The capitalist economic system is geared towards productivity and efficiency, but in its actual manifestations it generates excesses, i.e. surpluses that put the capitalist principle to the test. Petermichl is abstractly rendering some of the key moments from this relationship between human beings and materials. Both series come from self-observation and invite the audience to do the same: Our chronical materialistic needs in mind, will there be enough self-awareness to escape from capitalistic circuits in the future?