Bloodlines, 2024, stained glass, aluminium, 250 cm x 160 cm

Bloodlines was developed in 2024 as part of the research phase Transitory Space / New Skies. It consists of 355 stained glass microscope slides suspended freely in space on aluminum rods. Each slide depicts one person from Hallauer‘s family tree, tracing his lineage back to 1560. Arranged as a suspended constellation, the installation transforms genealogical research into a spatial composition in which ancestry becomes both physically and acoustically present.

Within Transitory Space / New Skies, the work expands Hallauer‘s investigation of belonging, displacement, and identity by turning from geographical movement toward ancestral origins. The microscope slides evoke the visual language of scientific research, positioning genealogy as an investigation into the biological and historical structures that bind generations together. The red stained glass recalls both blood and the body as a carrier of memory, while the suspended field resembles a wind chime whose individual elements remain autonomous yet are activated collectively.

As air moves through the installation, the glass slides gently collide, producing a delicate resonant sound. Like a wind chime, the work gives voice to an otherwise invisible lineage, allowing ancestry to emerge not only as image but as vibration. Bloodlines reflects on inheritance as something transmitted not only through names and archives, but through bodies, memory, and the fragile connections that continue to resonate across generations.