Themen/ Themes · 29. Oktober 2025

Ein Schneider erschlägt Fliegen, die sich auf seinem Essen niedergelassen haben. Überrascht ist er selbst von seiner Tat, die er als Akt großer Tapferkeit bewertet. Was treibt diesen kleinen Mann, sein Schneideratelier zu schließen, um aufs Geratewohl loszuziehen? / A tailor kills flies that have settled on his food. He is surprised by his own action, which he considers to be a heroic deed. What drives him to shut up shop and to start an uncertain journey?

Themen/ Themes · 17. Januar 2025

Mich faszinieren und beeindrucken die Expeditionen der Fischer vom Baskenland aus nach Neufundland. Schon vor dem Jahr 1000 segelten sie los, um monatelang den in den kalten, nordischen Gewässern lebenden Kabeljau mit Handleinen zu fangen, einzusalzen und zurückzubringen./ When I first approached the subject of boats I was thinking of early boats, very simple crafts made from available materials. And what really inspired me was the history of cod fishing, Basque fishermen sailing to the North.

Themen/ Themes · 13. November 2024

I’m a hoarder. I find it very difficult to throw things away that might be useful in everyday life or for my art. So, when my mother-in-law died and we inherited photo albums and various documents, I put them to one side. (More about the inheritance here) In time, and it took a long time before I knew how I wanted to proceed, I worked through some of the material. Behind the papers and photos were personal memories not my own. However, the images brought back to my mind stories of the past...