Abarbeiten (exploitation, utilization)

was a large-scale work I developed for the on-site exhibition Kraftwerk peripher, in the Imst hydro power station in Tyrol.

The term “abarbeiten” (exploitation, utilization) is a professional term describing the exploitation of dammed water from a reservoir: the floodgates at the pressure pipes are opened, the mass of water escapes under enormous pressure through the turbines, and fuels the electric generators.

At the heart of the power plant, deep inside the turbine room, I contrasted the deafening rush of water through the turbines with perhaps the most subtle form of flowing - a single teardrop.