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"SEAshell" refers to both the shell's exoskeleton and the seawater shell itself. More than that, the term "shell" conjures up an image of a gas station rising from the sea at night under a full moon—an image that is not necessarily associated with our environment in a positive way. The background is a combination of a true and a slightly modified, freely available photograph, and the work is part of the 'Playing around with Callantsoog skies and waters' series. The combsined SKY and SEA series explores the theme of "SKY" and "SEA" on three levels: visual, written, and sound....


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To make things easier for those who are unfamiliar with the international phonetic alphabet or who may not know it at all, here is the re-transformation into the source language. In the case of phonemic pictures whose source language is not English, a translation into English is also carried out.“Tinchen IV” is the fourth of series of five cohesive phonemic pictures which was realized with the aim of explaining what a phonemic picture is and how it is created. Although the penultimate in the series, the work is the final product. “Tinchen” is the diminutive of the German...


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The term "LohgoRhythms" is another word mark that stands behind "ARSLOHGO". With the night sky it describes the rhythm of creation, the "working hours". While the majority of the works are created at night, work on this site takes place during the day - if there is time. 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...


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"SKYlark" corresponds to the zoological term "Feldlerche", the verb "skylark" can be translated as "Unfug treiben", and "lark" is used colloquially as a substantive and as a verb for "fun" and "jest". 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...


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Sunset over the dunes in a surprisingly orange-colored hue, with an interested guest along for the ride: a crane fly. The gnat (as it is called in entomology) was actually sitting at the window of my vacation home before it was mounted in the picture. 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...


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Take a well-known cocktail whose first syllable sound matches the word "sky", namely "cai", change the last letter 'H' to a 'J' (for sound reasons), fuse it with a beautiful reddish sky at sunset and you get the (of course non-alcoholic) "Skypirin(h)ja". 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...


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The view of a dark sky, covered with rain and storm clouds, evokes dark and dangerous things, such as in Greek mythology: Skylla, the sixheaded sea monster that Ulysses had to pass on his way home after the end of the Trojan War. Scylla, shifted from the sea to the sky due to the initial syllable, is represented by the image on an ancient Greek vase. The original vase can be viewed in the Louvre, Paris. Skylla in the European spelling begins with the English "sky" and can therefore be easily mistaken for heaven.The photograph is of the sky over Callantsoog, North Holland, and the work...


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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,...


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A view of the sky and a Siberian husky peeking out of the clouds - this is when the words "sky" and "Siberian Husky" merge into the word and image game "YKS UH NAIRIBYKS". Reading from left to right, the 'plaintext' image caption begins with the sky and ends with the sky.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...


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Sky view with embedded wrist-watch together denote an activity that is only indirectly related to time—observing the sky, usually for celestial objects such as stars, comets or satellites.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...


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