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Great art by small artists
New insect and bird species from the smallest finds in the school project As an artist, I am free to choose my materials and my goals. Freedom in art is great! But it’s also a big task. First of all, there is a lot to try out. I can create my very own artistic path,…
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Ancient date palm is alive!
Two scientists have achieved something incredible: They have awakened 2000-year-old date seeds from their slumber! The date pits were already 2000 years old! Despite this biblical age, date plants could actually be grown from them! Initially, they were able to grow a male date palm, which they named Methuselah. A few years later, they also…
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Monumental and insignificant
Hundreds of miniatures made from banal waste scraps form a colorful flock of birds on woven strips of paper. A microcosm full of surprising personalities
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Radio Active
Some time ago I was invited to be interviewed by the radio station “Radio Aktiv”. Thank you very much! It was great fun! The interview, which was edited by Mr. Joachim Stracke, can now be heard here. It’s about my work for the 300th anniversary of the city and the 300 personalities that I designed…
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300 years of the town of Pyrmont | 300 personalities
The title of this art project says it all: 300 years of the town of Pyrmont | 300 personalities. A long line of important and illustrious historical spa guests and residents of Bad Pyrmont provide me with ample inspiration for new and idiosyncratic personalities. The extraordinary natural phenomena typical of Bad Pyrmont, such as the…
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Let’s go into detail!
The quail is an inconspicuous bird that lives in secret and is no longer as common in our regions as it used to be. The quail hen has up to twelve chicks. In the picture I only count five chicks. Oh dear! Where is the rest of the flock? I don’t want to tell any…
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Small, fine school project
Elbschule – cultural school When I first enter the spacious and invitingly bright foyer of the Elbschule in Hamburg Altona, full of joyful expectations, I am amazed by the cheerful babble of children’s voices. Just what it sounds like in a school. As the Elbschule is mostly attended by deaf children, I had imagined communication…
