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        • block to blob
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        • block to blob
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        • tracing back materiality
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        • tracing back materiality
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        • Dieses Diplomprojekt dokumentiert den Materialstrom von synthetischen Kunststoffen durch einen rückwärtsgerichteten chronologischen Ansatz. Es kombiniert Feldforschung, visuelle Dokumentation und Materialexperimente, um die Reise von Kunststoffen von ihren Endprodukten zurück zu ihrem Ursprung im Erdöl nachzuvollziehen.

          "Block to Blob" umfasst Besuche an verschiedenen Orten der Produktionskette, wie etwa Produktionsanlagen, Ölraffinerien, Pipelines und Förderstätten und endet in einem Waldökosystem, wo Rohöl auf natürliche Weise an die Erdoberfläche tritt. Diese Erfahrungen werden in einer Forschungspublikation zusammengestellt, die dieser rückwärtsgerichteten Erzählweise folgt.

          Eine Videoinstallation dokumentiert die besuchten Orte und liefert einen visuellen Kontext zu den industriellen Prozessen, der verborgenen Infrastruktur und der natürlichen Substanz im Wald. Zusätzlich verankert eine Reihe von Objekten, die aus mit Erdöl beschichtetem Holz und Polystyrol gefertigt sind, das Projekt in greifbaren Materialien.
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        • This diploma project details the material stream of synthetic plastics through a reverse chronological approach. It combines field research, visual documentation, and material experimentation to retrace the journey of plastics from their final products back to their origins in petroleum.
          ‘block to blob’ includes visits to various sites in the production chain, such as manufacturing facilities, oil refineries, pipelines, and extraction sites, concluding in a forest ecosystem, where crude oil naturally seeps to the earth's surface. These experiences are compiled into a research publication that follows this reverse narrative.
          A video installation documents the visited locations, providing visual context for the industrial processes, hidden infrastructure and the natural substance in the forest. Additionally, a series of objects made from petroleum-coated wood and polystyrene grounds the project in tangible materials.
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        Date
        • 2024
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        Technology/production/formats
        • Pine wood coated with petroleum, Wood soaked in gasoline and pressed/bonded with polystyrene
        Dimensions
        • L x B x H mm, Petroleum-coated wooden objects: Bench: 800 x 200 x 450, 2x T-Stool: 350 x 200 x 450, Stool (3-legged): 450 x 270 x 450, Stool (wide): 600 x 450 x 450, TV stand: - Polystyrene Objekts: Counter: 500 x 370 x 1100, 2x Bench1: 1000 x 570 x 400, Bench2: 1300 x 570 x 350, Stool: 500 x 370 x 570
        Duration
        • 1.: upstream 0 - oil seeping naturally to the surface - Alsace - 2:55min, 2.: upstream 1 - prospect drilling for oil reservoirs - Weingarten - 2:17min, 3.: upstream 2 - horse head pumps extracting oil - Landau - 3:50min, 4.: midstream - transalpine pipeline - Triest-Karlsruhe - 10:40min, 5.: downstream 1 - germany biggest oil refinery - Karlsruhe - 3:13min, 6.: downstream 2 - world biggest chemical plant - Ludwigshafen - 2:19min
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        • Lichthof 3
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        • block to blob
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        Course, Lecture, Seminar
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        03.11.2024
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        • block to blob - exhibition

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          19.11.2024
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