The end of the road

So you were there, at the end of the road. You saw the light, shining bright, which was so clear, so light. And you walked trough the tunnel where, at the end, you stepped into the certitude, your security. Away. Forever.

What you leave here is a whole, deep, full of questions and doubts, without any certitudes.

You escaped your pain, your sorrow, your disease. You’re free now. And light. Left all your problems behind.

I wish you are happy now, wherever you may be. I hope you really left your past behind and can do now whatever you want, just the way you like. I hope you'll nothing regret. I wish it will be better, bigger. Because it's your start of something new.

I'll always keep you in my memory and heart.

Thank you for having been here.

Äddi Val

tree

Looking out the window in my office, I could always look at a tree. A big tree, full of life and energy which was a point of calm.

At the beginning of this year, there were some stormy nights here. The result: "my" tree has broken in the middle.

Now, I look out of the window, see that tree which isn't anymore and have a look at ugly "fassades" of houses. It's a really sad view.

Toni Morrison

"Allein die Sprache schützt uns vor dem Schrecken der namenlosen Dinge."

black and silver

detail

black and silver

I told M&T that the "toiles carrées" seem to be black, but that there is no black in it. M asked me why I just didn't take the black color out of the tube. I answered: because it's not interesting. Not for me, who had to do the work, nor for the work itself. It is not a uniform black color, but it has some different degrees/effects of black.

black and silver

serie of six "toiles carrées"

25 x 25 x 3 cm

mixed media:

paper, liant acralique, pigments vert et bleu, écoline rouge, pièces d'argent, bic couleur or

There is no indication how to turn them or how to put them together.

black and silver

Dezember 2009

M&T asked me to make "something" for their bathroom. It should be black and silver and have "relief" in it. So here's the result.