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The 'SEA' (near the Dutch coast) plus the dog shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the picture form the German 'Seehund' as as one of several meanings of the English 'SEAL'. The background is a snapshot from the deck of the ferry Hull - Rotterdam just off the Dutch coast. The work shows another variation, an abstraction of the variation 1 of the 'Under Seal' theme  and belongs to the SEA series. The SEA series explores the theme of "SEA" on three levels: visual, written, and sound.[A] The combination of the background of the picture (the sky) and another visual object...


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The 'SEA' (near the Dutch coast) plus the letter 'L' specify the creature shown in the bottom left-hand corner of the picture, which is called a 'Robbe' or 'Seehund' in German, one of varous different German meanings for the English word 'seal'. The background is a snapshot from the deck of the ferry Hull - Rotterdam just off the Dutch coast. The work shows a variation of the 'Under Seal' theme and belongs to the SEA series. The SEA series explores the theme of "SEA" on three levels: visual, written, and sound.[A] The combination of the background of the picture (the sky) and another...


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The sea near the shore and the seal image form the Dutch title, which corresponds to the text in the background. The approach presented here is just one of various possibilities. If you leave it at 'SEAl', there are further image variants. The background is a slightly modified, freely available photograph, and the work is part of the 'Playing around with Callantsoog waters' series. The SEA series explores the theme of "SEA" 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)...


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"SEArle" shows a coastal section and an embedded male person. The word 'SEA' is extended by the letters "RLE", which are an acronym for a company providing development, technology and consulting services to the international mobility, service and wind industries. In this combination the pronunciation of 'sea' changes, and the 'sea' becomes the American philosopher of language and mind "John Searle", one of the most important representatives of the Speech Acts theory. The background is a slightly modified, freely available photograph, and the work is part of the 'Playing around...


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"C-ling" is the fusion of a section of the sea with a 'ceiling', thus becoming a word of art. The photograph is of the sea at Callantsoog, North Holland, and the work is therefore part of the 'Playing around with Callantsoog waters' series. The SEA series explores the theme of "SEA" 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...


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"SEAcow" or "Siren"—What you see is a land animal in/on the sea— actually a cow. What is meant is a sea creature—a siren, a creature whose closest living relative is the elephant.  The background is a slightly modified, freely available photograph, and the work is part of the 'Playing around with Callantsoog waters' series. The SEA series explores the theme of "SEA" on three levels: visual, written, and sound. The combination of the background of the picture (the sea) and another visual object may evoke an (English) term that is ambiguous in German and thus "calls...


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"SEA-E-O" shows a view of the sea and a person breaking the surface of the water. The only function of the person is to create a derivation to an abbreviation whose first letter is the same as the term 'sea (sˈiː)' and thus can form a new meaning context: C → (sˈiː) = chief E (ˈiː) = executive O (ˈə͡ʊ) = officer. The photograph is of the sea at Callantsoog, North Holland, and the work is therefore part of the 'Playing around with Callantsoog waters' series. The SEA series explores the theme of "SEA" on three levels: visual, written, and sound. [A] The combination...


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"3rd SEAson" or "Fall" appeared by chance, not to say out of nowhere. I spent some days in Callantsoog in September '24 and all the sudden the song line "We had joy, we had fun. We had seasons in the sun" (Terry Jacks) appeared in my head. September eqinox was coming up, and I had a picture title and a picture description. The background is a slightly modified, freely available photograph, and the work is part of the 'Playing around with Callantsoog waters' series. The SEA series explores the theme of "SEA" on three levels: visual, written, and sound. [A] The combination of the background...


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"The SEArch" shows a section of a rough sea. The title 'The SEA' is expanded by a magnifying glass, which enlarges the otherwise invisible combination of letters "RCH". The pronunciation of 'sea' changes, and the sea becomes a quest, a search for the unknown, adventure and risk, factors that constitute the fascination of the sea.If you delve even deeper into the language and look at the sequence of letters 'RCH', you end up with, among other things, the common abbreviation for residential care home. This opens up a thoroughly controversial idea in the word/image combination of rough...


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View from my kitchen window: Sky at sunrise in May.With a little imagination, an 'A' can be seen from the two airplane contrails in combination with the dark cloud formation. In this case, an alternative title, namely “Anarchy in the sky”, could be generated by including the circle section.[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...


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