Installation view, 2025, glue, Berlin

Mi Casa es tu Casa

A living installation in an unreal place – no wind, noises, no visible life. This presence mixed up with dark history, that forced labour during Nazi era took place here, needed a careful artistic position and approach. Day and night are not noticeable, so in a way, is cut from time. As the cellar had a high humidity, the idea was to create a living system, abled to communicate with space and visitors without showing explicit or figurative work. After checking all conditions, cleared out, it would be possible to still grow organisms in it, that live as well between stood still. The system stand still at natural daytime (outside building). In this time, candles where burning around the installation, barely bright enough to keep ivy living, not enough to grow. But enough air circulation due to the temperature difference, micro organisms and spores could spread out. During natural night, after visits, a full spectrum light was installed, gave ivy possibility to grow. Implemented fungal spores had chance to build network. Calming vetiver oil was diffused, let visitors experience without fear. For the plants, no water was needed cause of the natural humidity.

Installation detail, 2025, Glue Berlin, Steel construction, wire mesh, tires, black soil, microorganisms, hand-tied corn nests with compost, straw and planted ivy, painting,

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