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SECOND NATURE 2020 / video / color / 8:34 min. Collaboration with video artist Jakob Klaffs . This project is inspired by a transformative phase in Jakob's personal life. The camera is used as a tool to highlight and encourage expression. Short excerpt from video. Contact me for a link to the full version. Exhibition view 2020 / Premiere @ Video Art festival, Kurt Muehlenhaupt museum / Berlin, GE.

I VE BEEN WATCHING 2019 / video / color / 1:45 min. Collaboration with actor Julien Colombet, inspired by the power of observation. Video still. Follow my vimeo page to see full version: https://vimeo.com/annaswagerman Video still Video still Exhibition view 2019 / Gustav Adolf Church, Berlin, GE

Anna Swagerman (b. 1985, Hoorn) is a Dutch artist whose practice centers around the topic of 'Inner Landscapes'. Her photo- and video works have a painterly quality. E N T E R E N T E R © 2025 Anna Swagerman

AS IF IN A DREAM 2024 / video / color / 8:05 min. ‘As if in a Dream’ is a short film showing life in a temple in Yamaguchi, Japan, inspired by the daily recurring rhythm and tasks which hold their own quiet beauty. Sasaki Ritsuko, a 95-year-old woman, lives in the temple, under the care of the head monk. Although she can no longer walk upright, she continues to take part in daily routines by cleaning the floor every morning. Sitting on the ground, she pushes herself forward with her hands, following the same path each day. Living alongside someone of an older age shapes the pace of life in the temple, creating steady, recurring patterns and routines that become meaningful over time. This work was part of a residency through Van Gogh Artist in Residence . Short excerpt from video. Follow vimeo page for the full version: https://vimeo.com/annaswagerman AS IF IN A DREAM 2024 / photo series / digital photographs / color 'As if in a Dream' is a photo series captured in Yamaguchi, Japan. On the island, some people hold a deep belief that everything around us carries a spiritual essence or energy. Mountains, rivers, places, animals, people, and even inanimate objects are thought to possess a soul. This soul is believed to grow stronger when a deep attachment forms to the object or being. This work was part of a residency through Van Gogh Artist in Residence .

INNER LANDSCAPES (PAISAJES INTERNOS) 2022 / video / color / 8:34 min. 'Inner Landscapes' is a ten-minute short film shot on the private property where Spanish painter Antoni Tàpies lived and worked. His studio, surrounded by nature, faces the black mountain in the Barcelona province. The voice in the film reflects the perspectives of different people encountered in this landscape. This work was part of a collaboration with the Kupferstichkabinett National Museum in Berlin, Germany. “Looking at things in a certain way. Looking at light, motion, water, the horizon. Matter is like a mirror. Observing the landscape, I felt new feelings. Sometimes I try to put a name but I can’t; it’s a new experience. Every time I watch the landscape, there’s a change inside...” Short excerpt from video. Follow my vimeo page for the full version: https://vimeo.com/annaswagerman "I felt new feelings without a name." Clouds don't behave like we think they do, they have their own ways." "Everytime I observe the landscape, there is a change inside." Exhibition view 2021 / Kühlhaus / Berlin, GE