Songs of the Taiga               2024 - ongoing 

In Sweden, a silent but profound disappearance of Europe’s last remaining primeval and natural forests is taking place. These largely untouched continuity forests are part of the boreal taiga—the lungs of the North—and are crucial for biodiversity, climate protection, and the way of life of the Indigenous Sámi people.Since the mid-20th century, large-scale deforestation has transformed species-rich ecosystems into tree plantations, leading to habitat loss, declining species, and significant CO₂ emissions.

Songs of the Taiga makes this transformation visible, highlighting people whose lives, work, or culture depend on intact forests and who are dedicated to their protection. Schwarz invites the viewer to engage with these landscapes, question their own perceptions of the forest, and explore a relationship based not on the idea of nature as a mere resource, but on reciprocity and interconnectedness.