The steel trusses that fit so well into the architecture of the Kunsthaus have had a previous life.

While many crop varieties have been created over the centuries by constant selection and crossing, so improving the world’s food security, the number of species and varieties in use has been dramat-ically reduced in the course of just a few decades.

Especially in agriculture, the communal use of resources has a long tradition. In many areas these traditional rights of use still exist today.

With the controversial title of Only Poverty Has a Future, Huth’s contribution is a plea for the frugal use of resources.

Viktoria Zink draws selected organisms, in this instance found in a near-natural beech forest.

This slender cross-profile column made of beech veneer is a striking example of the effectiveness of wood as a construction material.

The panelling of disused ÖBB wagons comes from materialnomaden.

There is currently much talk of the respectful use of natural resources, and large corporations in the food trade are also beginning to take responsibility in this context.