Souvenir made in...

Ongoing project with Els Marti and Barbara Thüler, since 2003

Found objects, worthless and inconspicuous bits and pieces represent unique condensations of memories and stories.

As opposed to conventional souvenirs, which are often made in China, these “souvenirs made in…” Zürich, Bern, Biel, Luzern, Venice, Kassel etc. are genuine and very unique to a specific place.
The discarded pieces show patina, traces of time, weather, footsteps. Every place has its specific detritus. We collect it on the streets, pack the pieces, mark the time, date and the place we found them, and sell them back to visitors as well as to locals.
Material that was dropped, no longer used, is recycled back into the circle of commerce and consumption. Being placed into a “frame” it becomes once again precious.