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European Ethnology

narrating the anthropocene

We'll be sharing stories of our everyday lives in the Anthropocene with you here...

The Daisy: Cover picture with a partridge chick in the centre
The Daisy
The picture shows a handwritten text on an asphalt pattern.
Globally, 2023 is considered to be the hottest year in the last 125,000 years. A new record for the global average temperature is measured in July. In summer, at temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius, asphalt concrete heats up to 60 degrees Celsius. This is where the story of Daisy begins.
The illustration shows an upwards view. A large hand reaches for us. The person bending over us is recognisable in the background. A handwritten text is inscribed on his blue top.
Found on the asphalt of a car park: almost motionless...
The collage shows a nest made of paper towl with the chick in the centre. The nest is decorated with a colourfully drawn wreath. The rest of the picture is black. There is a handwritten text in the bottom right-hand corner.
... a grey partridge chick
An abstractly drawn, grassy landscape can be seen on a dark background. In the centre is an adult partridge. The chicks are only indicated by two white and one purple splashes of colour. The handwritten text is in the upper left-hand corner.
Perhaps it fell out of the line of chicks while they were looking for food.
The picture is split: two thirds is composed of an asphalt surface. The following is written in red in the upper part of the picture: "The grey partridge is on the Red List. Populations have declined by 94% since 1980 (according to the German Wildlife Foundation)." In the second half of the asphalt photo, vertical and horizontal white lines are complemented by the following handwritten note: "Modern agriculture reduces the food supply and the breeding and hiding places for partridges." The last third has a drawing in the background that looks like grass. It has a top layer of text that reads: "As ground breeders, they need well structured areas and a variety of insects."
The grey partridge is on the Red List. Since 1980, populations have declined by 94% (according to the German Wildlife Foundation). Modern agriculture reduces the food supply and the breeding and hiding places for partridges.   As ground breeders, they need well structured areas and a variety of insects.
The drawing shows a close-up of a hand against a blue background with a partridge chick sitting on it. There is a handwritten text at the bottom of the picture.
The chick wins its fight for survival and is henceforth called "Daisy".
The drawing shows a dark orange corner sofa with lots of cushions. The background is grey with a handwritten text in white above the sofa. A partridge sits on the sofa in front of a white cushion. A purple-coloured glow emanates from it.
... and appropriates part of the human home. It defends the sofa as its habitat.
The drawing shows a close-up of a foot which a partridge chick is sitting on. There is a handwritten text at the bottom of the picture.
It follows its human at every turn.
The drawing is divided vertically into three parts. The background is completely black. A jagged pattern of white lines can be seen on the far left. In the centre of the drawing is a purple partridge stretching out one leg. On the right-hand side is a handwritten text.
Trust and closeness grow. They both learn from each other. For example, that the frequently outstretched leg is not a sign of injury, but of deep relaxation.
A purple partridge is drawn in the side profile on a black background. A handwritten text is written on the right-hand side.
It is the love story of unlikely couple The love for life leads to the saving of this bird and its new life within these four walls.
In the foreground, the drawing shows the portrait of a partridge. The background is divided vertically into two parts: On the left-hand side is a photograph of half-mown grass. On the right-hand side is a photo of an upper corner of a room with white walls. A handwritten text can be seen on the surface of the larger wall.
It is the love story of unlikely couple The love for life leads to the saving of this bird and its new life within these four walls.
The background of the picture shows harvested grain fields with only dried stalks left standing. In the centre of the picture is a handwritten text. A dark orange corner sofa is drawn underneath.
Many lives that need a lively togetherness more than ever!

Idea and sponsorship Michaela Fenske; co-operation: Susanne Dinkl; drawings Sandra Eckardt