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Time-space compression of the Atlantic region, 2010, 2 objects, pinewood, enamel, 2x 52 x 60 x 10 cm
Two objects which are made up of models of trade relations and their development in the Atlantic region, as well as the times needed to cross
the ocean - how these were changing from the 15th c. to 19th c.
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Time-space compression of Trinidad, 2010, coal fibre,epoxy resin , enamel, map, mdf, glass
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Tristes Tropiques, 2009, centrefold of a book, lacquer, bindi, 35 x 43 cm, framed
A centrefold from the famous book by Claude Levi-Strauss [Tristes Tropiques] analysed with the use of a tool for examining eyeball
movement. The artist follows the young anthropologist’s observations and his disenchantment with the European model of culture,
pointing at the automatic and unreflective homogenization of contemporary global civilization. The colour dots, indicating where to focus
one’s eyesight on photographs from the book by Levi-Strauss, are self-adhesive bindi - a traditional symbol Indian women wear on the
forehead - which the artist bought during one of his trips to India.
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Miniature Painting I [march], 2009,
traditional Indian miniature
Miniature Painting II [kamasutra], 2009,
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Biochemical analysis of the holy water, 2005, Holy water, display case, labolatory analysis results, ed. 2/3
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Minor earthquake, 2003, glass, milk, engine, custom electronics
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Walking bread, 2007, Custom robotics, loaf of bread, series of 5 (4 available)
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Untitled (Ceiling fan), 2007, fan, shoes, ca. 100 x 150 cm
A pair of shoes tied to a ceiling fan (and reinforced with steel wire and ball bearings to make the piece durable).
The movement of shoes balances on the edge of chaos - it can be completely ordered for some time and jump
into a totally chaotic and irreglular patterns minutes later.
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Home Made Electronic Watch, 2005, belt, electronics, 24 x 5 x 2 cm
An experiment on aquiring knowledge from the internet. The artist realized that his practice would be impossible without the internet
because he produces everything by himself and quite often has to learn new skills to produce pieces. With the internet it is really easy.
The piece was an exepriment - how long it will take to learn electronics to the level required to design and build a digital handwatch
from scratch. The object is a result of two months of experimnets and online research.
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Untitled (Sticks), 2007, 5 mobile objects, balsa wood, acrylic paint, custom electronics, custom mechanics, sound
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Edible plants and animals of Lower Saxony
Plants
Compared to many edible ones, there are few
poisonous plants in temperate areas.
Learn well the ones shown.
There are two fairly common poisons in the plant world,
but both are easily detectable:
HYDROCYANIC ACID
(Prussic acid) has the taste and smell
of bitter almonds or peaches. Most notable example is the
Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus], with laurel-like leaves,
which contains a closely allied poison. Crush the leaves and
remember the smell. Discard ALL plants with this smell.
OXALIC ACID
, whose salts (oxalates) occur naturally in some
plants, for instance Wild Rhubarb (mostly in the leaves) and
Wood Sorrel (Oxalis ocetose/to). Recognizable by the sharp,
dry, stinging or burning sensation when applied to the skin or
tongue. Discard ALL plants which fit this description.
The most abundant life-form on earth, insects are
easily caught.
Insects provide 65 to 80 percent
protein
compared to 20 percent for beef. This fact
makes insects an important, if not overly appetizing,
food source.
Insects to avoid
include all adults that sting or bite,
hairy or brightly colored insects, and caterpillars and
insects that have a pungent odor. Also avoid spiders
and common disease carriers such as ticks, flies, and
mosquitoes.
Worms (Annelided) are an excellent protein source.
Dig
for them in damp humus soil or watch for them on the ground
after a rain. After capturing them, drop them into clean, potable
water for a few minutes. The worms will naturally purge or
wash themselves out, after which you can eat them raw.
Fish represent a good source of protein and fat.
They offer
some distinct advantages to the survivor or evader. They are
usually more abundant than mammal wildlife, and the ways
to get them are silent. To be successful at catching fish, you
must know their habits. For instance, fish tend to feed heavily
before a storm. Fish are not likely to feed after a storm when
the water is muddy and swollen. Light often attracts fish at
night. When there is a heavy current, fish will rest in places
where there is an eddy, such as near rocks. Fish will also
gather where there are deep pools, under overhanging brush,
and in and around submerged foliage, logs, or other objects
that offer them shelter.
There are no poisonous freshwater fish.
However, the
catfish species has sharp, needlelike protrusions on its dorsal
fins and barbels. These can inflict painful puncture wounds
that quickly become infected.
Edible
Berries
Strawberry
KEY FEATURES:These low-to-ground pl ants resemble cultivated strawberries, but the fruit is smaller. Frui thas tiny seeds on the surface or embedded in pits. Leaves are of three coarsel y sawtooth leaflets. Fl owers are whi te or pi nk.SEASON AND USE:
summer:Tasty berries, raw or cooked (made into soup or sauce). Steep fresh (not wilted) or dried leaves for tea; rich in vi tamin C May add frui ts to the tea.
