REGENSKULPTUR. ANMERKUNGEN ZUM PFÜTZEN­ ARCHIV VON MIRJA BUSCH

This text examines Pfützenarchiv, an archive of puddle photographs by Mirja Busch, positioning it within conceptual sculpture and site-specific art. Puddles, ephemeral and place-bound, are shaped by urban surfaces and meteorological conditions, reflecting the interplay of weather and materiality. The archive, built over a decade, transforms these transient formations into a structured collection, preserving their presence beyond their natural dissolution. The study situates Busch’s work in relation to Land Art, Readymades, and the dialectic of site and non-site, drawing parallels to Hölderlin’s notion of streams and geotemporal processes. By documenting puddles as sculptural imprints of place, the archive challenges traditional notions of permanence and visibility in art. It is both a poetic meditation on overlooked urban microstructures and a conceptual gesture that registers time through accumulation. Ultimately, Busch’s work reveals puddles as both fleeting and monumental, resonating with contemporary debates on materiality, ecology, and artistic indexicality.