Posted on September 29, 2024 
by arslohgo
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The term “sky surfer” refers to an extreme athlete who surfs through the air on a special board. In fact, it is nothing more than a skydiving discipline. The work combines skysurfing with windsurfing, which looks more “elegant” and at the same time more “traditional”. The fact that a remote-controlled model airplane bears the name ‘Sky Surfer’ is pure coincidence …
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.