ENTDECKUNG · Sichtbarmachung einer Symbiose · Natur + Beton

DISCOVERY : Visualization of a Symbiosis - Nature & Concrete : Exhibition Catalog

The all-rounder concrete is basically simple, fast and inexpensive to produce. Concrete components can assume and conserve almost any shape. It is the only building material used extensively also in developing and emerging countries. However, concrete also has its downsides. Cement production is associated with enormous CO2 emissions. In addition, a large amount of natural resources is consumed, sometimes unnecessarily. Nevertheless, we will not be able to build without concrete in the future, but we have it in our hands to improve concrete construction sustainably. The Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 280 (in short: CRC/TRR 280) aims to develop innovative concepts and strategies for intelligent construction with carbon-reinforced concrete. For this to succeed, new ways of thinking, changing proven patterns of thought and tapping into a wide variety of sources of inspiration are essential. For this reason, we invited artists to be inspired by the research topics of CRC/TRR 280. The aim of the competition was to show that carbon-reinforced concrete, as a product of science and technology, has diverse relationships with art and nature. What becomes visible? What remains hidden to the researcher and what to the outsider? How can nature and carbon-reinforced concrete be combined as art objects? In this catalog, all submissions and the making of the award-winning ideas have been compiled.