Blackberry
KEY FEAT URES:Deciduous shrubs. Stems are archi ng or lying on the ground, angular, and prickly. Berri es are bl ack and do not separate from a central plug. Leaves and flowers are simil ar to those ofraspberries.SEASON AND USE:
spring:Peel the young shootsbefore anyprickles harden;eat raw or cooked (boi led or steamed).
summer:Steep the leaves, fresh (not wilted) or dried, i n boiling water for tea; some kinds of raspberries and related plants are better for tea than others.
summer-fall:Tasty berri es, raw or cooked (boiled).
Elderberry
KEY FEAT URES:Elderberry is a many-stemm ed shrub with opposi te, com pound leaves. It grows to a height of 6 m eters. Its fl owers are fragrant, white, and borne in l arge flat-topped clusters up to 30 centim eters across. Its berrylike fruits are dark blue or black when ripe.SEASON AND USE:The flowers and fruits are edible. You can m ake a drink by soaki ng the flower heads for 8 hours,discarding the flowers, and drinking the liquid.
CAUTION:Al l other parts of the plant are poisonous and dangerous if eaten.
Cranberry
KEY FEATURES:This plant has tiny leaves arranged alternately. Its stem creeps along the ground. Its fruits are red berries.SEASON AND USE:T he berries are very tart when eaten raw. Cook in a sm all am ount of water and add sugar, if available, to make a jell y.
OTHER USES:Cranberries may act as a di uretic.T hey are useful for treating urinary tract infecti ons.
Huckleberry
KEY FEATURES:Vari abl e group ofusually low deciduous shrubs. Berries are blue, black, or purple, with or without tufts at the unattached ends; with many soft seeds (Vacdnium spp.) or hard, seedlike nutl ets (Gaylussada spp.). F lowers are small, often urn shaped, and are white, pink, green, or purple. Leaves are egg shaped or elli ptical, with sawtooth edges or not.CAUTION:Don't confuse with buckthorns, several species of which bear bitter, black to reddish, poisonous berries and may or may not have thorns. Berries contain two to four seedli ke nutlets.
SEASON AND USE:
sprin g-fall:Steep leaves in boiling water for tea; some ki nds are better fl avored than others.
summer-fall:Tasty, sweet berries, raw or cooked (boiled for soup).
Raspberry
KEY F EATURES:Deciduous shrubs. Stems are arching,round, usually whi te powdered,and prickly. Berries are usually red, separate from a central plug. Leavesare usually di vided into three to five leaflets; edgesare sawtooth. Flowers are usually white.SEASON AND USE:
spring:Peel the young shootsbefore anyprickles harden;eat raw or cooked (boi led or steamed).
summer: Steep the l eaves,fresh (not wilted) or dried, in boi ling water for tea; some kinds of raspberries and related plants are better for tea than others.
summer-fall:Tasty berri es, raw or cooked (boiled).
KEY FEATURES:Mostly deciduous trees or shrubs with acorns, egg-shaped or rounded nuts that fit into cupli ke caps. Two groups: white oaks, usually with rounded-lobed leaves and acorns that aren'tbitter, and red oaks, usually with pointed-lobed leaves and bitter acorns.
SEASON AND USE:
fall:Acorns, raw or cooked (roasted). Remove any bi tterness by soaki ng chopped or ground acorns in cold water or boiling them until the water is no l onger brown. The bitterness is caused by tannins, whi ch can be harmful i f not removed. With a food grinder or two stones, grind roasted acorns into a meal for an instant coffee-like drink. Can also be used for cooked mush, to mi x wi th wheat flour for baki ng, or to thi cken soups. Rich in protein and fat.
KEY FEATURES:Evergreen trees with needlelike leaves nearly always in bundles of two to five. Seeds, with or wi thout wi ngs, are in cones wi th or without prickles.
SEASON AND USE:Other evergreen trees m ay be eaten in som e of the same ways as pines. Firs and hem locks have flat, blunt-tipped needles that are not in clusters;eatthe inner bark and make tea from the needl es. Spruces have four-sided, sharply pointed needles not in clusters; eat the inner bark. all year: Inner bark.Remove the outer bark, scrape or peel the thin, white, slim y layer from between the outer bark and the wood. Pound into a pulp and eat raw or cooked (boiled). May be resi n fl avored and fibrous but nutritious.Tea can be m ade from needles, whi ch are rich i n vitami ns A and C. Cut away any resin from the needles. Try boiling a small handful of needles in 3 cups (700 mL) water.
spring:Soft center of green cones, cooked (boiled or roasted). M ay not be appealing. Poll en, rich in protein, is added to flour or can thi cken soups. fall-early winter:Seeds from cones,raw or cooked (roasted). Can be ground i nto m eal and cooked into gruel or added to soups.
OTHER USES:Use pi ne pitch (as well as the pi tch of other evergreens) for glue, especially when heated. Use the scaly, dry bark for fire starting.
