The performative installation RE:PLACES presents unusual, multicoloured warping objects and a complex apparatus resembling a three-legged planetary landing module, engaged as a partner in creating a visceral experience of plastic processing. The performative installation by the artists Liebl and Schmid-Pfähler explores the life cycle of plastic materials and speculates on alternative circuits of (artistic) production, where objects created during an exhibition can be repurposed again as raw materials.

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Carolin Liebl and Nikolas Schmid-Pfähler have been working as an artist duo since 2012, creating works in which material qualities of a visual and haptic nature are just as important as programmed processes, algorithms and physical laws. Using elements of kinetics and robotics, the duo creates sculptures and installations that explore the impact of technological developments on aesthetic and social aspects of life. In 2019, Liebl and Schmid-Pfähler founded the interdisciplinary studio house Atelier Wäscherei in Offenbach am Main, which offers artists space for individual and collaborative work.