2024
German Collection 1
Tittle: Daslebenistzukurzumdeutschzulernen
5 x 30 x 140cm
Metallic fabrics, wire
Tittle: Daslebenistzukurzumdeutschzulernen
5 x 30 x 140cm
Metallic fabrics, wire
The German language ought to be gently and reverently set aside among the dead languages, for only the dead have time to learn it.
— Famous American writer Mark Twain (1835-1910)
As a response to this quote, I used a fabric strip with iron wire inserted, twisting it continuously into 33 letters. They come from 9 German words: Das Leben ist zu kurz um Deutsch zu lernen (Life is too short to learn German). With the changing light and shadows, their metallic appearance looks particularly lively and rich in texture.
Merging multiple words into a single new word is one of the features in German language. This is exactly the idea behind creating such an extended art piece. However, compared to the longest word in German history: Rinderkennzeichnungsfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (The law for the delegation of monitoring beef labeling), which consists of 79 letters, it's really nothing.
— Famous American writer Mark Twain (1835-1910)
As a response to this quote, I used a fabric strip with iron wire inserted, twisting it continuously into 33 letters. They come from 9 German words: Das Leben ist zu kurz um Deutsch zu lernen (Life is too short to learn German). With the changing light and shadows, their metallic appearance looks particularly lively and rich in texture.
Merging multiple words into a single new word is one of the features in German language. This is exactly the idea behind creating such an extended art piece. However, compared to the longest word in German history: Rinderkennzeichnungsfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (The law for the delegation of monitoring beef labeling), which consists of 79 letters, it's really nothing.