KEY FEATURES:Deciduous trees with winged seeds in pairs. M ost leaves are si ngle with three to five poi nted lobes except for box el der (Acernegundo), which has leaves of several l eaflets; leaves usually have coarse, sawtooth edges. Leaf buds are opposite one another on the twigs.
SEASON AND USE:
all year:Inner bark. Remove the outer bark (do not girdle the tree, whi ch will kill it) and scrape or peel the thin, slimy layer from between the outer bark and the wood. Pound into a pulp and eat raw or cooked (boiled). late winter- early spring:On warm days with frosty nights before the leaves appear, look for opposite buds to help i dentify. Break or cut small branches (only in an emergency) to i nduce dripping of the slightly sweet, watery sap; drink.A better method is to dril l or cut an upward-sl anting shallow hole on the sunny side of a trunk a few feet above the ground. Insert a plastic or m etal tube or a short pi ece of a hol low stem from reed grass (page 63). Hang a container below to catch the dri ppi ng sap. The m aking of syrup requires much sap and much boiling: the ratio of syrup to sap is no better than about1 to 40! The sap can al so be concentrated by freezing and partially rethawing to remove the ice, which is alm ost pure water, and repeating the processseveral ti mes. Buds or newly opened leaves can be a trai lside nibble or added to salads.
Trees
Oak
Pine
Maple
Forbs and shrubs
Chicory
KEY FEAT URES:T hi s plantgrows up to 1.8 meters tall .It has leaves clustered at the base of the stem and som e leaves on the stem . The base leaves resem ble those of the dandeli on. The flowers are sky blue and stay open only on sunny days. Chicory has a milky juice.SEASON AND USE:All parts are edible. Eat the young leaves as a sal ad or boil to eat is a vegetable. Cook the roots as a vegetable. For use as a coffee substitute,roast the roots until they are dark brown and then pul verize them.
Nettle
KEY FEATURES:T hese plants grow several feet high. They have small, inconspicuous flowers.Fi ne, hairlike bristles cover the stems, leafstalks, and undersides ofl eaves. T he bri stles cause a stingi ng sensation when they touch the skin.SEASON AND USE:Young shoots and leaves are edible. Boiling the plant for 10 to 15 m inutes destroys the stinging el em ent of the bristl es. This plant is very nutritious.
OTHER USES:Mature stems have a fibrous layer that you can divide i nto indivi dual fi bers and use to weave string or twine.
Dandelion
KEY FEATURES:Afam iliar lawn weed with milky sap. Leaves are clustered at ground level and have sharp lobes. Flowers are one to a stalk, yellow, and are replaced by whi te seed balls. Up to 2 feet (0.6 m) tall but usuall y less. Plant is rich in vitamins A and CSEASON AND USE:
Spr ing - Summer:Young leaves, before fl owers show, raw (in salad) or cooked (steam ed or boiled); older leaves m ay be bi tter. Crown of white leaf bases at top of root, raw or cooked (boiled). Young flower buds wi thin crown whil e they still hang down, raw or cooked (boiled). Fl owers, raw in sal ads or cooked (boiled). Try a tea from flower buds and fl owers. When eating buds or flowers, avoid the bitter stem .
ALL YEAR:Roots, whi ch are easier to dig when ground i s wet; peeled, cut i nto pieces, raw or cooked (boil ed). If edible parts are bitter when cooked, change the water one or m ore tim es. F or a coffeelike drink, roast the roots until they break with a snap. Grind with a food grinder or two stones and boi l or steep.
OTHER USES:Mil ky sap can be used as an emergency glue.
March Marigold
KEY FEAT URES:This plant has rounded, dark green leaves arising from a short stem. It has bright yellow fl owers.SEASON AND USE: All parts are edible if boil ed.
CAUTION:As with all water plants, do not eat thi s plantraw.Raw water plants may carry dangerous organism s that are removed onl y by cooking.
Burrs
KEYF EATURES:Burrs, which often stick to clothing,devel op on stal ks with purple to white fl ower heads. Leavesare large,egg shaped or heart shaped, and are wool ly underneath; may resem ble those of rhubarb. Up to 9 feet (2.7 m) tall, but often much less.SEASON AND USE:
spring :Young leaves and l eafstalks, raw or cooked (boi led). Peel away the outer coveri ng of leafstalks.
summer:Young fl ower stalks, raw or cooked (boil ed). Peel away the outer covering. Mayresemble a carrot in taste. Taproots of first-year plants(without flower stalks), cooked (boiled). Rem ove the thi ck rind from the core, which is cooked. Cut into small pieces. If bitter (as for l eaves and leafstal ks), change the cooking water one or more ti mes. M ay be sl ightly stringy. M ay resemble stri ng beans i n fl avor.
OTHER USES:Use burrs l ike Velcro to fasten clothing. Wrap l arger leaves around fish and meat for cooking in pi ts..
KEY FEATURES:Hazelnuts grow on bushes 1.8 to 3.6 m eters high. One speci es i n Turkey and another in China are large trees. The nut itself grows i n a very bristly husk that conspicuously contracts above the nut into a long neck. The different species vary i n this respect as to si ze and shape.
