"Papier, Paper Art 06", Kunstkreis Rolandseck (Rolandseck Artists Circle) - 2006

These works of art are a result of my search for human virtues and the circle of life from beginning to end.

Spurensuche I – Searching for Traces I

• brown paper bags represent the body
• white honeycomb paper represents mind and spirit
• the color black represents death

1: "Birth"
The beginning of life.
Unity of body, mind and spirit.
Our birth marks the beginning of our journey towards death (represented by black paper triangle at right front).

2: "Middle Age"
Man is in the middle of his life, full of energy and strength.
Man strives for unity of body, mind and spirit. Death accompanies him – always close by.

3: "End of Life"
Aging and weighed down in body, mind and spirit, man journeys towards death. This process depletes his energy.

4: "Death"
The body no longer lives, is buried, turns to dust. Mind and spirit are free, continue to exist.

• Man searching for the meaning of life.
• We search for traces to find answers to our questions.
• Man leaves traces beyond death.
• What shapes human beings? Upbringing? Experience? Acquired skills? Genes?
• Where do mind and spirit go? Do they fade into nothingness? Or do mind and spirit select a new human being at birth? And why this specific one?
• Is everything coincidence or is it fate?

Thus life remains an eternal search for traces and clues.

Spurensuche II – Searching for Traces II

• black canvas represents the human body
• white honeycomb paper represents the human virtues

Facetten I - Facets I

Long straight facets: clear, well-structured, courageous, striving, straightforward, purposeful, honest

Facetten II - Facets II

Small facets: multilayered, individual, calming, harmonizing

Facetten III - Facets III

Large and small facets: contrasting elements – connecting elements
Anything is possible – a wealth of complexity
Polarity – man / woman
The diagonal structure creates calmness

• Why are we the way we are?
• Human virtues – how do they originate?
• Are we not searching for traces and clues to recognize behavior patterns
and characteristics in relatives and friends? Upbringing? Heredity?
• Why is one human good, another one evil?
• What are good / evil qualities?
• Why do we feel at ease with people who are good / evil?
• Do we recognize ourselves in them – or are we the exact opposite?
• Why are some people able to change, whereas others are not?

Thus all human beings remain individuals – searching for themselves and their world.



Newspaper article – Generalanzeiger Bonn, 14.03.2006