Beatriz Eggli, for example, applied a tropical butterfly on the showcase of the house. Her project “Inflorescencias” is about migration and identity. The trained photographer used a scanner for her project
because the camera was not enough. She has digitally edited illustrations of tropical butterflies and in the process creates creatures with superimpositions of several animals that seem to be in transformation.
Eggli immigrated to Switzerland from Venezuela and lives in Tüscherz. The Greek word
word “psyche” means both “butterfly” and “soul”, says the
the artist. “For me the butterfly also stands for the hope I have for my homeland.” This way Eggli supports the association “Alimenta la Solidaridad” which ensures food security of families in Venezuela
Venezuela.
Helen Lagger
Bieler Tagblatt
Friday 18.11.2022
