Urte Janus explores the corporeal relationships between bodies and their environments in her sculptural installations, writing and video work. She blends raw elements such as gelatine, charcoal, ash, limestone, natural binders, rubble, and concrete to build pieces that can later disintegrate back into their surroundings. Rocks, bones, minerals, debris, and various chemical substances are the main protagonists of her works. They are not dead or passive but operate as active agents capable of changing the histories and destinies of landscapes and bodies that inhabit them.