Abundance

Plants are the often forgotten losers of climate crisis: in the collage Abundance, Dan Dansen celebrates a diversity that we are losing bit by bit. The series immerses us in the world of plants and makes their beauty visually tangible. The photographs give us an understanding of plants as independent living beings with their own peculiarities: they turn the world into a family of choice.

The photographs were taken in analog form and have been largely exposed on expired film. This approach brings chance into the game of artistic design. The photographs were taken in both color and black and white. This artistic practice refers to the historical moment of the climate crisis, in which many plants are threatened with extinction. In addition, the experimental work with expired color film has immersed some of the pictures in red and purple tones. These pictures became an artistic metaphor for the particularly endangered species and attract the attention of viewers, inviting them to take a closer look. The series establishes an emotional connection to the plants and shows a diversity that could be history already tomorrow.

The photographs are collaged with 532 small-format prints to create a 2.50 x 2.50 m picture. Just over a quarter of the pictures are black and white or in shades of red - roughly the same proportion as the plants that are on the Red List in Germany (28%). The small formats, installed on a large scale, render the abundance and richness of the plants visible: the sheer quantity of images is overwhelming. The small format of the individual pictures, on the other hand, creates an intimacy that brings the plants closer to us. The series encourages us to take a closer look and appreciate the diversity, abundance and resilience of plants. The pictures both create a space for celebrating biodiversity and mourning its loss.

UPCOMING

September 2025

Berlin, Germany
27.09.2025
Finissage Abundance as part of the group show Nonbinary Superpower - World as Chosen Family
6:00 pm Finissage
7:00 pm Film screening Club Splendida (Caio Soares, 45 min)
8:30 pm Concert Avvik

At Vierte Welt, Zentrum Kreuzberg, Adalbertstr. 96, gallery 1st floor, 10999 Berlin. Take the stairs (Adalbertstr. 96) to Café Kotti, turn right in the gallery, go through the gate – you'll find the Vierte Welt event space at the end of the platform.

Exhibition from 19.09.-27.09.2025
Full festival program


Berlin, Germany
18.09.2025
Vernissage Abundance as part of the group show Nonbinary Superpower - World as Chosen Family
6:00 pm Vernissage
7:00 pm Performance activation of the installation "Flourish & Collapse" by Luïza Luz
8:00 pm DJ-Set Lea Mărie

At Vierte Welt, Zentrum Kreuzberg, Adalbertstr. 96, gallery 1st floor, 10999 Berlin. Take the stairs (Adalbertstr. 96) to Café Kotti, turn right in the gallery, go through the gate – you'll find the Vierte Welt event space at the end of the platform.

Exhibition from 19.09.-27.09.2025
Full festival program


April 2025

Berlin, Germany
05.04.2025
open from 3:00 p.m. Installation Abundance - Soloshow photographs and installation by Dan Dansen
7:30 p.m. Plant swap/cutting swap/seed swap - bring some, get some
At project space Neon Kunst, Herrfurthstr. 23, Berlin
Exhibition from 3.-5.4.2025


Berlin, Germany
04.04.2025
open from 3:00 p.m. Installation Abundance - Soloshow photographs and installation by Dan Dansen
7:00 p.m. Tour at the backyard of project space Neon Kunst
7:30 p.m. Climate-resilient gardening - Conversation with Leon Salisch (Blooming Campus (FU Berlin)), David Braithwaite (Neon Kunst) und Mahoko (Waldgarten Britz)and Limitation of the climate crisis with city plants - Input with Wolfgang Schwarz (BNE/Botanischer Garten Berlin)


At project space Neon Kunst, Herrfurthstr. 23, Berlin
Exhibition from 3.-5.4.2025


Berlin, Germany
03.04.2025
6:00 p.m. Vernissage Abundance - Soloshow photographs and installation by Dan Dansen
7:30 p.m. Performance Follow Your Grief by Dan Dansen
8:00 p.m. Performance CNM - Disharmonic Soundscapes

At project space Neon Kunst, Herrfurthstr. 23, Berlin
Exhibition from 3.-5.4.2025