A burned trash can rests against a wall in a yard at Paul-Lincke-Ufer, Berlin

In this series, Raphaël de Courville explores the idea of the city as a living organism and presents garbage as a representation of climate anxiety manifested through the prism of detritus and urban decay. By rendering the garbage in a digital format, the artist questions the value we place on material objects and positions them as potential threats to our environment. The idea of the sculpture garden is here subverted; the trash is present not as a hidden part of the city, but as landmarks in themselves.

About the artist: Raphaël de Courville is an artist, streamer, and educator. His artistic work is an exploration of generative systems, patterns, interactivity, and time. Born in Paris, he lives and works in Berlin.

Medium: Melted plastic, ashes, paint, metal, rubber, paint, plants, various pieces of trash (3D scan) Captured: Saturday August 6 2022 at 2:03 PM Location: 52.49666, 13.42059 Format: mp4 (recorded from the original scan)