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A little girl and her parents play streetball on a school playground with enthusiasm and dedication. It's great to see how the girl performs in this game for which she is “actually still too young”. Anna is still at kindergarten age and we can only hope that she can maintain her enthusiasm for this sport.[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 theme”.[B] In addition, this combination may result in a new subject or an invented word through an equally...


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“The DAXhund II” is a variation on the original theme. The logo-like stylized shape of the dachshund is intended to achieve a more “serious” appearance. Against the backdrop of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the dachshund floats docked to the Deutsche Börse logo like Aladdin on his flying carpet. Hmm, the whole thing doesn't seem quite so serious after all ... [A] The combination of the background of the picture (dog) and another visual object may evoke a (German) term that is ambiguous in German and thus "calls up a second theme". [B] In addition, this combination may result...


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“The DAXhund"—a new animal symbol especially for the German stock market. Stock markets use bulls and bears as symbols for upswings and downswings in the securities markets—as can also be seen on the sculptures in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. So why no corresponding animal symbol for the German share index 'DAX', linguistically there is a simple solution. The zoological name for the German 'Dackel' in the English-speaking world is 'Dachshund'. The first syllable 'Dachs' (the English 'badger') and the abbreviation 'DAX' are the same (dˈaxs), so it makes sense to replace...


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The work is a variation of the 'SKeYe' theme. By installing a refraction measuring glass, the sub-topic "eye exam at the optician's" is built up. 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/third theme". [B] In addition,...


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"Translucent Memories" describes an image in my head that now also serves as the background image for my private data cloud - a reminder of our shared past or a preview of a shared future with my beloved C†. The photograph is the North Sea sky near Bremerhaven, and the work is, in the broadest sense, part of the SKY 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...


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Step 5, the conclusion of the 'Path to/of a Phonemic Picture' series—a brief outlook on further transformations Tinchen IV Tinchen III Tinchen II Tinchen I


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Step 3, coming to an end—putting the thought puzzle together, including the accompanying text and final activities Tinchen IV Tinchen V Tinchen I Tinchen II


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Step 2—Ideas and their implementation— processes and procedures on the path to a phonemic picture Tinchen III Tinchen IV Tinchen V Tinchen I


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The first work describes the starting point for the project, which will ultimately lead to a three-step process:Step 1: Defining the occasion and goal in conjunction with a basic idea.Step 2: Development and implementation of the picture conceptStep 3: Concretization and finalization Tinchen II Tinchen III Tinchen IV Tinchen V


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When the nocturnal background for 'SEAshell' was finished, I had scenes from 'Sleepless in Seattle' (Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks) in mind. So the work became the prequel to 'Seattle'. Even though "SEAttle" is more than 100 miles away from the Pacific Ocean, I associate the city with the sea. Perhaps it is due to the interconnected waterways of Puget Sound that separate Seattle from the open ocean. 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...


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