Gina Fischli

Simon spends a summer day by the river with Enes's clique, whom he knows from the neighborhood. Between moments of uncertainty and sluggish conversations, the hours slip by. But then Marie shows up and Simon is suddenly wide awake.

Fischli dissects the ideals that fuel artistic ambitions and irreverently alludes to their contradictions. Content becomes a moving target, and the main event of the production remains unclear. "Welcome back," says the protagonist repeatedly, or "Hey guys!" salutations reminiscent of a creator from TikTok or YouTube greeting their subscribers with a new post. In this unstable rhythm of darkness and light, silence and sound, engagement and reflection, these declarations come into view as disruptive flashbacks. [Overview Courtesy of Swiss Institute]