Burning Compost begins with something simple and ordinary: autumn leaves in Berlin. Gathered, cleared away, and increasingly fed into biogas plants to produce energy, these leaves disappear before many of us even notice the role they play in the ecological cycle. In nature, autumn leaves protect the soil through the winter and gradually break down into nutrients that nourish plants and trees in spring.

The project connects this interrupted cycle to another system that often goes unnoticed: domestic labour. By using leaves, paper bags, and the gesture of burning away certain words written on their surface, Burning Compost reflects on care work, the loss of resources, and the disproportionate impact of climate change on women.