What happens to the things that I can’t take with me when I leave where I live? With the path to the lake or the flowers in the neighbour’s garden?
Moving into a retirement home means that one’s entire life is condensed into a single room. Departing involves the loss of coincidental encounters and a home that represented more than just four walls. The work “einen raum weiter” (one room further) uses colours to search for background and familiarity. Conversations with the residents of the Viva Rosenberg and walks through neighbourhoods in Lucerne led to three colour ranges, out of which a textile collection for homes for the elderly emerged.
Departure becomes a crossover point – and perhaps even harbours an anticipation of the new yet preserving what is familiar.
