In March 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, the population of Germany is called upon to keep a distance of 1.5 meters from people in public places and to leave their own homes only for essential reasons. In April 2020, katharinajej spends a lot of time in the forest and makes physical contact with the nature around her. She leans against the trunk of a spruce, touches beech leaves with her hands, or wraps herself in the needles of a pine. She lingers in these moments for a long time to connect with nature. In this way she becomes a living sculpture in the forest. In doing so, she draws the attention of passers-by to the relationship between man and nature. The unusually tender interaction, encourages people to question the existing relationship.
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Almut Elhardt