The Immersive Worlds of Elisabeth Rist Born in Rheinfelden, Switzerland, Elisabeth Rist—widely known by her moniker Pipilotti Rist—has carved a singular path in the contemporary art landscape. Her journey into the depths of visual expression began with a foundation in theoretical physics in Vienna, a discipline that perhaps informs the structural complexity found within her later, more fluid works. Moving from the rigors of science to the expressive realms of commercial art, illustration, and photography at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, she eventually refined her mastery of video at…