What do craftsmanship skills tell us about the culture of a region and its relationship with nature? The large wooden sculpture designed by Olaf Holzapfel for the Parzelle 3 project on the allotment site is made using a log cabin technique that was widely used in Europe before it was replaced by other non-renewable building materials.
The untreated spruce trunks that Olaf Holzapfel has joined together show traces of the bark beetle everywhere. They come from the huge forest stand that has died in Germany over the past three years due to global warming. However, the artist is also concerned with long-term perspectives: Would it be possible for the urban planning of the future to look different due to global warming?
Olaf Holzapfel (*1967 in Dresden) is a visual artist. After studying at the Dresden University of Fine Arts, his artistic work centres on the relationship between man and landscape and the craftsmanship of nature.
