the ground we share, 2022
soil chromatograms and organic soil samples/objects
We rely on the ground beneath us. It carries us and carries potentials of the future as well as records of the past.
We share the ground with humans and we share it with a multitude of other species.
Earth chromatography makes it possible to map the connections, encounters and influences within the soil. The different patterns, colours and textures provide information about the nutrient content and health of a particular soil sample. Past impacts and the remnants of a soil's history are made visible, but at the same time, a chroma image also shows the potential possibilities for the future of the area from which the sample was taken. The series consists of different chromatograms, together with their soil-, water- and other samples of organic material collected from different locations within Vienna. The soil is seen as an active collaborator and in its' own way it portrays the connections and transmissions between past, present and future, all of which are recorded through it or within the soil.