May 2025

Click image to enlarge "The Stream Engine"—a technology that processes data streams in real time, enabling direct analysis of continuously incoming data without intermediate storage—draws its visual metaphor from the 18th century's defining invention: the steam engine. The wordplay is simple yet effective: adding a single letter 'r' transforms "steam engine" into "stream engine."[A] The combination of the background of the picture and another visual object may evoke an (English) term that is ambiguous in German and thus “calls up a second...


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"L'arbre des cinq femmes"—The Tree of Five Women presents what initially appears to be a simple tree set against a cloudy sky. Upon closer examination, five female silhouettes emerge from the trunk and main branches. Trees have long symbolized magical narratives and hidden truths. Perhaps this image holds another such secret.The photograph captures the sky above Dinard, Brittany, making it part of the "Playing around with skies" series. The SKY series investigates its central theme through three dimensions: visual, textual, and auditory.[A] The combination of the background...


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"Be Breizh"—Sea, cider, crêpes or galettes, sky, and Brezhoneg represent more than vacation elements; they embody a way of life—they are Brittany itself. This realization struck me when I returned to Brittany for the first time in over 25 years. Since Brittany remains the only place where Celtic culture survives through Brezhoneg, I composed the image's tribute in that language.This work belongs to the "Playing around with skies and waters" series. The combined SKY and SEA series explores both themes through three dimensions: visual, textual, and auditory.[A] The combination...


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"SKISLE"—A fusion of "sky" and "isle" pronounced [skˈa͡ɪə͡l], depicts a view of Scotland's Isle of Skye in the Hebrides. I created this work in Brittany, inspired by vacation memories after hiking along the cliffs and reminiscing about past travels.The photograph captures the sky over Dinard, Brittany, and belongs to the "Playing around with skies" series. The SKY series explores its central theme through three dimensions: visual, textual, and auditory.[A] The combination of the background of the picture (the sky) and another visual object may evoke an (English) term that...


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"Or How We Didn't Become Famous"—Tribute to The Slits—This work originated from a theater poster advertising a musical about England's first female punk band, the Slits, from the late 1970s. The band's German founder, Ari Up, died of breast cancer at age 48. In this modified version of the poster featuring the musical's performers, images of the Slits from the early 1980s appear to follow the performance.The foundation of this piece is a photograph of a poster taken in Dinard, Brittany.[A] The combination of the background of the picture (sky and sea) and another visual object...


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"Saltire"—For just a few moments, airplane contrails form a saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) against the bright blue morning sky, creating the Scottish flag and suggesting the illusion of a Scottish bagpiper.The photograph captures the sky over Dinard, Brittany, and belongs to the "Playing around with skies" series. The SKY series explores its central theme through three dimensions: visual, textual, and auditory.[A] The combination of the background of the picture (sky and sea) and another visual object may evoke an (English) term that is ambiguous in German and thus “calls...


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The "SEA" (near the Dutch coast) combined with the dog creates the German word "Seehund," which translates to "seal" in English.The background features a snapshot taken from the Hull-Rotterdam ferry deck just off the Dutch coast. This work presents another variation—an abstraction of Variation 1 from the "Under Seal" theme—and belongs to the SEA series. The SEA series explores its central theme through three dimensions: visual, textual, and auditory.[A] The combination of the background of the picture (the sky) and another visual object may evoke an (English) term that is ambiguous...


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The Picardy landscape appears to have stepped back in time. Modern wind turbines have been replaced with late medieval windmills, transforming the scene into a historical vista.This landscape photograph was taken shortly before reaching Amiens in Picardy. The image has been color-modified (adding a blue ribbon) and certain objects have been replaced. It forms part of the "Arable and wind farming" theme and belongs to the Dinard series.[A] The combination of the background of the picture (the sky) and another visual object may evoke an (English) term that is ambiguous in German...


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The Picardy landscape in van Gogh style (Transformation Two, blue ribbon) represents the second variation of the original "Picardy landscape" motif. The original photograph has been transformed with an overall bluish tone, and the second half rendered in a van Gogh-inspired style that differs slightly from the first variation. In the van Gogh-styled portion, modern wind turbines have been replaced with late medieval windmills.This landscape photograph was taken shortly before reaching Amiens in Picardy. The image has been modified in both color (blue ribbon) and partial stylistic...


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The Picardy landscape in van Gogh style (Transformation One, blue ribbon) represents the first variation of the original "Picardy landscape" motif. The original photograph has been transformed with an overall bluish tone, and the second half rendered in a van Gogh-inspired style.This landscape photograph was taken shortly before reaching Amiens in Picardy. The image has been modified in both color (blue ribbon) and partial stylistic treatment. It forms part of the "Arable and wind farming" theme and belongs to the Dinard series.[A] The combination of the background of the picture ...


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