SEASON AND USE:Hazelnuts ripen in the autum n when you can crack them open and eat the kernel. The dried nutis extremely del icious.The nut's hi gh oil content makes it a good survival food.In the unri pe stage,you can crack them open and eat the fresh kernel.
KEYFEATURES:A fam iliar lawn weed with milky sap.Leavesare clustered at ground level and have sharp lobes. F lowers are one to a stalk, yel low, and are replaced by white seed ball s. Up to 2 feet (0.6 m ) tal l but usually l ess. Plant is rich i n vitam ins A and C
SEASON AND USE SPRING-SUM MER:Young l eaves, before flowers show, raw (in salad) or cooked (steamed or boiled); older l eaves m ay be bi tter. Crown of white leaf bases at top of root, raw or cooked (boi led). Young flower buds within crown while they still hang down, raw or cooked (boil ed). F lowers, raw i n salads or cooked (boiled). Try a tea from fl ower buds and flowers. When eating buds or flowers, avoid the bi tter stem.
AL L YEAR:Roots, which are easi er to dig when ground is wet; peeled, cut into pi eces, raw or cooked (boiled). If edible parts are bitter when cooked,change the water one or more tim es. For a coffeeli ke dri nk, roast the roots until they break with a snap. Grind wi th a food grinder or two stones and boil or steep.
O THER USES:M ilky sap can be used as an emergency glue.
Nuts
Hazelnuts
Walnuts
Docks
KEY FEAT URES:Leaves are m ostly i n a rosette at the base of the plant and are m ostly lance shaped, oblong, and egg shaped. F lowers are greenish, in spikeli ke clusters; they develop into ti ny, reddish-brown, three-si ded seeds, usually with three wings. Up to 6 feet(1.8m) tall but often less.
SEASON AND USE:
Spring:Tender young leaves, raw in sal ads or
cooked (steam ed or boi led). If bitter, change the cooking water one or more times. M ay com bine with dandeli on leaves or buds. Rich in vi tami nsA and C.
Summer:Young green seeds, boiled, or added to soups.
Fall-Winter:Gather second crop of young leaves; eat as i n the spri ng. Col lect seeds from reddish-brown clusters (may project above snow). Try to separate the seeds from the wi nged hulls by rubbing them between the hands or two stones. Gri nd seeds with a food grinder or two stones and cook i nto gruel .
CAUTION:Avoid eating the roots, whi ch are high i n tanni c acid.
Cattail
KEYF EATURES:Leavesare swordlike, upright, and have no midrib.Rower heads are sausagelike and appear on top of sti ff, unbranched stems. Up to 9 feet (2.7 m) tal l.CAUTION:Simi lar to the swordli ke leaves of poisonous wild iri s.
SEASON AND USE:
spring -fall:Young shoots, 2V2 feet (0.8 m) tal l and l ess, which are harder to find i n sum mer and fall. May also findedi bl e shoots bel ow the water's surface.Pull the shoots from the root-stocks; peel the spongy parts from the lower parts of the shoots to reach a firm, tender white core, which is easi ly cut with a knife. Raw or cooked (boiled); may taste like cucumber when eaten raw.
late spring-early summer:Gather the green bl oom spikes while they are in papery husks. Boi l and nibble buds from the stalk li ke corn on the cob. May also scrape the buds from the central stalks and add them to stews or soups.Later, golden pollen appears in place of the husked upper parts of the bloom spi kes. Bend a spike into a container and shake it to release the pol len; add the poll en to wheat fl our or use to thicken soup.
late summer-spring:Hornl ike sprouts at the tips of rootstocks, raw or cooked (boi led). Rootstocks, cooked (roasted); remove the outer coveri ng, chew the starchy core, and spit out the fibers. Mash the root-stocks, swish them in water for a flour, and add the flour to thicken soup.
CAUTION:Avoid eating any part of a plantthat was submerged if it is suspected that the water is polluted; green bloom spikes and pollen above the water may be safe. Sim ilar to poisonous, bitter-tasting wild iris rootstocks.
OTHER USES:Stuff cattail down into boots or trousers for insulation i n cold weather; use the dry down as tinder for starti ng cam pfires. Use the dri ed leaves and stems for a mattress or as wal l insulation i n shelters. Weave the leaves into mats. Where water is not obvi ous, cattail s are good indicators of groundwater near the surface.Chew juicy young shoots for water.
Bulrush
KEY FEATURES:Stem is smooth, circular or triangular (where cut across), pithy, with no leaves. A cluster of brown fl ower or seed spikes i s at top of the stem . Up to 9 feet (2.7 m ) tall .SEASON AND USE:
spring :Young shoots and tender cores at the bases of older shoots, both raw and cooked (boiled or roasted). First peel away the spongy parts as for cattails (next).
fall-spring:Rootstocks and rootstock sprouts at the ti ps of the rootstocks, cooked (boil ed or roasted). Mash and swish starchy root-stocks in water for a flour to thicken soup.
