Lost and Found - Matthias Garff, Thomas Putze

In the organizer's words:

Lost and found is the English term for lost and found office and that is exactly where Matthias Garff and Thomas Putze seem to have been rummaging around. The two junk art artists turn lost or carelessly discarded items into art. They both practice exemplary recycling, even upcycling - the result is a wild flock of animals: Birds, insects, amphibians and mammals populate the gallery - although both artists take a similar approach, their works turn out very differently.

Matthias Garff and Thomas Putze are interested in the relationship between humans and nature. With humor and poetry and without pointing a finger, they address topics such as species extinction and environmental pollution. You may also read criticism of consumerism here. First and foremost, however, it is about creativity. Both artists recognize the creative possibilities in the seemingly useless. They see the frog in the old telephone and the elephant in the tin canister. The irrepressible optimism inherent in Garff's and Putze's animals is fed precisely by this positive reaction to the modern world.