Views Of A Possible Moon (Ansichten eines möglichen Mondes)

The now defunct brass manufacturing complex (founded in 1700) on the Finowkanal, Eberswalde, is a plot of land made up of numerous warehouses and structures classified as historic sites stemming from various centuries - all of which are slowly falling apart. As the largest site of brass production in Europe, it was a site of particular economic, military and intellectual importance. Walter Benjamin visited the compound and mentioned this in a radio broadcast. Walter Gropius constructed a settlement there consisting of eight copper houses that remain standing to this day. Like many places in the region, this place is both full of history and completely abandoned.

For the site-specific work, VIEWS OF A POSSIBLE MOON, I decided to orient myself around the decay of the place: roofs or buildings crashing, windows being turned to broken mounds of shining glass - all bearing witness to the absence of human beings.

Using iron oxide pigments that have been rubbed onto the surfaces, VIEWS OF A POSSIBLE MOON creates an image on the floor and the walls, an image that cannot be taken in at one glance. The image is continuously diluted and altered by the rain water that collects and subsequently evaporates or trickles away.

Upon entering the hall, one’s eyes have to initially get accustomed to the darkness. The work itself becomes more and more visible over time, sometimes it takes three or four glances for visitors to actually see the work. In its disembodied character and susceptibility to change through the daily weather patterns, the work relies on the organic nature of the decay present there.

I chose iron oxide for this work - the material for which the complex was originally built. The uniqueness of iron oxide pigments is their color density. This makes it possible for the colors to be visible in situations with dim or insufficient light. By rubbing iron oxide into the floor, further red marks from the iron production became visible outside of the work itself.

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Views Of A Possible Moon (Ansichten eines möglichen Mondes)

The now defunct brass manufacturing complex (founded in 1700) on the Finowkanal, Eberswalde, is a plot of land made up of numerous warehouses and structures classified as historic sites stemming from various centuries - all of which are slowly falling apart. As the largest site of brass production in Europe, it was a site of particular economic, military and intellectual importance. Walter Benjamin visited the compound and mentioned this in a radio broadcast. Walter Gropius constructed a settlement there consisting of eight copper houses that remain standing to this day. Like many places in the region, this place is both full of history and completely abandoned.

For the site-specific work, VIEWS OF A POSSIBLE MOON, I decided to orient myself around the decay of the place: roofs or buildings crashing, windows being turned to broken mounds of shining glass - all bearing witness to the absence of human beings.

Using iron oxide pigments that have been rubbed onto the surfaces, VIEWS OF A POSSIBLE MOON creates an image on the floor and the walls, an image that cannot be taken in at one glance. The image is continuously diluted and altered by the rain water that collects and subsequently evaporates or trickles away.

Upon entering the hall, one’s eyes have to initially get accustomed to the darkness. The work itself becomes more and more visible over time, sometimes it takes three or four glances for visitors to actually see the work. In its disembodied character and susceptibility to change through the daily weather patterns, the work relies on the organic nature of the decay present there.

I chose iron oxide for this work - the material for which the complex was originally built. The uniqueness of iron oxide pigments is their color density. This makes it possible for the colors to be visible in situations with dim or insufficient light. By rubbing iron oxide into the floor, further red marks from the iron production became visible outside of the work itself.