CAUTION:Avoid eating any part of the plant if it is suspected that it grew in polluted water.
Cep
KEY FEATURES:Cep is brownish with a cap to 20cm , a swollen stem and whi te fles. Can be found in wooldand clearing in autum n. All boletes have a sponge-li ke layer of pores or tubes instead of gills. Many edi ble speci es - they dry well - occur around the worl d.CAUTIO N:Avoid any with pi nk or red spores unless positi vely identified. Some are poisonous.
Wood Mushroom
(Agaricus family)
KEY F EATURES:Resembl es the famil iar cultivated ki nd with a white cap to 10cm across, browning sl ightl y in ol der speci men, and pi nk gills laterturning dark brown.
SEASON AND USE:Found in woodlands from sum mer on. edibl e cooked or raw.
CAUTION:Don’t pi ck up young ones- they may be confused with poisonous am anita fungi.
Giant puffball
KEYF EATURES:G iant Puffball resem bles a football , up to 30cm across, smooth , white and leathery,yel lowi ng with age and m ay weightup to 9kg.SEASON AND USE :In woods and grassy pl aces from late summer to autumn. Chose young ones with spongy , pure white flesh. Very tasty; simm er or fry.
Chanterelle
KEY FEATURES:Chanterelle isapricot-scented, egg yel low, funnel -shaped, 3-10cm across, with pronounced , forking gill s.SEASON AND USE:It grows in groups under trees especial ly Beech, from summ er on. Very tasty ; stew for 10 mi nutes
CAUTIO N:Do Not confuse with Corti nari us speciosissimus.
Fungi
Poisonous
Nightshades
KEY FEATURES:Bushy weeds in the same family as the potato and tomato. Leaves are egg shaped,l ance shaped, or triangular, alternate on the stem; edges are sawtooth, sm ooth, or lobed.Stems are smooth, hairy, or prickl y. F lowers are five-petaled, in clusters, and are violet, purple, blue, whi te, or yellow; center of the flower is often formed into a yell ow, coneli ke beak. Berries resem ble mi ni ature tom atoes and are black, red, orange, or yellow. Up to 3 feet (0.9 m ) tall or 8 feet (2.4 m) long if vinel ike.
POISONOUS PARTS:All, but especially the unripe berries. Poisonous qualities vary with the person, species, and place of growth. Some people can eat the berries without suffering i ll effects, but it i s best to avoidthem.
SYM PTOMS:Stomach and intesti nal irritation, nausea,vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, loss of appetite, paralysis.
Baneberry
KEY FEATURES:Leavesare di vided into several leaflets with sharp, sawtooth edges. Berries are white (tipped with a dark spot) or red, in a cluster at the top of the upright stem. Flowers are sm al l and whitish, in rounded clusters. Up to 3 feet (0.9 m) tall.
POISONOUS PARTS:All, but especi al ly the berries and roots.
SYMPTOMS:Severe irri tati on of the stom ach and intestines, di zziness, vomiting, di arrhea, headache, paralysis, cardiac arrest.
Water Hemlock
KEY FEATURES:Simil ar to poison heml ock. Stem is hollow. Flowers are in umbrella-like clusters and are white or greenish. Leaves are comprised of several narrow leafl ets with sawtooth edges; main veins tend to end at the notches ofl eaf edges rather than at the poi nts. F leshy roots are usually several to a cluster and resemble parsnips. When cut lengthwise, the l owest stem and rootstock often show cham bers separated by cross partitions; cut surface oozes a yell owish oil y fluid wi th the pungent odor of parsnip. Up to 7 feet (2.1 m ) tall .
CAUTION:Simil ar in appearance to nonpoi sonous wild parsnip and water parsni p.
POISONOUSPARTS:All.M ost poisonous plant group in the North Temperate Zone.
SYM PTOM S:Frothi ng at the m outh, tremors, spasmodic convulsions, abdomi nal pain, dilation of the pupils, high tem perature, delirium, nausea, death.Six men rafting on the Owyhee River (Oregon) in 1984 ate water hemlock roots,apparently thinking theywere parsnips. After about45 m inutes the guide had a seizure and later died, another man also had a seizure but survi ved, and the rem ai nder had to be treated for poisoni ng. The severity
Poison Hemlock
KEYFEATURES:Similar to water hemlock. Has a m usty odor when bruised. Hol low stem often has purple spots. Flowers are in umbrella-like cl usters and are white. Leaves are fernl ike, of several leaflets, with sawtooth edges; main veins end at ti ps of l eaf points rather than at notches. Fl eshy roots usually are si ngle. Lowest stem and rootstock have few or no chambers and cross partitions when cut lengthwi se, not often wel l-di splayed as in water hemlocks. Up to 10 feet (3 m) tall.
CAUTION:Similar in appearance to nonpoisonous wild carrot, wild parsley, and wild parsnip,and to seeds ofanise or dill. Wash your hands after handli ng this plant.
