Collaborations
The project remains open to interdisciplinary collaborations that continue to expand its scope and impact.
We actively welcome cultural institutions, environmental organizations, ocean conservation initiatives, partners, sponsors, and funding bodies to join this journey and support the realization and international expansion of this project.
What becomes of the world when nature collapses beneath the weight of human pollution?
Blurring the boundaries between ecological collapse and human presence, this work explores the entanglement of nature and waste in a world shaped by overconsumption. Transparent coffins made of synthetic materials contain fragile ecosystems, soil, water, cactuses, plastic, and industrial debris, functioning as both monuments of decay and symbols of resilience.
The installation expands across sculpture, video, performance, and sound to create an immersive and emotional experience. Through this interdisciplinary approach, visitors are invited to engage with the work on both a sensory and reflective level.
Premiere 2026
The Coffin Project will premiere in a natural outdoor setting at Spoorpark, a public urban park in Tilburg, on September 4, 2026, at 15:00 and continues through September 6, with the support of the Municipality of Tilburg together with various sponsors and partners, and is freely accessible to the public.
Expansive landscapes evoke both timelessness and desolation, providing a powerful context for the work and allowing visitors to experience it in direct connection with nature. The environment itself becomes an integral part of the installation, offering a natural stage for live performance.
In this first presentation, the focus is placed on a single coffin, creating a more concentrated and intimate encounter with the work while emphasizing one manifestation of the larger evolving project. Following its premiere at Spoorpark, The Coffin Project will be presented on November 7 and 8 during Kunstscène Tilburg, as the second public presentation of the work, before continuing toward future international presentations in museums, galleries, ecological institutions, and public spaces.
Collaborations
The project remains open to interdisciplinary collaborations that continue to expand its scope and impact.
We actively welcome cultural institutions, environmental organizations, ocean conservation initiatives, partners, sponsors, and funding bodies to join this journey and support the realization and international expansion of this project.
Press & Media
For detailed information and project specifics, please download the official press release below.
Explore a curated selection of works and visual documentation related to the evolution of this project.
PULSE the echo of human consciousness
PULSE the echo of human consciousness within The Coffin. Awareness and rhythm persist as the last traces of life.
PULSES, where nature’s resilience and human consciousness coexist as parallel signals.
What remains of Nature
The work unfolds through a modular structure, allowing for different site-specific presentations:
• Natural environments such as dunes and forests, where coffins are partially buried and transformed by weather and light.
• Museums and galleries, where the work takes on a monumental or clinical presence, echoing ritual and scientific observation.
• Urban interventions, where individual coffins appear in public space, disrupting daily life and provoking reflection.
Each presentation responds to its surroundings, allowing The Coffin Project to function both as an artwork and as an ecological barometer, addressing local realities while contributing to a broader dialogue on planetary fragility.
Purchase
PULSE EMERGE – FINE ART PRINT (A4)
Holding Pulse, a moment of presence Hand-signed & numbered by the artist Limited edition of 11 € 150 Includes free shipping
PULSE – WEARABLE BRASS SCULPTURE
A fragment to carry with you, a reminder of presence and awareness Includes a certificate of authenticity Limited edition of 11 € 295 includes free shipping /insurance (for EU)
Studio pick-up available by appointment on Wednesday September 9th 2026 between 16:00–20:00.
Access & Editions
FREE ACCESS
 3-minute sound fragment A first encounter with the work
Adopt a fragment
 Become part of the work and support its development As a contribution, you receive access to the full sound piece €20 Participation
The Coffin Project is developed through a strong international and interdisciplinary collaboration:
- Concept, Direction & Video Installation – Athanasia Iris
- Music Composition – Chara Palaiologou
- Choreography – Maria Sartzetaki
- Performer – Maddie Thomas
- Soprano –Â Nancy Papakonstantinou
- Spread Video (video installation)
- Dalia Anastasia (video documentation)
- Digital Strategy & Communications – Eleni Kitaroudis
- Artistic Advisor – Ezra Szigetti
- Production Support – Ilias Karapanagiotis
- Project Coordinator – Maarten Maas
Together, we create a synthesis of visual art, sound, and performance that transforms the installation into an immersive and emotional resonant experience.
Supported by sponsors, partners and grants
The project engages a diverse audience:
- Art institutions and galleries, encountering a visually and conceptually layered installation
- Environmentally engaged communities, where the work resonates as a reflection on human impact
- A wider public, drawn in by the immediacy and sensory experience of the work
- Educational contexts, where the installation fosters ecological awareness and critical dialogue.
In a time of overconsumption and ecological exhaustion, this project is more than an artwork. It is a call for awareness, dialogue, and change.
By exposing the tension between decay and resilience, it transforms mourning into movement, and absence into presence.
The Coffin Project is not an end, but a beginning. An invitation to reflect on what we leave behind, how we relate to nature, and the future we create.
What remains when only consciousness and the pulse persist?
Availability
Available for exhibition and acquisition. Scalable and adaptable to diverse spatial and conceptual contexts. Suitable for museum, gallery, and institutional presentations.
DownloadsCV Athanasia Iris
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With Each Creation, Athanasia Iris Invites You to Explore the Infinite and Embrace the Mystery of Being Human.
Location
The Netherlands
Studio Carré 13,
5017 JE, Tilburg