survive /// 2023

In situ /// 18 m³
Birch trees, Birch, brambles, ferns, moss, earth, stones, water, ribwort plantain, dandelion, grasses, steel, plastic, LED spots, fine dust sandstone, electric motor
/// UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Völklingen, SaarArt


In the closed down Völklingen Ironworks, once the most modern site of steel production, exploitative, contaminating, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, red dust trickles down on enclosed plants that form their own self-sufficient microcosm. Will the pioneer species survive? After 2 months, the human-made construction collapsed under the weight of the dust coming from the machine. The microcosm has become a desert.


survive /// 2022

In situ /// 18 m³
Birch trees, slag heap, grasses, steel, plastic, LED spots, fine dust from slag and sandstone, electric motor
/// False Spring, Düsseldorf