Month: October 2013

For my parents wedding anniversary in 2012 I produced Family Tree, a lamp with a lampshade that’s made up from family photographs, covering the lives of my parents – from when they were born – their six children and 7 grand children (with 2 more on their way).

Measurements
Diameter: 33cm
Height: 30cm (60cm including stand)
Below is a small selection of photos from the lampshade.

my Dad as a baby

my Mom and her sister

my parents on their wedding day

my parents on their honey moon

me and my Mom

me and my Dad

me and my sisters, Elisabeth, Monika and Barbara

a Renault 4, one of the first cars that I can vaguely remember

my sister Johanna, me and my brother Benedikt in Italy

my sister, brother and a few friends halfway up ‘Dreckberg’ (dirt mountain), an unused plot of land in the neighbourhood, which was our favourite playing area

me (on the right) with my best friend Peter after our first day at school, looking rather somber

my Dad trying to separate me and my brother during fighting…to this day it remains a mystery how this photo was taken

my Mom with all her children

my parents

my Dad in Venice, a trip with just me and him

me and my nephew Phillip, first son of my oldest sister Elisabeth and the first grand child in the family…

and 15 years later with Eleonora, my sister Johanna’s second daughter

the whole family a few years back, there’ve been 5 more grand children since