Water Conservation Project

Every bottle drop counts.

Part of life, our "Lebensmittel" (food in German) is born in a greenhouse. So the greenhouses symbolize what, in my feeling, needs to be planted in our cities: awareness, education, solidarity, love, organic food, green, light, hope, collective work, and togetherness.

I occupied a public space in Berlin across UdK (University of Art) for a month with 4 greenhouses that educated people on how our food production impacts water.

There is something lovely about working in a public space, besides all challenges, which is to meet wonderful people, that otherwise I would never meet. One of the persons that moves my heart is Wolfgang. He lives at Steinplatz, and is an environmentalist. He told me that the greenhouses were not an art installation, but a school. I like to look at them in this way.

In one of the houses, people could interact and leave a message on how to preserve water. The messages were "planted" in a bottle. It was a way for the hundreds of visitors to help raising awareness about the importance of each of us to contribute for the existence of life in this planet.

This artwork was possible due to the partnership with Oliver Schruoffeneger and Lidia Perico of the Stabsstelle Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Kindly supported by VITAVIA. One of the houses was made in collaboration with BSR, Berliner Stadtreinigung. One of the houses was made in collaboration with Speisegut, solidarity agriculture. Glass water bottles kindly provided by Bio Water Company, RHEINSBERGER PREUSSENQUELLE. Photos by Rose Merriman and Marina Belikova.