Bat Box, 2023, 40x25x5cm, casting wax

Photos: Gert Jan van Rooij


The concrete bat roost, an architectural appendage that is attached to the top and gable ends of buildings as a habitat for the protected bat species. An industrial design object that brings together the man made and the natural is repurposed into the form of a wax writing tablet, an icon synonymous with the history of writing and the dissemination of text.