WHAT A SHAME IT WAS THAT HE SHOULD FALL 
FROM THE TOPS OF THE TREES
Temporary typographic sand sculptures are declared dead when the sculptures fade, though they have never been alive.

MDF & sand sculpture
Laser-cut mold
29 x 45 cm


Made in a workshop led by S†ëfan Schäfer (Let Death Dance Again). Delving into abstract territory, the workshop investigated how a contemporary, non-human thing can experience death. The workshop unfolded as an immersive journey into the realm of non-human entities and their delicate existence. Participants were encouraged to engage in thought-provoking discussions, investigating the power of death and commemorative culture in the context of environmental devastation caused by anthropogenic climate change in a poetic way. Drawing from diverse disciplines such as philosophy, anthropology, and design, the workshop sought to unravel the complex relationship between mortality and non-human entities.