Large-scale work (approx. 450 × 260 cm) on truck tarpaulin, combining painting with collage and décollage.
Maps and architectural ground plans act as structural “pillars,” layered with paper, cardboard, and fragments of urban posters.
Threads and acrylic paint bind the surface, which is then abraded, scratched, and torn open to reveal buried colors and traces.
The title Maikäfer Flieg refers to a traditional German children’s song whose gentle melody clashes with its dark wartime content, creating a deep sense of unease.
This tension unfolds into an abstract, multi-layered cityscape where memory, destruction, and the present moment collide.