Jeremias Altmann condenses graphic works, paintings, objects, and wall drawings into a detailed machine room. He combines fundamental questions about the possibilities and limits of technological progress with atmospheric observations and personal memories from his numerous explorations of abandoned industrial sites.
The rush for progress caused serious damage to the environment and health. Misconceptions and ignorance are stored in the industrial ruins.
Altmann notes: “Despite all the suffering hidden in their rusty remains, a strange poetry can be discerned. The machine room as a stage—for the re-enactment of pride in progress, delusions of growth, and deceptive hopes.”