In my new series “MY DAILY DOSE,” my subjects are greatly enlarged tablets and their packaging. I understand them as symbols and methods of self-determination and control that directly influence our self-image and societal expectations. They embody an idealized vision of beauty, health, and identity. They occupy the most space on a comparatively small wooden cube. They appear to float beneath a dome of several layers of clear resin on uniformly textured surfaces. Or do they seem frozen and immobile, prisoners of their own world?
A switch divides time in a before and after. If we make a decision, we never know where it will lead us. So, can we control the decisions we made? And do we have the courage to bear the consequences?
The motifs in the 12-part series depict switches, loudspeakers, locks, and LEDs. Symbols of the social and political decisions of this time.
My thoughts become entangled. Time and space disappear, the context of reality is absent. The concentrating on the actual motif creates a focus on the essential and asks questions such as : What am I looking at? Where am I, inside or outside? What happens next? Will it do me good? How will I decide?
The beautifully blossoming ornamental cherry trees lure me to a shipyard facade made of trapezoidal aluminum sheets. In the hall behind it, ships and boats are built from fiberglass. The trees were planted in rows like soldiers. To soothe the green conscience?
Part of the group exhibition TRANSFORMATIONS, New Bedford Art Museum, MA, curated by Eric Shiner, president of Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn, NY
Society needs more familiar but unexpected encounters, which make us stop, pause, enjoy time and space.
I notice the subtle nuances of the seemingly identical holiday home facades reflected in the opposing glass panes. The park administration's rules dictate a uniform appearance. But hedges, curtains, and my personal perspective on the scenery take on a life of their own.
The space surrounding us is under scrutiny. Our democratic world order is faltering, and autocratic tendencies threaten our individual freedom. In this context, I understand landscape as a sociopolitical construct, a web of interconnected structures that finds itself in a communicative tension between dissolution and demarcation. The media landscape reminds us of this 24/7. Personal perception and experience of space and time is a central aspect of our society. How do we perceive space? The series "Zones" was created during the Corona pandemic. The first motif is the snow-covered ping-pong table in the backyard of my studio late at night.
