The project „Tipping Point“ explores the Hegau region at the southern fringe of Germany, where traces of climate change from the last ice age collide with recent man-made environmental transformations. I grew up in this region and have always been fascinated by its landscape which is modeled by volcanic activities and reshaped by glaciers. Ice and meltwater carved out basins or valleys and sculpted mountains as well as jurassic rocks. In between 2019 and 2021, I kept coming back to four places in this region, which are today altered by the human hand as well. Those four places are: The „Brudertal“, a valley where people hunted for deer already 14.000 years ago and which is now an ice age themed leisure park. The volcanic mount „Höwenegg“ turned stone quarry turned nature protection area. The „Hohenhewen“, another volcanic mount, is still in a better shape but overlooks heavy extractivist practices in forests, soil and bedrock. And finally the „Wasserburger Tal“, another stone age hunting ground, where lush greens mix with sick trees as a consequence of bark beetle damage. For each place, I created a triptych to represent the discomfort I felt while exploring those areas. On the one hand, I can feel forces of nature which are much stronger than forces of humans. On the other hand, although some scars left by human activities are only subtle, I feel that it is about time for us to realize that nature is nothing to control or combat, but to live in partnership with. Submission for "Nature, Environment and Perspectives" category