Here I have compiled works from the “New Love” series and provide links to the individual work pages.
Heart, my heart, why so joyful,
So restless and distracted,
As if the beautiful springtime
Were already coming over the mountains?First stanza from “Neue Liebe” (1837) by Joseph von Eichendorff
This poem is the inspiration behind a series of works celebrating special, cherished moments.
These figures made of dried flowers made me think of great egrets: with their elegant plumage, they stand out from the dreary landscape and wade through the reeds with a measured step. Or are they perhaps dancing the tango? Perhaps the pond hens, who are cavorting in the gnarled bank shrubs at the bottom of the scene, know.
All the scenes are reassembled from remnants that I picked up somewhere: two flowers lying in a parking lot, a lost star at the bus stop, a pearl hanging loosely on a thread and caught in a crack in the cobblestones – everything can be found again in these contemporary collages – a roundelay of little ghosts of time.
The essence of this series lies in new beginnings and the luminosity of the very smallest. Just as the first ray of sunshine awakens hope for a warm summer’s day, the smallest found objects move across the stage as agile protagonists.
A tiny pearl outshines this scene. Not discovered yet? It is also so small that you will probably first notice the red thread with which it is attached to the bird’s thin neck. So let’s start again: follow the red thread and discover the gem that gives this newly emerged bird species its name. More about the PEARL DIVERS
Even little eye stars sometimes get lost from view.
The little metal star at the bottom of the picture has been lost to someone – now it has found a new sphere of activity here, in the refuge of the smallest species.
This insect collection is also part of the “New Love” series. We’re often repulsed by these crawling, buzzing, and humming six-legged creatures. At best, we overlook them because they’re so tiny. Yet insects are incredibly diverse, complex, and important to the cycle of nature—and, in their own bizarre way, beautiful too. They deserve our attention. Maybe, upon a second glance, we can fall in love with them all over again.
All details on the Finding report no. 25
