The Ultimate
Hallstatt
Austria, 2019

The Salzbergbahn in Hallstatt connects the village to the Salzberg, where the salt mine and the Skywalk are located. The funicular takes about two minutes and operates as a compact tourist infrastructure, moving visitors up and down in a steady rhythm.

This simple movement reveals a broader shift. Here, the mountain is not only a geographical elevation, but also a place charged with historical and economic meaning: an area linked to salt extraction for around 7,000 years, and today consumed primarily as destination, view, and experience. The video work focuses on this pendular movement as an image of a site where exploitation, heritage, and tourism flow into one another. The cabin transports people, but at the same time it organizes their relationship to the landscape.