Herr der Dinge (german) Lord of Things (english)

Regine von Chossy from Munich collects hair and displays it in her very own hair museum. All donations are dated and signed. Photographer Karl Ludwig Lange collects bricks because he is interested in the information they give him about the local history of his surroundings. Navena Widulin from Berlin, on the other hand, collects gallstones, thereby continuing a tradition of Berlin's Museum of Medcial History.

Of all the different things that move and motivate people to take action, there are virtually none that do not have their origins in collecting. By accumulating and displaying objects, people get a sense of orientation and are able to indulge their passion as well as their vanity and drive for power.

Objects have always been selected and accumulated, whether for use or merely for observational reasons, and information has always been gathered for exchange and as a basis for making decisions.

But in an age where information is collected to increase capital, and capital is increased by accumulating data, I would like to turn my attention away from this trend and turn to those collections that are not solely a reflection of human instincts and drives.

Through my work, I would like to dedicate myself to those collections that are not concerned with utility, but to those whose motive is perhaps not obvious and which at first glance may appear to be distant or bizarre. Due to the enigmatic nature of his intention, the collector becomes an object, just like his treasures - an object of our perception and amazement.