About this work:
In German,
the “ivory tower” stands for an aloof elite that is not (or no longer)
interested in the problems of other social classes. This surreal piled-up
building, however, has apparently been abandoned to decay and has itself become
a "lost place”. The architecture is reminiscent of diving towers in
swimming pools. The title alludes to this and means that the jump from this
tower is a jump into reality.
About my work in general:I
question our world and our view of it. The conditio humana - the nature
of man and the human being as creator and destroyer is crucial in most
of my works. Due to the inhomogeneity of the used pictorial elements I
create new thematic references. In my collages, I combine various
photographs of nature, architecture with painted fragments and
structures. Time and space, new and old, overlap both in form and
substance. I create mysterious and atmospheric scenes that leave room
for the viewers own interpretations and associations.
About my technique and Material:With
my specially developed technique, I transfer the digital artwork into
an original work in which the haptic materiality plays a major role. In a
complex process the artwork is printed on a canvas which is covered
completely with leaf silver and then poured into epoxy resin. This gives
the works an optical depth and a special quality of the surface. The
silver in the background makes the colors shine from the inside out - so
the pictures have a different appearance from every angle.
