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  1.  photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
     photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
      [left] popsicle no. 8 – Gin, Indian tonic water, Lemon with Acca Sellowiana [Pineapple Guava / South America] and Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]   [right] popsicle no. 3 – Vegan yogurt, Caramel syrup, Pomegranate sauce with Piper Nigrum extract [Black Pepper / Mabalbar coast, India]   photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
      [left] popsicle no. 8 – Gin, Indian tonic water, Lemon with Acca Sellowiana [Pineapple Guava / South America] and Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]
      [right]     popsicle no. 3 – Vegan yogurt, Caramel syrup, Pomegranate sauce with Piper Nigrum extract [Black Pepper / Mabalbar coast, India]
       photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    [left] no. 36 – Orange, Mango pieces, Caramel syrup, Tabasco with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztec Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean][right] no. 27 – Lemon, Mint, Cinnamon syrup with Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia] photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    [left] no. 36 – Orange, Mango pieces, Caramel syrup, Tabasco with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztec Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean]
    [right] no. 27 – Lemon, Mint, Cinnamon syrup with Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]
     photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
     photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
     photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
      [left] popsicle no. 8 – Gin, Indian tonic water, Lemon with Acca Sellowiana [Pineapple Guava / South America] and Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]   [right] popsicle no. 3 – Vegan yogurt, Caramel syrup, Pomegranate sauce with Piper Nigrum extract [Black Pepper / Mabalbar coast, India]   photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
      [left] popsicle no. 8 – Gin, Indian tonic water, Lemon with Acca Sellowiana [Pineapple Guava / South America] and Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]
      [right]     popsicle no. 3 – Vegan yogurt, Caramel syrup, Pomegranate sauce with Piper Nigrum extract [Black Pepper / Mabalbar coast, India]
       photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    [left] no. 36 – Orange, Mango pieces, Caramel syrup, Tabasco with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztec Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean][right] no. 27 – Lemon, Mint, Cinnamon syrup with Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia] photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    [left] no. 36 – Orange, Mango pieces, Caramel syrup, Tabasco with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztec Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean]
    [right] no. 27 – Lemon, Mint, Cinnamon syrup with Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]
     photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
     [top right] no. 23– Vegan Yogurt, Coconut milk, Nigella seeds, Pomegranate sauce with Ocimum gratissimum [African Basil / Africa, Asia][bottom right] no. 13 – Juice of grapefruit, Sugar cane syrup, Cream, Coconut milk, Fig jam, toasted sesame seeds with Dendrobium Olechicatum [Orchid/ South, East and South-East Asia]photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
     [top right] no. 23– Vegan Yogurt, Coconut milk, Nigella seeds, Pomegranate sauce with Ocimum gratissimum [African Basil / Africa, Asia]
    [bottom right] no. 13 – Juice of grapefruit, Sugar cane syrup, Cream, Coconut milk, Fig jam, toasted sesame seeds with Dendrobium Olechicatum [Orchid/ South, East and South-East Asia]
    photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    [top right] no. 10 – Coffee, Chocolate, Crema de leche, Coconut milk and Lippia scaberrima [Lemon Bush / South Africa, Kalahari, Botswana, Namibia]photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    [top right] no. 10 – Coffee, Chocolate, Crema de leche, Coconut milk and Lippia scaberrima [Lemon Bush / South Africa, Kalahari, Botswana, Namibia]
    photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
     [right] no. 29 – Coconut dessert, Vegan creme, Nigella seeds, Clove and Cinnamon syrup with Duft Pelargonie [Citronella plant,/Scented Pelargonium / South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique]      photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer + Cassandra
     [right] no. 29 – Coconut dessert, Vegan creme, Nigella seeds, Clove and Cinnamon syrup with Duft Pelargonie [Citronella plant,/Scented Pelargonium / South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique]     
    photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer + Cassandra
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
              photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    no. 24 – Basil seeds, Coconut water, Caramel syrup, Acorus gramineus Lakritz-Kalmus [Licorice/Wetlands in East Asia]no. 25 – Juice of Grapefruit, Coconut milk with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztecx Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean]
    no. 24 – Basil seeds, Coconut water, Caramel syrup, Acorus gramineus Lakritz-Kalmus [Licorice/Wetlands in East Asia]
    no. 25 – Juice of Grapefruit, Coconut milk with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztecx Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean]
     experiment lab :  ingredients list
     experiment lab :  ingredients list

