ABSTRACT
The colour and structure of my soil artworks explain not only their physio-geographic origins but also let you imagine the people which live on these soils, how they treat their soils, how they adore their soils, and pray to them as the most important basis of life.
The artist behind this statement has been traveling the world in order to collect soil materials with different colours and textures for his artwork. His selection and collection of soils is based on the observation of the local people living on these soils, and their personal relations to the soils and their soil use. During his travels, he always spends a considerable amount of time with the local people in order to understand their relationship with soils and nature before he collects soil samples for his artwork. This chapter explores the ethnographic approach to the soil-printing practice of artist Ekkeland Götze, with insight and reflection from the prominent soil scientist and former secretary general of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) Winfried E.H. Blum.
