Modular installation
presented in I cannot put my finger on it, Storage Museum
27.09.–02.11.2025

Materials:
wood, metal, plastic, functional textiles, soil, soil from Jerusalem, sand, plants, hose system, hang tags

The work is conceived as a DIY kit. A transport crate containing a planting basin, drainage system, various soils (including soil from Jerusalem, acquired as a traded commodity) and a selectable pilgrim costume forms the initial setup. The components follow a defined sequence: the soils are layered, the textile element is placed in the custom-built crate, and maintained over several weeks.

The costume is made of functional organic cotton, which decomposes over a period of approximately eight weeks when in contact with microorganisms in the soil. Plants can be freely selected and integrated into the system, allowing a specific biotope to emerge.

The work can potentially be activated with each presentation or remain as a set. The crate circulates between institutions; labels accumulate on its lid, rendering its routes visible as an ongoing transit.

sandbox pilgrimage is a functional proposition. It shifts art into a controlled, time-based system in which preservation and dissolution are interwoven.

The sandbox in Care Format
since March 2026

Materials:
functional textiles, wooden crate, miniature plants, soil, sand

eidolon transfers the structure of sandbox pilgrimage into a closed, domestic format. While the original work is conceived as a walk-in installation, the process here takes place within a private, continuously observed space.

Since March 2026, the work has been documented on an ongoing basis. The camera replaces bodily movement with a continuous production of images, in which the miniature arrangement becomes the central level of perception. In its scale reduction, perception shifts: the setting appears both controllable and alien, almost surreal. The proximity to the model-like generates a tension between observation and imagination, in which the small develops an intensified presence. The resulting footage forms the basis for a future work.

Realized with the support of Büro für Produktbeschwerung (Office for Product Complaint) and Eco-Care Recycling Solutions GmbH.

Image 1-7 Installation view sandbox pilgrimage
at the Storage Museum Düsseldorf, 2025

Image 8-9 Installation view eidolon
at home in Cologne, 2025

Image 10 Sketch cath. pilgrim I, 2025

Photos by Felix Adam

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