My Birdcage is my Castle
847,00 €
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Unique – including certificate of authenticity
Framed with anti-reflective museum glass
Space and effect
The work changes in the room.
Size, distance and light determine how the picture is perceived – not as an isolated object, but as part of a situation. The photograph shown here conveys this relationship and gives an impression of how the work appears in dialog with its surroundings.
Further views then allow a closer look at the structure, details and composition.
Change of perspective
One of my most important sources of inspiration is trying to look at the world as if I were seeing it for the first time. I go outside my front door and try to consciously set aside any judgment or learned knowledge about my surroundings.
This state is almost impossible to maintain – and this is precisely where its value lies. Even the brief moment of not knowing opens up new perspectives and creates space for other forms of seeing. This attempt gives rise to works such as My Birdcage is my Castle .
Effect and scale
The collage My Birdcage is my Castle unfolds its presence through a close look. The works are small-format, deliberately restrained and demand proximity. Structure, material and subtle nuances only become visible when approaching.
The framing creates a self-contained pictorial space that can be read as an independent habitat. Organic finds and everyday fragments meet as equal elements. The surprising combinations create a field of tension in which nature, everyday fragments and art coexist.
Each work is framed dust-tight (anti-reflective museum glass) and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity.
The Birdcage brings together sea buckthorn berries, tomato greens, brushwood, balsam seeds, barberry, a bumblebee wing, a piece of jewelry and other plant remains to create a multi-layered structure on painted watercolor paper.
There is room in even the smallest hut. In this habitat, a colorful mix of species lives in the smallest of spaces and gets along splendidly. One protagonist stands out slightly, spreads its feathers and asserts its place. This is what heroes look like – the very, very small ones anyway.
Otherwise,everyonehere takes everyone as he or she or it is. The collage does not follow a strict definition of species, but an open order in which differences are not sorted, but allowed to exist side by side. The work plays with natural history systems and at the same time undermines them without codifying them.
This bird community is only sold in its entirety. It is a closed system – a small ecosystem. Feeding is not necessary. Peep.
Work data
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| Work type |
Miniature collage |
| Series |
Birdlife |
| Material |
Found plant remains and small pieces of waste arranged and preserved on watercolor paper |
| Technology |
Assemblage / Collage |
| Dimensions (object) |
approx. 7 x 7 cm |
| Passepartout |
Acid-free paper, natural white, cut-out 10 x 10 cm |
| Glass / Protection |
Low-reflective museum glass with UV protection |
| Frame |
Silver-plated wooden frame |
| Overall size (incl. framing) |
22 x 22 cm |
| Condition / Processing |
Dust-tight seal, suspension available |
| Suspension |
The frame is fitted with a single-point suspension |
| Certificate |
Certificate of authenticity (signed) |
