A search leads to the STFI, where research is being conducted into materials of the future, and to the Esche Lab, which keeps industrial history alive. We also visit Ina Götz from UNDOYARN, who unravels old woollen jumpers and recycles the yarn. Such places, people and ideas are seen as new chapters – as descendants of the former industry and as the quiet but steady pulse of the city.
Myths also find their place in the work – such as the legend of the black poodle with red eyes, which is said to have guarded ores deep beneath Chemnitz and inspired Goethe to create Mephistopheles. These stories live on as part of an image of Chemnitz as a city full of depth, magic and hidden treasures.
At the heart of the work is also woodruff – a delicate, native plant that stands for community, conviviality and cycle. Woodruff becomes a symbol of what can emerge when science, economics, art and design come together.
The textile trilogy consists of salvaged wool, fibre optic cables and textile remnants and has been tufted, kemafiled, embroidered, sewn, crocheted, bound and neatened.
