Dominik Einfalt
Dominik Einfalt

troost — Lebende Erinnerung

The urn is an alternative to previous burial methods and focuses not on death, but on life and the circle of life. Through the transformation of the urn, the deceased person remains part of the circle of life.

The urn transforms the ashes of the deceased person into mushrooms. Soon animals such as deer, birds, squirrels, snails and insects will come and absorb these mushrooms into their living organism. Thus, the deceased person becomes part of the whole forest section again.

1 — The Forest | Our urns start with the forest. Where life sprout, mushrooms compost the forest floor, trees soar into the skies and animals strive for the finest berries.

2 — The Carpentry | The raw material for the urn is sawdust waste from an Austrian carpentry workshop, which only works with solid wood and is committed to sustainability.

3 — The Transformation | The urn's mycelium transforms the urn and its ashes into mushrooms. These can be eaten by the animals of the forest and thus the deceased person becomes part of the forest section.

4 — Back to the Forest | The urn's mycelium transforms the urn and its ashes into mushrooms. These can be eaten by the animals of the forest and thus the deceased person becomes part of the forest section.

„Nobody lives everywhere; everybody lives somewhere. Nothing is connected to everything; everything is connected to something“
— Donna Haraway

In nature, everything is connected, and life is not possible without relationships. Nature has always been a co-evolution and has arisen in contexts and connections – without connections and relationships, we too cannot live, because humans themselves are part of nature. Many people feel this connection to nature, and as the influence of religions has increasingly diminished over the past century, making room for alternative burial methods, the proportion of natural burials has steadily risen. The desire to once again become a part of the natural cycle of life is gaining popularity. I aim to fulfill this desire for transformation, the dissolution of one's own self into the organisms of nature with my project Troost - Lebende Erinnerung. After a person's passing and cremation, the ashes can be placed into the urn, and the urn begins to decompose both the ashes and itself. Fungi transform the lifeless cellulose, dead straw, and ashes into life. Mushrooms will sprout, providing nourishment and joy to new organisms such as birds, deer, insects, and even humans, who can incorporate them into their own cycles. Thus, the deceased person lives on in all those organisms that have embraced the mushrooms. Matter transitions into new forms, and the departed individual remains a part of the cycle of life.

Dominik Einfalt
Dominik Einfalt

troost — Lebende Erinnerung

The urn is an alternative to previous burial methods and focuses not on death, but on life and the circle of life. Through the transformation of the urn, the deceased person remains part of the circle of life.

The urn transforms the ashes of the deceased person into mushrooms. Soon animals such as deer, birds, squirrels, snails and insects will come and absorb these mushrooms into their living organism. Thus, the deceased person becomes part of the whole forest section again.

1 — The Forest | Our urns start with the forest. Where life sprout, mushrooms compost the forest floor, trees soar into the skies and animals strive for the finest berries.

2 — The Carpentry | The raw material for the urn is sawdust waste from an Austrian carpentry workshop, which only works with solid wood and is committed to sustainability.

3 — The Transformation | The urn's mycelium transforms the urn and its ashes into mushrooms. These can be eaten by the animals of the forest and thus the deceased person becomes part of the forest section.

4 — Back to the Forest | The urn's mycelium transforms the urn and its ashes into mushrooms. These can be eaten by the animals of the forest and thus the deceased person becomes part of the forest section.

In nature, everything is connected, and life is not possible without relationships. Nature has always been a co-evolution and has arisen in contexts and connections – without connections and relationships, we too cannot live, because humans themselves are part of nature. Many people feel this connection to nature, and as the influence of religions has increasingly diminished over the past century, making room for alternative burial methods, the proportion of natural burials has steadily risen. The desire to once again become a part of the natural cycle of life is gaining popularity. I aim to fulfill this desire for transformation, the dissolution of one's own self into the organisms of nature with my project Troost - Lebende Erinnerung. After a person's passing and cremation, the ashes can be placed into the urn, and the urn begins to decompose both the ashes and itself. Fungi transform the lifeless cellulose, dead straw, and ashes into life. Mushrooms will sprout, providing nourishment and joy to new organisms such as birds, deer, insects, and even humans, who can incorporate them into their own cycles. Thus, the deceased person lives on in all those organisms that have embraced the mushrooms. Matter transitions into new forms, and the departed individual remains a part of the cycle of life.

„Nobody lives everywhere; everybody lives somewhere. Nothing is connected to everything; everything is connected to something“
— Donna Haraway

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