Documenta fifteen

Exhibition design and pavilion architecture in cooperation with INLAND - Documenta 15, Kassel (GER) - 06/22

INLAND’s exhibition at Documenta 15 takes place in the Ottoneum Natural History Museum, a space dedicated to ecosystems, biodiversity and human-nonhuman relationships. Here, INLAND’s work unfolds as a living archive, bringing together materials, ongoing projects, and collaborations that explore alternative models of coexistence.

The spatial design intents to bridge notions of past and future, urban and rural, mirroring the museum’s role as a repository of natural and cultural knowledge. A geometric light installation made from beeswax paper illuminates walls and ceiling, contrasting with traditional plaster surfaces and exhibited objects. The subtle scent of beeswax permeates the space, reinforcing the exhibition’s emphasis on materiality and memory.

In the museum garden, among wildflowers buzzing with bees, stands the Cheese Pavilion—an embodiment of INLAND’s philosophy of ecological cycles, craftsmanship, and communal exchange. This structure functions both as an architectural statement and a social space, hosting the Bio Kiosk Schmackes, where visitors can enjoy sandwiches made with goat cheese produced by the collective.

INLAND is a Spanish arts collective and collaborative agency based in Madrid and the Basque region. Dedicated to agricultural, social and cultural production, the collective operates at the intersection of contemporary art and ecological activism.