A constant, dependable presence. With the camera focused on the North Star for an extended period, the rotation of the Earth becomes visible. Nearby, in the municipality of Wiederstedt, the geologist, poet, and philosopher Friedrich von Hardenberg (better known by his pen name, Novalis) spent his childhood years between 1772 and 1784. A quote of his is engraved on a stone bench in the park surrounding the chateau where he was raised: ‘The human being does not speak alone – the universe also speaks – everything speaks – infinite languages’
This is part our of series on 'documents' in collaboration with the-documents.org. Read the introduction here.