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Gable sign against flash flooding

2024

 

Oak cut due to storm in Brandenburg, 2019
h.130 w.30 cm.


Photography: Fred Dott, Hamburg

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Gable sign against unliveable city

2024

 

Oak cut due to storm in Brandenburg, 2019
h.130 w.30 cm.


Photography: Fred Dott, Hamburg

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Gable sign against loss of biodiversity

2024

 

Oak cut due to storm in Brandenburg, 2019
h.130 w.30 cm.


Photography: Fred Dott, Hamburg

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Gable sign against heat

2024

 

Oak cut due to storm in Brandenburg, 2019
h.130 w.30 cm.


Photography: Fred Dott, Hamburg

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Photography: Fred Dott, Hamburg

 

Gable signs are expressions, made of wood, that traditionally decorate the ridge of a gable roof in certain areas of the Netherlands and Germany. Usually, these signs depict symbols to ward off misfortune and avert disasters. In this series the signs are oriented towards the biggest climate threats that Germany is facing.