graphic printmaking

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melancholy dipped in sunshine

drypoint on acrylic glass

printed on fabriano 120g paper

297 x 420 mm

edition of 25

innerer Schweinehund *

drypoint on acrylic glass

printed on Hahnemühle 150g paper

400 x 500 mm

edition of 14

*The question of the connection between human and non-human is a central theme in my artistic work and i think the dog is a great example for that. Humans chose to eat pigs and have dogs as life companions, even though they are both extraordinarily intelligent and social species.

The title refers to the expression ‘den inneren Schweinehund überwinden’ (‘overcoming the inner pig dog’) in my first language German, which means daring to do something or overcoming inner obstacles. I interpret the ‘pig dog’ as a form of resistance that one feels in oneself, something challenging or unpleasant. This highlights the fact that we sometimes feel uncomfortable with the way we have bred the dog to be so obedient and dependent on us.