"Ode an die Nagelfluh"
How did the Nagel get into the Fluh?
With the art project “Ode to the Nagelfluh,” the Bergwerk Rigi invites visitors from September 5 to 27, 2026, to discover this landscape from different perspectives. During a three-week residency, the Bergwerk Rigi in Rigi-Kaltbad will become an open space for work and interaction. Several artists will work on site, creating pieces in dialogue with the landscape, rock, and nature.
Participants include Franziska Amstad, Heidi Ochsner, Stephanie Berger, Erhard J. Sigrist, Katrin Odermatt, and Andi Rieser. On display will be works made from Nagelfluh and textiles, stone and photographic works at the Rigi Mine, as well as installations in the tunnel on the lower Firstweg.
The program is open to the public: Visitors can witness the creative process firsthand, engage in conversation with the artists, attend lectures, and rediscover the Rigi through geological and botanical guided tours.
Geology explains how the landscape was formed. Botany shows how plants grow on this unique terrain. Art poses different questions: What do we see—and what do we overlook? Together, these perspectives open up new ways of experiencing the Rigi as a geological archive, a habitat, and a source of inspiration.
The Rigi remains the same. Perhaps only our view of it changes.
“We don’t have ready-made answers; rather, we want to spark curiosity. If, after your visit, you look at a rock, a plant, or the landscape of the Rigi with fresh eyes, the project has achieved its goal.”
Franziska Amstad, project initiator
September 5, 2026 - Starts at 1:00 p.m.: Field trip - Benedict Hotz
Closed on Mondays
Please register for the events at bergwerk-rigi.ch
With the art project “Ode to the Nagelfluh,” the Bergwerk Rigi invites visitors from September 5 to 27, 2026, to discover this landscape from different perspectives. During a three-week residency, the Bergwerk Rigi in Rigi-Kaltbad will become an open space for work and interaction. Several artists will work on site, creating pieces in dialogue with the landscape, rock, and nature.
Participants include Franziska Amstad, Heidi Ochsner, Stephanie Berger, Erhard J. Sigrist, Katrin Odermatt, and Andi Rieser. On display will be works made from Nagelfluh and textiles, stone and photographic works at the Rigi Mine, as well as installations in the tunnel on the lower Firstweg.
The program is open to the public: Visitors can witness the creative process firsthand, engage in conversation with the artists, attend lectures, and rediscover the Rigi through geological and botanical guided tours.
Geology explains how the landscape was formed. Botany shows how plants grow on this unique terrain. Art poses different questions: What do we see—and what do we overlook? Together, these perspectives open up new ways of experiencing the Rigi as a geological archive, a habitat, and a source of inspiration.
The Rigi remains the same. Perhaps only our view of it changes.
“We don’t have ready-made answers; rather, we want to spark curiosity. If, after your visit, you look at a rock, a plant, or the landscape of the Rigi with fresh eyes, the project has achieved its goal.”
Franziska Amstad, project initiator
September 5, 2026 - Starts at 1:00 p.m.: Field trip - Benedict Hotz
Closed on Mondays
Please register for the events at bergwerk-rigi.ch
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