POISONOUSPARTS:Al l, but especiall y the seeds.
SYMPTOM S:Nausea, convulsions, vomiting, paralysi s, coma, sl owing of the heart, weakening of m uscles. Eating the plant may not always be fatal. Used to put Socrates to death.
Death Camas
KEY FEATURES:Leaves are grassli ke, arise from near the base of the pl ant,and are V-shaped where cut across. Flowers are in a long cl uster and are greenish-white, yellow,or pi nk. Bul b is onionlike but without the oni on odor. Up to 5 feet (1.5 m ) tall but often much less.
CAUTION:Simil ar in appearance to nonpoi sonous cam as, wild onion, and sego li ly.
POISONOUS PARTS:All, but especially the bulb-even when dried.
SYM PTOM S:Gastrointestinal irritation, frothing at the mouth, lowering of body temperature, coma, nausea.
Forbs and shrubs
Berries
Never attempt to eat any plants unless positively identified as edible.
In an emergency situation conduct the general edibility test.
Frui ts suppl y essential food values, particulary vitamis A, B2 and C. They are stapl e diets of many anim al s and birds - so , where you find
fruits you will fi nd animlas too. Nuts suply protein and fat.
Animals
Datura
KEY FEATURES:Bad-smelli ng weeds. Flowers are l arge and trumpet shaped and are white, purple, or rose. Leaves are large, al ternate on the stem, and are egg shaped with coarse, sawtooth edges. Seedpods are rounded, prickly. Up to 5 feet (1.5 m) tall.
POISONOUS PARTS:All, but especially the seeds, leaves, and roots.
SYM PTOM S:Intense thirst, disturbed visi on (may last up to two weeks), flushed skin, del irium, rapi d and weakheartbeat,convulsions,coma, possible violent behavior.
Insects
Fish
Mammals
Fungi make good eati ng butMUSTbe positivel yi dentified as of an edibl e ki nd. There is no room for error.
The deadly kindsdo not taste unpleasant and no symptom s may apear until several hours after eati ng
Worms
Snails
Basic snares
Destroying Angel
KEY FEATURES:Destroying Angel is wholly white , wi th a large volva, a scaly stem and cop to 12 cm across.In woodland i n summer and autum n. Sweet and sickly-sm elling and DEADLY poisonous. Young ones may resemble young Agaricus fungi.
POISONOUS PARTS:All
SYMPTOM S:Sym ptoms develop slowl y, 8-24 hrs after eating: vomiting, diarrhoea, excessive thi rst, sweating and convulsions.Apparent recovery after one day, then a relapse and, in 90% of cases, death from liver fail ure in 2-10 days. No known antidote.
Fly Agaric
KEYFEATURES:3 Am anita pantherina (Panther Cap) hasa brownish, white-flecked cap to 8cm (3in),white gills and 2-3 hoop-looking rings atthe base of the stem ; in woodland, especially with Beech.Poisonous, often FATAL.
POISONOUS PARTS:All
SYM PTOM S:Sym ptoms devel op sl owly, 8-24 hrs after eating: vomiting, di arrhoea,excessive thirst, sweating and convulsions. Apparent recovery after one day,then a relapse and,i n 90% of cases, death from l iver failure i n 2-10 days. No known antidote
Death Cap
KEY FEATURES:Am anita phalloides (Death Cap) has a greenish-olive cap to 12cm (Sin) across, a pal er stem, large vol va, and white gills and flesh; usuall y in woodland, especi ally with Oak or Beech. The M OST DEADLYof all .
POISONOUS PARTS:All
SYMPTOM S:Sym ptoms develop slowl y, 8-24 hrs after eating: vomiting, diarrhoea, excessive thi rst, sweating and convulsions.Apparent recovery after one day, then a relapse and, in 90% of cases, death from liver fail ure in 2-10 days. No known antidote
Fungi
Panther Cap
KEY FEATURES:Amanita m uscaria (Fly Agaric) has a di sti ncti ve bright red cap, flecked with whi te, to 22cm (9in) across. Found in autumn, typical ly in Pine and Birch woods.
POISONOUS PARTS:All
SYM PTOMS:Amanita m uscaria produces severe gastroi ntestinal disturbance, deli rium, vivid hal lucinations, uncontrollable twitching and convulsions followed by com a-li ke sleep. The victim usuall y recovers.
They are rich in proteins and minerals.
When collecting
land snails, avoid any with brightly-coloured shells - they may
be
POISONOUS
.
Starve snails for a few days, or feed only on herbs and safe
greens so that they can excrete any poisons, and then put
them in a saltwater solution to clear out their guts before
cooking. Boil for 10 minutes adding herbs for flavour.
Hibernating snails can be eaten provided that the operculum
(the seal at the entrance to the shell) has not receded.
SLUGS
Slugs are simply snails without shells. Prepare and cook
them in exactly the same way as snails.
