Mark Dion

Mark Dion (*1961 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, US) worked as an art restorer prior to studying art. His keen passion for collecting is reflected in his frequently richly elaborate and multipartite objects and installations. One focus of his work is nature, our relationship to it and how it is represented in exhibitions and other contexts. Again and again, ecological, philosophical and political issues play an important role in his approach.

56 Emscherkunstweg Dion 6990 I Henning Rogge Emscherkunstweg ©

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For Emscherkunst 2010, artist Mark Dion converted an old gas tank, which he found on a former sewage treatment plant during his explorations of the Emscher Island, into an observation station.