From left to right: a hornet, feathers, a cockroach, a piece of hydrangea flower, a piece of wood with glass shard.
These signs of hidden life were handed in with the following comments by their finders:
Hornet, found in the UmBauLabor, Bergmannstraße 23, Gelsenkirchen
"There is life in the walls of the UmBauLabor. If you're very quiet and look carefully, narratives unfold.
This hornet, too, was a tenant in this house. Or was it just visiting? ?"
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Feathers, found in the back yard, UmbauLabor, see above.
"so delicate
on the black ground.
a young bird?
was it moulting?
Or caught ina fight?
no nest.
who knows?
I wish the bird a good life."
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Cockroach "La cucaracha" from Spain, kept at the finder's home before she brought it to the exhibition.
The cockroach used the opportunity to migrate as a stowaway in a suitcase from Vinaròs, in Spain, to Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
"There are millions of cockroaches in the drains of Vinaròs. The cast-iron lid is lifted, the animals swarm out in their thousands, the exterminators spray poison into the opening, replace the lid and mark it with fluorescent paint. Task accomplished here."
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A piece of hydrangea flower, dry on the shrub, picked and placed in a jar as an example of cultivated nature in an urban environment.
It was brought from the neighbouring town, Bochum.
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A piece of wood, lying on the ground, with a glass shard leaning at an angle to it, reflecting the sun.
A special exhibit that didn't fit a jar, given the name "Ant Mirror" by the finder.
Found in the Wissenschaftspark, Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf