Achieving goals that do not appear to be achievable because real circumstances and difficulties stand in the way is the thing of the sky striker (‘Himmelstürmer’ in German). For him there are no obstacles, “the sky is wide open” (to paraphrase the blessed Tom Petty). But in the end, even he finds his limits … “SKYstriker” (‘Himmelsjäger’) also stands for cards which are part of a Japanese Trading Card Game (Yu-Gi-Oh) and consist mainly of Magic Cards and Link Monsters.
The photograph is of the sky over Callantsoog, North Holland, and the work is therefore part of the ‘Playing around with Callantsoog skies’ series. The SKY series explores the theme of “SKY” on three levels: visual, written, and sound.
[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 and thus “calls up a second theme”.
[B] In addition, this combination may result in a new subject or an invented word through an equally pronounced but differently spelled word combination, as well as through a differently pronounced but equally spelled word.
[C] Additionally it is the title of the work that reveals a background and thematic association of the image.
[D] And in the one or other case it is just a modified photograph.