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I created this outdoor installation, Resurface, in June 2026 for the exhibition with Susan Goethel Campbell Traces of Bentlage: Spuren einer Kulturlandschaft, at Kloster Bentlage in Rheine, Germany. This exhibition focuses on the historical cultural landscape surrounding the 15th-century Bentlage monastery complex, now a cultural center, museum, and park. It remains on view until October 30, 2026.
The idea for my outdoor project came about when I learned that a centuries-old cobblestone pathway was believed to be buried under the soil in front of the former carriage house, which since 1998 houses a print studio of the Print Association Bentlage. Only a handful of stones were visible in the grass. I was intrigued because expanses of cobblestones were my primary subject matter for many years when I first started making prints, and I was keen to bring the path back to light. I discovered that many of the stones are now so deep that excavating them would prove potentially destructive to neighboring trees. I opted to bring attention to this area by unearthing all the stones close to the surface, adding 150 historical cobblestones, and introducing 33 gold-leafed stones and 450 blue-flowering plants. It wasn’t until I started to plan this project that I noticed the regal row of oak trees lining one side of the former path. This space is known to many in Bentlage as the oak cathedral, an apt description.
The idea for my outdoor project came about when I learned that a centuries-old cobblestone pathway was believed to be buried under the soil in front of the former carriage house, which since 1998 houses a print studio of the Print Association Bentlage. Only a handful of stones were visible in the grass. I was intrigued because expanses of cobblestones were my primary subject matter for many years when I first started making prints, and I was keen to bring the path back to light. I discovered that many of the stones are now so deep that excavating them would prove potentially destructive to neighboring trees. I opted to bring attention to this area by unearthing all the stones close to the surface, adding 150 historical cobblestones, and introducing 33 gold-leafed stones and 450 blue-flowering plants. It wasn’t until I started to plan this project that I noticed the regal row of oak trees lining one side of the former path. This space is known to many in Bentlage as the oak cathedral, an apt description.
