This series of small tin figures reinterprets the familiar form of the toy (tin) soldier. The work presents a group of miniature protesters, each individually shaped, coming together as an assembly.

The figures are cast from recycled tin, sourced from melted-down household items such as plates and cups. While they formally recall historical tin soldiers, their meaning shifts fundamentally through their actions. Instead of standing in military formation, they assemble freely as demonstrators: holding banners, carrying children on their shoulders, using megaphones, or sitting down. The surfaces of their signs remain blank, leaving space for individual messages. Through this reinterpretation, the work questions the cultural normalisation of war as embedded in toys, revealing how ideas of conflict and obedience are introduced early and carried forward. The Tin Pacifists can be purchased at the museum ticket desk.

Charlotte Beigel and Albert Gerstmair are designers and artists based between Munich and Hamburg. In their collaborative practice, they explore material processes and transformations, combining craft-based approaches with critical reflection to examine how objects shape our understanding of the world.