1st Prize (3.000 €): Matthias Block, ‘Reforestation’

A field with 99 triangular brown cardboard columns looks like a reforestation area. On closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the artist has used election posters for the plant protection columns.

 "We were particularly impressed by the complexity of his work. From a distance, only the idea of reforestation is visible at first. The sculptural arrangement/structure is convincing. Some of the steles appear to have a coloured finish at the top. The viewer is enticed to come closer, curious to explore the work. Only then does it become clear that these are just shells. First, the colourfulness of the interior becomes apparent, and only when you look inside does the diversity actually become visible: election posters show social and political issues, the preservation of democracy – protecting a delicate little plant. Movement that is not visible, but which is implemented in people's minds."

(Jury text)