Wortrommel
From the series Worttrommel, 2022- ongoing
Worttrommel, von oben die Züge von unten der Olivenhain, 2022
Worttrommel, Im Gras der Vogel und die Iris, 2022
Worttrommel, Erlen am Wasser von weitem das Reh, 2022
exhibition view, what the Water gave us, 2025
an exhibition by Atelier Mondial at Artstübli Basel
In 2023 I carved drawings into wax cylinders and casted these in glass. The Motifs depict encounters with nature – Alder trees, Pine trees, birds and a dear. The glass cylinders were later rolled out on to terracotta slates, leaving imprints. The Worttrommel functions as stamps and as instruments of time, embossing perpetual imprints of encounters with the living environment. They physicality of both the gesture of moving a the cylinder, and the materiality of the slate influence the visual expression of the work. To me the Worttrommel are a way to express the enduring conectedness with nature and biodiversity. Since 2023, I’ve produced several series of Worttrommeln.