Gate.” After passing through the gate without a gate, we realize that there never was a gate there. Material: Wood (twigs)
Andrea Brodbeck (CH), workshop participant
Title: “Everything Flows.” A tree whose roots blend into the landscape. The contrast between the dark, living bark and the light, dead stones. Materials: wood, stones
The title and description come from the artist who created each piece. However, the interpretation is in the eye of the beholder. There is no right or wrong interpretation. Use your imagination.
