ONE REAPS WHAT ONE SOWS

A two-week residency in Weitenhagen, Nordvorpommern, Germany

For two weeks in August 2019, I could work, immersed between forests and cultivated land, in the rural village of Weitenhagen, in the north-east of Germany. The observation of the shades of green in the forest, the wall textures in house, the forms of the vegetables in the garden, the rapid weather changes lead to a series of formal research on paper with acrylic and cyanotype. These works were then associated with various found objects – both natural and manufactured, in the form of installations.

These objects whether they are decorative or used bear witness to a particular relationship between the inhabitants and their territory. The decorative object reveals the existence of an affective bound with some components of the environment, sometimes they even expose a lifestyle. On its part, waste hints at the consumption habits and the type of materialistic preoccupations of inhabitants on a specific living environment. The free and intuitive associations between the objects and the paper works, invite to a sensitive and amused reading.

CLAIRE EBENDINGER, GREEN GRASS, ACRYLIC ON PAPER, FOUND WOOD, 
ACRYLIC PRINTING ON PAPER, 1 X 1,30 M
Grass Green, 2019, Acrylic on paper, found wood, 1 x 1,30m
CLAIRE EBENDINGER, HORIZON, ACRYLIC, AND CYANOTYPE ON PAPER, DECORATIVE OBJECT FOUND IN THE HOUSE, VARIABLE DIMENSIONS (BTW 13 X 13 CM AND 18 X 18 CM)
Horizon, 2019, Acrylic and cyanotype on paper, decorative object found in the house, Variable dimensions (btw 13 x 13 cm and 18 x 18 cm)
CLAIRE EBENDINGER, STUDY OF THE VEGETABLE GARDEN, ACRYLIC ON PAPER, PIGMENTED PLASTER CHIP, BAMBOO CHIME, VARIABLE DIMENSIONS
Study of the Vegetable Garden, 2019, Acrylic on paper, Pigmented plaster chips, Bamboo chime, Variable dimensions
Claire Ebendinger
Cyanotypes drying in the garden
CLAIRE EBENDINGER, SKY BUES, CYANOTYPES, 35 X 26,5 XM / 57 X 78 CM
Sky Blues, 2019, Cyanotypes on paper, 35 x 26,5 cm / 57 x 78 cm
Claire Ebendinger, WASTE GATHERED FROM THE FOREST OVER A 90 MINUTES WALK
Waste gathered from the forest over a 90 minutes walk
CLAIRE EBENDINGER, SALES ON GREEN, INSTALLATION (PLASTIC AND ALUMINUM PACKAGING AND PLASTIC BAG FOUND IN THE FOREST), VARIABLE DIMENSIONS
Sales on green, 2019, Installation (plastic and aluminum packaging and plastic bag found in the forest), variable dimensions
CLAIRE EBENDINGER, GARDEN PARTY, INSTALLATION IN SITU, FLAGS MADE OF PLASTIC PACKAGING AND PLASTIC BAG FOUND IN THE FOREST
Garden party, 2019, In Situ installation (flags made of plastic packaging and plastic bag found in the forest)
CLAIRE EBENDINGER, THE PHOENIX OF THE HOSTS OF THIS WOOD, GLASS BOTTLES FOUND IN THE FOREST, ACRYLIC PRINT ON PAPER, TOWEL HOLDER AND DECORATIVE CROWN, VARIABLE DIMENSIONS, 
(PRINT 1 X 1,70 M)
The Phoenix of the Hosts of this Wood, 2019, Glass bottles found in the forest, acrylic print on paper, towel holder and decorative crown found in the house, variable dimensions, (print 1 x 1,70 m)
Claire Ebendinger, THE PHOENIX OF THE HOSTS OF THIS WOOD (DETAIL), ACRYLIC ON PAPER, TOWEL HOLDER, 1 X 1,70 M (PRINT)
The Phoenix of the Hosts of this Wood, 2019 (detail), Acrylic print on paper, towel holder and decorative crown found in the house