Mammals are excellent protein sources
. There are some
drawbacks to obtaining mammals. The amount of injury an
animal can inflict is in direct proportion to its size. All mammals
have teeth and nearly all will bite in self-defense. Even a
squirrel can inflict a serious wound and any bite presents a
serious risk of infection. Also, a mother can be extremely
aggressive in defense of her young. Any animal with no route
of escape will fight when cornered. Hunting or trapping
mammals require knowledge and expertise.
All mammals are edible
.
Squirrel pole
Wire snare
Spring snare
Baited spring snare
Trapeze spring snare
Roller spring snare
A squi rrel pol e is a long pole placed against a tree in an area showing a lot of squirrel activity. Place several wire nooses along the top and sides of the pole so that a squi rrel trying to go up or down the pole wi ll have to pass through one or more of them. Position the nooses (5 to 6 centim eters in diameter) about 2.5 centi meters off the pole. Place the top and bottom wire nooses 45 centim eters from the top and bottom of the pole.
Traces
Weasel
Bear
Badgers
Cattle
Wild goat
Deer
Squirrel
For rabbits and small ani mals. Use your judgement to scal e up these proportions for larger creatures, such as foxes and badgers. Make the l oop a fist width wide.
Set it four fingers above the ground, One hand's width from an obstruction on the trail . Check that it is securely anchored, wi th twigs to supportthe loop in positi on if necessary.
When game is caught the trigger bar disengages and prey is li fted off the ground. Good for animals such as rabbits and foxes, j{ wi ll trap game coming i n both directions and i s ideall y situated on the game trail by a natural bottleneck caused by a dead fall or a rocky outcrop, M echanism as for spring snare, but here the quarry is tempted with a tasty morsel. The noose is laid on the ground, the bait strung above. As the gam e takes the bai tthe tri gger i s rel eased. Suitable for m edium -sized animals such as foxes, this trap can be l ocated in an open area as the bait will attract attention.Small clearings i n woods are good sites.
T hi s snare can be used to cover two gam e trails i n open country. The arm carries two snares and is held in a notch by the tension of the switch l ine.
A rounded grip hol ds the snare arm here, the swi tch line is best pulled back at a slight angl e to keep i t in place.Suitable for animal s such as rabbits and foxes. Although tensed in one di rection, the bar will be dislodged by an anim al 's struggles.
Janek Simon
Janek Simon
Carpet Invaders, 2002, interactive installation
Carpet Invaders is an interactive instalation. A computer game is projected onto the floor. The gameís graphic is taken from a 19th
century caucassian prayer rug. The game is a clone of an early arcade classic - Space Invaders. Ornaments found on the rug turned
out to be almost identical as the orginal graphics of the game. The game can be played with a gamepad hanging next to the
projec-tion. The sound resembles that of early consoles and eight bit computers.
Janek Simon
Volkswagen transporter T3 painted in random colors, 2008, VW Transporter
A VW transporter T2 was painted in random colours. Every single visible piece was seperately painted in a different , randomly selected color.
A custom upholstery was also made - each part form a different fabric.
Janek Simon
Janek Simon (born 1977) gets inspired by scientific theories and
models as well as such disciplines like geography or economics
whose functions and specifics are subject to constant civilization
changes. Simon’s objects often take a form of visualizations based
on mathematical formulas and statistical data. At the same time,
experimental and anarchical dimension of his works articulates clash
between scientific theories and reality of everyday life, sociological
phenomena and politics. Many of his art pieces contain complex
electronic systems created according to the Do it Yourself philosophy
- made from scratch by the artist. Artist, who consciously keeps on
searching for practices and strategies alternative to the
contem-porary culture of mass production and prevailing system of artistic
production.
