THE LOCKWARD COLLECTIVE
EarthNest Berlin Global Village Berlin Neuköln Germany. 2025 EarthNest is a work of decolonial healing and hope. It symbolizes a communal temple that believes in bringing communities together, gathering memories and recollecting what has been dismembered by colonial erasures. Its underground section hosts ancestral soils of the former colonies, while its weaved aerial cone is illuminated in violet tones to invoke the power of healing the colonial wound. In ancestral memories reside the seeds of hope. The memorial is a weaved nest to honor and care for the dreams, the memories and territories that have been threatened by colonial erasure and oblivion. https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/EarthNest Berlin Global Village Berlin Neuköln Germany. 2025 EarthNest is a work of decolonial healing and hope. It symbolizes a communal temple that believes in bringing communities together, gathering memories and recollecting what has been dismembered by colonial erasures. Its underground section hosts ancestral soils of the former colonies, while its weaved aerial cone is illuminated in violet tones to invoke the power of healing the colonial wound. In ancestral memories reside the seeds of hope. The memorial is a weaved nest to honor and care for the dreams, the memories and territories that have been threatened by colonial erasure and oblivion. https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/
EartNest detail 12 underground niches containing 12 urns with ancestral soils from former European Colonies https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/
EarthNest detail The gates of the niches with a Sankofa an Adrinka symbol from West Afrika https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/
EarthNest detail Urns made from black clay produced by Omar Fabian Don Chano and Doña Adelayda, Indigenous Ceramists from Mexcio https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/
EarthNest detail At night the niches are illuminated by violet light https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/
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The Lockward Collective Rolando Vàzquez, patricia kaersenhout and Jeannette Ehlers https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/
from right to left Jürgen Eckhardt, Max Bentler, Elena Quinaterelli, Rolando Vàzquez, Jeannette Ehlers and patricia kaersenhout EarthNest is realized in collaboration with architects Max Bentler , Jürgen Eckhardt and production manager Elena Quintarelli https://www.berlin-global-village.de/en/dekoloniales-denkzeichen/media/
EarthNest embodies decolonial healing and hope, serving as a communal temple that unites communities and gathers memories lost to colonial erasure. Its underground cradles ancestral soils, while the violet aerial cone symbolizes the healing of colonial wounds. This memorial is a woven nest, honoring and nurturing the dreams, memories, and territories threatened by oblivion.