ruhrgebiet

An homage to the Ruhr Area. Artworks that reflect on it or show parts of it. The Ruhrgebiet / Ruhr area is in the north west of Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km² and a population of eight and a half million, it is the largest urban agglomeration in German -> Wikipedia I lived in Essen for nearly 10 years. During that time I developed new skills in art, especially silk screening, and also created this series.

Halde Rheinpreußen silk screened on a floppy disk

Rheinpreußen

Halde Rheinpreußen silk screened on a floppy disk

A tiger and so not a turtle - contemporary modern artwork

A tiger and so not a turtle

Once we went with some friends to Duisburg to have some fun.

Silk screening on floppy disks - Ruhrgebiet II

Ruhrgebiet II

Again the Ruhrgebiet industry presented by their chimneys and the corresponding smoke.

Mine III - Zeche Ewald - contemporary artwork - polargraphy

Mine III

Zeche Ewald

Single 3.5 floppy disk with Ruhrgebiet photo on it - secured by acryl glass

Broken

The broken lines of energy supply. What will happen if the energy supply will break down? Will we kill each other for the sake of having energy?…

Silk screening on floppy disks - Ruhrgebiet I

Ruhrgebiet I

When I first saw the Ruhrgebiet (Ruhr area, Germany) from one of the remaining mining waste tip I recognized all the chimneys.

Ruhrgebiet III - silk screen on computer hard drive - contemporary art

Ruhrgebiet III

When I first saw the Ruhrgebiet (Ruhr-Area, Germany) from one of the remaining slag heaps I recognized all the…

Art made of Hard drive parts - modern and contemporary

Mirror, Mirror on the wall - who is the sustainabelst of them all?

Mirror, Mirror on the wall - who is the sustainabelst of them all? Art made of Hard drive parts

<p>Chips, ICs, Integrated Circuits. Art made from them.
Great artworks and contemporary art can be produced using the collage technique.
floppydiskism is about everything that can be done with floppy disks in an art context.
hdd is short fo Hard Disk Drive.
The most unique room-in-room installations. Find yourself inside a space ship and on an abandoned planet.
Using micro controllers and different type of sensors, motors, etc. to put the spectator into the driver seat.
polar drawings are most unique pieces of modern, contemporary art.
Upcycling means the usage of abandoned materials to create something new.