ery enclosed space is a coff in. the earthworms die, the centip ery enclosed space is a coff in. the earthworms die, the centip every enclosed space is a coff in. the earthworms die, the centipedes, the millipedes die, the mycelium die, the microbes die, the land dies, edes die, the mycelium die, the microbes die, the land die edes die, the mycelium die, the microbes die, the land die as soon as it loses connection with its natural surroundings. to die on as it lose on as it lose is to descend int is to descend into dust, layer by layer. is to descend int in grandmother’s house, dust dances in the rays of the sun through andmother andmother e the sofa co e the sofa co the living room. choreographies concentrate near the curtains and the living room. chor the living room. chor above the sofa covered in cushions and blankets. grandma curses, vacuums, mops the floor and dusts the furniture. every day is a fight acuums, mops the flo acuums, mops the flo against dirt and dust for her but the fight against dirt and dust turns grandma into sisyphus. so to start with the greeks again for a dirt space – with democritus, who saw the original building blocks of all things and nature in general in the vortex. or the old testament: »ashes to ashes, dust to dust«. the hebraic afar signifies the farmland, the earth, soil, loam, mud, rubble, ashes and dust. dust again and again, this pulverised, smallest and finest pigment and particle. pulveris, the prototype of dirt? the prima materia? exhaled, rotted and distilled dirt as the philosopher’s stone? dust as medium of history? how did leibnitz put it again, with the dusty mantles, the universe wrapped in folds, the marble statues and varnished paintings? then dusty romanticism that the microscope, bacteria and germs put an end to. and then at the end of the 19 th century the first buildings with glazed facades, so that the rain could wash the dirt away. then glass, concrete, steel, glass, concrete, steel – smooth, cold, polished. merci monsieur duchamp! so bring me to your kitchen – the dirtiest place of all, add cur- tains, carpets, standard lamps and table lamps, everything second hand. ostrich feathers, feather bouquets, off cuts of foam, fans – everything that attracts dirt and dust. add dirty light – mercury vapour lamps, sodium lamps, moving lights and the ballet of dust, pigment and glitter. add digging in dirt boxes, indoor worm com- post and space for the dirty pig, the dirty cow, the mudlark, the dirty swine, the mucky pup, the dirtbag, the shit money. how will that all look? t h o r st e n e i b e l e r 6