Earlier project · Tempelhofer Feld

WaMüLage

An interactive sculpture where discarded material became a public sign against war.

WaMüLage installed on Tempelhofer Feld
WaMüLage installed on Tempelhofer Feld

A public sculpture that asked visitors to become part of the work.

WaMüLage was one of the collective’s earlier experiments with rubbish, participation, and public space. Wood that once belonged to an opera stage was cut, rebuilt, painted white, and transformed into a large sign carrying the message STOP WARS.

On Tempelhofer Feld, the work became interactive. Visitors were invited to attach found rubbish to the sculpture, turning the object into a growing collective statement. The gesture already points toward ALLESANDERSSTADT: discarded material is not hidden, but becomes a shared language for protest, care, and transformation.

Construction · 5 images

From opera stage wood to public sculpture.

The structure was assembled by hand from reused wooden parts. Its rough material history remains visible beneath the white surface and red lettering.

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Cutting and rebuilding

The project began with wooden parts from an old opera stage. They were cut, reassembled, and given another life as the walls of an interactive sculpture.

Cutting reused opera stage wood for WaMüLage
Reused opera stage wood becomes the basic material
The first WaMüLage wall under construction
The first wall is built
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Painting the sign

The white surface turns the reused construction into a visible public sign. The red STOP WARS lettering brings the message to the front while the handmade structure remains deliberately present.

Painting the WaMüLage wood white
The wood is painted white
More wooden parts painted white during WaMüLage construction
The structure slowly becomes one surface
The STOP WARS slogan painted in red on WaMüLage
STOP WARS appears on the front

Installation · 3 images

Tempelhofer Feld becomes the place of activation.

The sculpture invited visitors to attach rubbish to the work and physically contribute to the anti war sign.

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A collective gesture

The instruction made participation simple: collect rubbish, attach it to the sculpture, and let the work grow through shared action. The public did not only look at the object; they changed it.

Instruction sign explaining the participatory task for WaMüLage
The task for participants
WaMüLage installed on Tempelhofer Feld
The sculpture installed on Tempelhofer Feld
Visitors' rubbish attached to the WaMüLage sculpture
Visitors begin attaching rubbish to the work