Ayumi Paul
Fischmond am Waldsee

Fischmond am Waldsee inscribes a path through the sculpture garden of the Haus am Waldsee, recalling the friendships that have shaped its landscape throughout time. A sonic composition based on the bird calls on site before sunrise guides visitors along nine stones, installed across the garden and engraved with a symbol: a fish held within a moon.

The Fischmond path begins and ends at the oldest tree in the garden, an oak tree, marked with arrows on the map. From here, the path unfolds along geological strata, migratory routes of plants, animals, and humans and amplifies voices of resilience, trust, and courage.

Visitors are not only invited to walk the path, but to enliven it through gestures and rituals. To make friendship with ghosts and the environment, which, in their own living language, speak to us too.

The title is inspired by the poem Vom Fisch bis zum Mond by Ayumi Paul’s friend, the writer, poet, and artist Jina Khayyer, which expresses an all-encompassing love.