In a period where we see the declining influence of traditional institutions, we see a need for new meaning and new rituals. Meike Ziegler is the founder and the creator of the phenomenon Creatuals. She has created hundreds, each one tailor-made, for numerous different situations both at home and abroad.
One of her recent projects, Berlin Handshape, was conceived to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall in November 2019. She and her team collected 10.957 so called Handshapes, handshakes of two strangers captured in a ball of clay – representing one human connection for each day between Nov 9 1989 and Nov 9 2019. Together they form the Monument to Human connection, a symbol of togetherness. Holding that thought, her aim is to facilitate and inspire to many more human connections in the future.
As a child, Meike Ziegler lived in an ever- changing world, from which she created her own, equally changing world. Her life was one long lesson in wonderment, which she took with her into her work. Meike the Creative alchemist wrong-foots us in a gentle and poetic way. Her creatuals have an essential beauty, which take us by the hand and encourage us to explore to deeper levels; levels rooted in people’s lives, and in the history of art around us.
