Installation, Bucket, Concrete, Meadow, 2019
In “Vegetation Circle” (2019), artist Roland Wegerer creates a unique, time-based installation that offers viewers a living panorama of plant life and renewal. This artwork is set on a meadow and incorporates a ring of concrete bases, each supporting a bucket. These buckets are strategically used to cover sections of grass for varying periods, effectively controlling their exposure to sunlight and weather.
The installation consists of 12 positions in a circular arrangement. At any given time:
Six positions are covered by buckets, each for a duration of 1 to 5 weeks.
Every week, the covered segment is moved to the next position in the circle, creating a continuous rotation.
After five weeks in darkness, a segment is uncovered, allowing the grass to be exposed again to the natural climate—light, air, and moisture. This initiates a visible process of recovery and regrowth in the previously covered areas.
The result is a simultaneous display of six different recovery stages and six covered stages, illustrating the dynamic cycle between deprivation and rejuvenation.
Through this immersive work, Wegerer makes the various phases of vegetation visible and tangible, turning the natural process of decay and revival into a striking visual and conceptual statement. The interaction between man-made materials (buckets, concrete) and the living meadow spotlights the delicate relationship between culture and nature, time and transformation.
This installation exemplifies Roland Wegerer’s artistic exploration of ecological processes, time, and the interplay between artificial intervention and natural growth, inviting visitors to observe and reflect on the cycles of life that often go unnoticed in the natural landscape.
