Dark Matter: Forest Seasons

The installation by Berlin-based light and media artist Christopher Bauder is accompanied by a finely balanced composition by Dutch musician Chris Kuijten, whose soundscape combines abstract sound design with clear, recurring melodies.

Historically, the forest was long considered a place of danger and the unknown. It was not until the Romantic period and with advancing industrialization that this view changed: the forest became a place of longing and retreat, a counterpoint to the industrial-urban world, and advanced in art as a projection surface for myths and narratives.

Inspired by this, Forest Seasons unfolds a dynamic cycle of the seasons every 45 minutes, retelling spring, summer, autumn, and winter over and over again. Light, color, and movement reflect new beginnings, growth, farewells, and tranquility. Nature as a resonance chamber for human emotions.

Forest Seasons by Dark Matter invites visitors to immerse themselves in the natural cycle of the seasons and to experience the forest as an atmospheric place of longing.

Opening hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Admission: €20, concessions €15, children (7-12 years) €11

Tickets: Not available on Berlin.de