TALES OF THE WIND is one site-specific visibility of wind based research in the context of “Casa Wabi + ArtReview Residency Prize”, taking place on the terrain of Casa Wabi, at the pacific coast of Mexico.

Besides large filigran works with textile based parachute objects and plant materials, many sketches, research drawings and some first clay pieces have been created.

From which direction is the ever-changing wind currently coming?
How strong is it blowing?
What kind of weather will the present gusts bring us in the coming minutes and hours?

Like a fortune teller, the silver birch stretches its neck toward the direction from which the weather approaches, in a sense gazing into the constantly shifting future. Its long, delicate strands of hair reveal the quality of the wind. Are they swaying gently back and forth, or are they fluttering wildly, producing a rustling sound?

The “Weather Birch” was exhibited from may to October 2025 on the roof of Bundeskunsthalle Bonn. The installation intends to raise awareness of ecological interconnections as an artistic-meteorological instrument. Airborne movements play a significant and often underestimated role for flora and fauna. Like many other plants, the birch disperses its tiny, winged seeds by wind, entrusting the future of its offspring to the air currents. The oversized seed capsule of the wind sail is made from reclaimed roof tiles and, with its openings, provides nesting sites and shelter for wild bees.
One wonders whether birds might also settle upon the moving birch?

In this way, a lively, ever-shifting interplay and artistic experiment emerges between tree, sail, insects, birds, and the unpredictable wind.

Both, “Clockwork I” and “Pas de trois” are shown in the group exhibition “Gräser, Sträucher, Bäume” @Petra Rinck Galerie in Düsseldorf and deal with agency of non human actors.
Who is leading who?

LUFTLINIEN is a series of drawings / paintings made of beeswax, carnaubawax, UV varnish, pigments and ink on wood, retracing and portraing meteorological movements of air.

The handcrafted objects recall printing blocks and printmaking techniques, yet ultimately present themselves as carved traces with richly shifting, multifaceted surfaces.

They are available in various sizes and material combinations. Specific dimensions and prices are available upon request.