From2tv is a new media project that focuses on exploring and staging the absurdities of modern human life. In the spirit of a traditional news network, the project combines cultural phenomena with hard science and data about the state of our current reality.
The first episode explores the topic of “HEAT”, with the entire first season focused on the eight basic physiological human needs. The key ingredient of from2tv is that each segment shows a meeting of the factual and ‘serious’ with the pop cultural and traditional. The creation of this new format is helpful for us, and hopefully our audience, to grapple with some of the contradictions and strangeness of this present moment. The hosts and correspondents report earnestly on the stories at hand, but their costumes, environments, and tone echo back the absurdity of the topics: a weather report from 100 years ago, a reportage on salt water for roads, shrimps, and humans, the science of baking and the artistry of science.
With a lean production that uses a combination of life-size and miniature stage elements and costumes, from2tv is a playful framework to develop new futures and alternative perspectives on our past and present. The first episode was released in September 2025.
Process image from a segment on salt in Switzerland, shot in Rhinefelden at the Salina
Process images from Edwin Giebelvilla’s trip to a shrimp farm to interview Carlos Williams and from the studio space where the miniature models were prepared and filmed
Process image from the talk show segment hosted by Angela Grosso Ciponte with guests Shalini Mekkattu, Julie Jebeile, and Annika Lutzke
Mian Mux in full costume on set after preparing their recipe for buchteln with vanilla sauce which appears in the cook show segment of the first episode
Process image from the green screen stage with Ilknur Bahadir and Martha Benedict, playing the two hosts of the first episode—All costumes were designed and constructed by Yvee Nogara, pictured here making final touches.
Concept presentation from Yvee Nogara and Connor Muething, moderated by Moude Jardin (Martha Benedict) in January 2026
Event view from September 2025 in Zurich where the first episode was installed on 8 different screens throughout the space and visitors could engage with the various segments individually
Each screen offered a different seating arrangement or viewing paradigm, including a small screen in the bathroom playing the entire episode
Exhibition view from October 2025 in Zurich where the first episode was shown alongside the miniature models and other artifacts from the show
The project was presented in a group exhibition at a temporary art space in Zurich on the theme “Shoot for the Stars”. The two-week exhibition was curated by Yannic Bründler.
A book launch at the event space sääli in Basel inaugurated the first episode book and included a screening of the first episode.
Episode 1 (4K)
Watch the full first episode (55:52) in 4K from the comfort of your own home
Episode 1 Photo Book
200 pages of full-color images showing the production process of the entire first episode along with reflections, recipes, and extra surprises. Each book comes with a code to watch the entire first episode. The custom screenprinted cover comes in a variety of color combinations. Printed and bound in Switzerland. Limited copies available.
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Birdseye Jacquard Woven Blanket
The birdseye view of the town which hosts the from2tv cast. The 157 x 213cm blanket fits comfortably over a large mattress.
Object Love Jacquard Woven Blanket
Commemorative drawings of several select objects from the second from2tv studio. The 157 x 213cm blanket fits elegantly over a three-seat couch.