SAUBAUM: THE RESISTANCE TREE (Oberfeistritz, Austria)
Commissioned in 2018 by the Saubachkult Club in Oberfeistritz, this site-specific installation carries unique institutional value, as the artist was the sole non-Austrian invited to participate in the then-biennial series.
The work is built around a German pun (Sau / Pig and Baum / Tree) and functions as a historical allegory. It references the post-WWII period when villagers hid their livestock from occupying Russian troops. Crafted from copper piping and epoxy resin, the sculpture uses the apple tree (native to the region) and conceptual red pigs to emphasize a powerful message of local resistance and material endurance.