solo exhibitions:
2010
- Morze [The Sea], Raster, Warsaw, PL
- Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
2009
- Tristes Tropiques, Platan Gallery, Budapest, H
2008
- Remix, Raster, Warszawa, PL (with Vlad Nanca)
- Fuga, Arsenal Gallery, Bialystok, PL
2007
- Vortex, Witryna Gallery, Warsaw, PL
- Gradient, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery, Cracow, PL
2006
- Polish year in Madagascar, Atlas Gallery, Lodz, PL
- Fire in a Firebrigade Headquaters, Center for Contemporary Art,
Warsaw, PL
2005
- No football, ON Gallery, Poznan, PL
- Oldest Fire In Poland + Home Made Electronic Watch, Hit Gallery,
Bratislava, SK
- Cracovians like it clean, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw,
PL
2004
- 2020 home gallery, Bucarest, ROM
- A Walk in Army Training Grounds, Goethe Institut, Cracow, PL
2003
- Departure, Potocka Gallery, Cracow, PL
- Games and Plays, Arsenal Gallery, Bialystok, PL
selected group exhibitions:
2010
- Robotnicy opuszczają miejsca pracy / Workers Leaving the Work
-place, Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz, PL
2009
- Craftivism, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
- Kolekcja Bunkra Sztuki / Bunkier Sztuki Collection, Miejski Ośrodek
Sztuki, Gorzow Wlkp., PL
- Counter Logic, Cooper Gallery, Dundee, UK
- Niezwykle Rzadkie Zdarzenia. Dystrybucja Nooawangardy /
Unusually Rare Events. Distribution of Nooavantgarde, Centre for
Contemporary Art, Warsaw, PL
- Sygnatury wojny / Signatures of War, Sektor I Gallery, Katowice, PL
- Wolność od-zysku / Freedom from Profit, Zacheta National Gallery
of Art, Warsaw, PL
- Agent Absurd, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, UK
- Take a Look at Me Now, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UK
- International Collection of Contemporary Art. 5th Edition, Centre for
Contemporary Art, Warsaw, PL
- Power Games - Contemporary Art from Poland, Haifa Museum of
Art, Haifa, IL
- Photography/Ideology/Politics. 6th Photo Biennial, Poznan, PL
2008
- Manifesta 7. The European Biennal of Contemporary Art, Trentini
- South Tyrol, I
- Der Nutzen jedes Sonnenstrahls, Künslerhaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart,
DE
- Ok! Wyspianski. The Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery /
Stanisław Wyspianski Museum, Cracow, PL
- Kolekcja Bunkra Sztuki, Kulczyk Fundation, Stary Browar Gallery,
Poznan, PL
- Efekt czerwonych oczu / Red Eye effect. Fotografia polska XXI
wieku / Polish photography of the 21st century, Centre for
Contem-porary Art, Warsaw, PL
- 5 wystawa kolekcji Małopolskiej Fundacji Muzeum Sztuki
Współczesnej, Budynek dawnej elektrowni podgórskiej, Kraków, PL
2007
- Views 2007. Deutsche Bank Cultural Foundation Award, Zacheta
National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, PL
- At Last, Something New, The National Museum, Krakow, PL
- Last News, Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, PL
- Manipulations: On Economies of Deceit, Center for Contemporary
Art, Warsaw, PL
2006
- Forbidden Games, Center for Digital Arts, Holon, Israel
- Image/Text, Tate Modern, London, GB; Barbara Wien Gallery,
Berlin, D (screening)
- Manipulations: On Economies of Deceit, Laznia Center for
Contem-porary Art, Gdansk, PL
- Re:Wizje Uwolnic Emocje, NCK Baltic Cultural Centre, Gdansk, PL
- ViennaBiennale, Vienna, A
- Please Love Me, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee,
USA
- Villa Warszawa, Raster Gallery, Warsaw, PL
- Alien Sky, Zak Gallery, Berlin, D
- Art in the service of lefties, Kronika, Bytom, PL
- Home Terror, Lokal 30, Warsaw; Sektor 1 Gallery, Katowice, PL
- Bad News, Galeria Kronika, Bytom , Poland
- Collection, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery, Cracow, PL
- Bucarest Biennale 2, Bucarest, ROM
- Donaumonarchie, Bilboart, Bratislava, SK
2005
- Beauty Free Shop, Umelec, Prague, CZ
- In this (our) country, Vienna International Apartment, Turku, FIN
- Industrial Stadt Futurism, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, D
- Uwaga! Polen Komen, E-werk, Weimar, D
- Return to Space, Kunsthale Hamburg, Hamburg, D
- 2th International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Prague, CZ
- Prague Biennale 2, Karlin Hall, Prague, CZ
- Boys, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery, Cracow, PL
- Animartion, Galeria Sogospatty, Rome, I
- Request Line, Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, PL
- Un/Real, ON Gallery, Poznan, PL
- Beauty or painterly effects, BWA Awangarda Gallery, Wroclaw;
BWA Gallery, Zielona Gora, PL
- I Click Therefore I am, M’Ars Gallery, Moscow, RUS
2004
- Polonium 205, Galerie Provisoire, Touluse, F
- Near East Far West, Forum fur Kunst und Architektur, Essen, D
- Beauty or painterly effects, Bielska BWA Gallery, Bielsko-Biala, PL
- Test Card. Latest Polish Video, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery, Cracow, PL
- 1st Lodz Biennale - Palimpsest Museum, Poznanski Palace, Lodz,
PL
- IV Triennale of Young Polish Art, Center of Polish Sculpture,
Oron-sko, PL
- Health and Safety, Wyspa Art Institute, Gdansk, PL
- Meeting Point Festival, Bytom, PL
- Shake Society, Casino Luxembourg, LUX
- Dialog Loci, Kostrzyn, PL
- Clone, Polish Institute, Rome, I
- Nova Polska 70-80, Maisson Folie Wazzemes, Lille, F
- Art Jeune - Concerne, Maisson Folie Tres Moullins, Lille, F; Bunkier
Sztuki Gallery, Cracow, PL
- Audio Video, Galeria Klima Bochenska Gallery, Warsaw, PL
- Game Scenes, Yerba Buena Centre for Arts, San Francisco, USA
2003
- Media Art Biennale WRO - Internet Works Show, Wroclaw, PL
- Anatomy of Moments, Grafikens Hus, Marienfred, S
2002