The Infrared Journey — Somewhere in Between

Signal and Symbol

Signal and Symbol

Signal and Symbol

A closer look at the work

Berlin’s television tower rises between a dark edge on the left and a long windowed façade on the right. Its sphere forms a single bright knot on a slender vertical line. Roofs step down below it, while wires and scaffolding cross the open sky. The shadowed street increases the distance from the illuminated summit.

The photograph attaches the landmark to a particular view from within the city. It appears among everyday façades, technical lines and cropped buildings. Its function as a signal becomes spatially tangible: a distant sign remains present where the surroundings permit only a narrow glimpse. The title connects this orientation with the way repeated views enter personal knowledge of a place.

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What interests you about this work? I take time for your questions, its origins and its place in a collection. Together, we explore differences between works and their relationship with space, light and architecture.

Size, selected materials and bespoke framing are carefully coordinated. The precise presentation develops through our conversation.

A photograph of the intended space can help us consider scale and placement.

The work in a space

Scale and spatial presence

Reading room
124 × 82 cm

Visualization · Spatial design proposal. The original photograph is inserted unchanged. All sizes share the same room, viewpoint and scale. Presentation and framing are discussed individually.

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Artwork and edition.

Size · height × widthEdition number / edition size + AP
60 × 40 cmEdition 7 + 2 AP
124 × 82 cmEdition 5 + 2 AP
167 × 111 cmEdition 3 + 2 AP

Digital edition

The work on the blockchain.

Ethereum · ERC-1155 · Token 42

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