The Lava Trails’ Atlas

The Lava Trails’ Atlas is an exploratory research project that envisions speculative cities, radically inclusive for all beings, both human and non-human, beyond our future reliance on fossil fuels.

Combining experimental drawing and textile techniques, the project reimagines urban public spaces rooted in social justice and symbiosis with nature. At the heart of the project is the relationship between Berlin’s children and their everyday public spaces. Through workshops, observation, and research, capturing how children interact with these spaces through play, the aim is to create maps of future Berlin. The project’s primary message advocates for inclusive urban spaces that take precedence over today’s capitalistic cities’ structures.

The Lava Trail’s Atlas is an artist in residence project developed from January to December 2024, in Urban Nation Berlin - with the support of Stiftung Berliner Leben.

Year:

2024

Authors:

Nerea Ferrer

Materials:

Silk, organza, wool, cotton, ink, charcoal, graphite

Dimensions:

Future Forest 105 × 160 cmAnti-monument Playground 105 × 280 cm

Type of project:

Installation / Experimental project

Location:

Berlin, Germany