KAFFEETAFEL UND LANDSCHAFT

COFFEE TABLE AND LANDSCAPE
A performative installation
Solo exhibition as part of Schöneberger Art.
November 4 and 5, 2023, Berlin.
120 participants

The tipping point is an unknown threshold; it cannot be defined. Once it is crossed, even a tiny change can set in motion a process that is irreversible. Nora Fuchs applies this concept—known from climate research—to her artistic practice.

In her family, coffee and cake were often considered a main meal. It was during these gatherings that the day’s important events were discussed. This gave rise to the idea of offering visitors a baked landscape. Anyone who wanted to talk about their ideal vision of a landscape was warmly invited to help themselves at the coffee table. As a result, the shape of the pre-baked, two-meter-long cake table began to change. Interventions in the landscape were initially made hesitantly and cautiously. The “fields” were gradually transformed into organically shaped sections of varying forms. This was followed by a construction phase in which one group developed architectural forms, while another followed the principles of nature. Accompanied by two musical

The enjoyment, the processes of change, and the gradual transformation and dismantling of the cake landscape are visible here:
https://www.norafuchs.de/Kaffeetafel_/und_Landschaft01.html

The work is an art installation by Prof. Nora Fuchs, conceived and realized on November 4 and 5, 2023.

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“There is no such thing as the ideal landscape. But in nature, everything fits together.”
“The ideal landscape can be found on photo wallpaper or, in the past, in slide shows.”
“The ideal landscape is wild, uncultivated, raw. It has a life of its own.”

From the exhibition’s guestbook.

Sculpture

Coffee table

Tipping points

Cake

Art

Art exhibition

Artistic strategies

Landscape

Nature

Performative installation

Scenography

Change processes