Alexandra Häberli explores the composition and construction of landscape spaces in her artistic works. Central to her research is the ongoing interplay of forms, surfaces, geometric and architectural elements, combined with influences from landscape and nature. She experiments with various perspectives, playing with foreground and background, and blending opaque with transparent surfaces and structures.

This dialogue forms a continuous exploration of contrasts and harmony, while also investigating the concept of the Genius Loci - the unique character and atmosphere of each "picture-place."

Alexandra is captivated by how people shape their environment: partitioning it, defining boundaries, manipulating or even destroying it, carving out sections, and isolating spaces in order to create new ones. The places we construct are integral to our everyday existence.

While nature is boundless and lacks edges or boundaries - an "organic unity of a whole," as Georg Simmel describes it - landscapes are formed through demarcation, by isolating a portion of the environment. We perceive landscapes through our personal perspectives, whether we like them or feel comfortable in them is deeply connected to our origins and the places where we grew up. “Without the concept of landscape, we, especially as city dwellers, would struggle to perceive and categorize our surroundings. Seeing alone is insufficient for true perception,” writes L. Burckhardt

Lucius Burckhardt’s concept of the “science of walking” suggests that it encourages us to discover places anew, to shift our observations, and to open our minds to fresh perspectives. It involves exploring new ways of seeing, recognizing the unfamiliar, uncovering disruptive elements, and acknowledging mistakes.

Similarly, Alexandra walks through the world, finding inspiration in her environment. She uncovers overlooked, empty, or transitional spaces and transforms what she sees into abstract forms. These forms tell new stories through the geological, geographical, and topographical features, as well as her choice of composition and color.

Alexandra is deeply intrigued by the ever-present relationship between nature, landscape, living spaces, and architecture, and the reciprocal influence they have on one another.