Karin van der Molen and Elena Redaelli form a collaborative artistic partnership grounded in a shared exploration of ecology, materiality, and the layered social and environmental contexts of place. Working across sculpture and site-specific installation, their practice brings together ephemeral gestures and semi-permanent structures, creating works that are responsive to both the physical characteristics and cultural histories of the environments they inhabit. Each project emerges through careful observation, research, and dialogue with the site, allowing the work to evolve organically over time.

Central to their collaboration is a commitment to locally sourced and reused materials. By engaging with what is immediately available, they emphasize processes of transformation and sustainability while fostering meaningful exchanges with local communities. Their approach often involves participatory elements, inviting others into the making process and encouraging shared authorship. This creates a dynamic interplay between artist, audience, and environment, where each contributes to the unfolding narrative of the work.

Their practice is rooted in a sensitivity to the relationships between human and nonhuman worlds, as well as the intersections of nature and society. Through this lens, their installations become spaces of reflection, where material, memory, and environment converge. Karin’s background in Human Rights and her experience in founding artist collectives bring a strong socially engaged perspective, enriching the collaborative process. This complements Elena’s focus on material experimentation and environmental storytelling.

Together, they weave historical, ecological, and communal threads into immersive experiences that highlight interdependence, encouraging a deeper awareness of the connections between people, place, and the planet.