1km Vermouth
An installation by Sara Mayoral In collaboration with Christine Krauss
Concept, direction, sculptures & production: Sara Mayoral
Vermouth recipe: Christine Krauss
1km Vermuth is an artistic meditation on transformation, memory, and sustainability. This installation by artist Sara Mayoral, in collaboration with food researcher Christine Krauss, explores the connections between the human body, local ecosystems, and natural cycles of decay and renewal.
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At the center of the work is an aromatic vermouth, crafted with herbs, flowers, and wild fruits foraged within a one-kilometer radius around Munich Collab. This hyper-local approach reflects circular economy principles—nothing is wasted, everything is transformed.
The installation features hand-blown glass sculptures that echo the shape of the digestive system. These transparent vessels hold living ferments—kombucha, wild herbs, and fruits—preserved and transformed over time. Crafted through breath, touch and fire, the glass and ceramics speak to the fragility of life and the alchemy of digestion as both a biological and emotional process.
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Surrounding them are floral arrangements made with discarded funeral flowers—collected and reimagined to celebrate the beauty of impermanence. The combination of glass, clay, flora, sound, and video creates a multisensory experience that invites reflection on sustainability not just as an idea, but as a lived, bodily reality.