     table cloth: 4 layer screen-print on cotton fabric (edition of 2)
     table cloth: 4 layer screen-print on cotton fabric (edition of 2)
      table cloth: 4 layer screen-print on cotton fabric (edition of 2)
      table cloth: 4 layer screen-print on cotton fabric (edition of 2)
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       photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
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        [left] popsicle no. 8 – Gin, Indian tonic water, Lemon with Acca Sellowiana [Pineapple Guava / South America] and Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]
        [right]       popsicle no. 3 – Vegan yogurt, Caramel syrup, Pomegranate sauce with Piper Nigrum extract [Black Pepper / Mabalbar coast, India]
         photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
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      [left] no. 36 – Orange, Mango pieces, Caramel syrup, Tabasco with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztec Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean]
      [right] no. 27 – Lemon, Mint, Cinnamon syrup with Amerikanisches Basilikum [Great Basil, Central and Southeast Asia]
       photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    • 4
       [top right] no. 23– Vegan Yogurt, Coconut milk, Nigella seeds, Pomegranate sauce with Ocimum gratissimum [African Basil / Africa, Asia]
      [bottom right] no. 13 – Juice of grapefruit, Sugar cane syrup, Cream, Coconut milk, Fig jam, toasted sesame seeds with Dendrobium Olechicatum [Orchid/ South, East and South-East Asia]
      photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
    • 5
      [top right] no. 10 – Coffee, Chocolate, Crema de leche, Coconut milk and Lippia scaberrima [Lemon Bush / South Africa, Kalahari, Botswana, Namibia]
      photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
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                photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
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       [right] no. 29 – Coconut dessert, Vegan creme, Nigella seeds, Clove and Cinnamon syrup with Duft Pelargonie [Citronella plant,/Scented Pelargonium / South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique]     
      photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer + Cassandra
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                photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
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                photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
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                photo: Ernesto Uhlmann/ Klub Solitaer
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      no. 24 – Basil seeds, Coconut water, Caramel syrup, Acorus gramineus Lakritz-Kalmus [Licorice/Wetlands in East Asia]
      no. 25 – Juice of Grapefruit, Coconut milk with Phyla dulcis Süßkraut Aztekisches [Aztecx Sugar / Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean]
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       experiment lab :  ingredients list
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       table cloth: 4 layer screen-print on cotton fabric (edition of 2)
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        table cloth: 4 layer screen-print on cotton fabric (edition of 2)

    However, Forever

    popsicles, botanicals, screen-print on fabric
    2025

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  2. Founded in 1898, the Chemnitz Botanischer Garten holds no duplicates from the main Berlin Botanischer Garten which collected, held, exchanged and traded duplicates with other colonial establishments, becoming a form of currency in trans-imperial networks, which relied on reciprocity. During the war, the Berlin institution would sought out other German botanic centres to send duplicates to, for safekeeping in the event the Berlin site gets affected.

    What parameters make a sample a duplicate and what makes it an original? 

    Understanding the nuances of this classification could offer some insight into how that same logic is extended to the logic of territorialization of humans, statehoods and citizenships.

    Though the Chemnitz Botanischer Garten holds no duplicates from this period, they contributed to the project by providing a range of edible plants (leaves, roots, flowers, seeds) that carry a history of economic botany or imperial trade. The selection was made in collaboration with by the institution’s resident botanical expert, Jeanette Quegwer. 

    Produced while at artist-in-residence for Dialogfelder / Klub Solitaer (Chemnitz), each popsicles held a code with a corresponding number found on a list that contained information about the ingredients and the botanicals that they contain. Everybody attending the event were presented with a token number with which they were to find the popsicle assigned to them. If they wished to change or exchange their popsicle, they’d need to do so by negotiating / trading with another person for it. There is only a limited time before a popsicle loses its integrity on a hot day, becoming uncontainable or undesirable. Leaving an imprint on ones insides, its retention via consumption is however, forever. 

    The table cloth on which the popsicles were laid is a 4 colour screen print on cotton fabric – edition of 2. 

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    Klub Solitaer, 2025

    Many thanks to : 
    Chemnitz Botanischer Garten and Jeanette Quegwer
    Ewa Meister, Robert Verch and Brit Haßler
    Cassandra and Jamie for their help in the production of the hand grenade popsicle moulds 
    Katja Kaiser