Cultobject & a Wink – Focus: Humor & Design

Everyday objects and familiar motifs are detached from their usual contexts and reinterpreted with a touch of playfulness. Musical instruments, artworks, and design objects take on unexpected roles: a wrapped violin becomes a cult object, a detail from a painting transforms into a pair of sunglasses, and doormats greet visitors with musical charm.

Verpackte Geige in rotem, gelbem aluminiumpapier am fluss Anfang Oktober 2022
Zwei Cellokästen in verschiedenen Farbhuellen. Eins: goldgelber Cellokasten, mit dem man mit der Schulterschnur wunderbare Gesichter generieren kann.
1), 3).Cello with face.  2)Violine wrapped in color-alufoil. 
Eine Geige steht verpackt in Alufolie mit ffp2-Maske in der Mitte und einer roten Lederkrawatte vor Zuggleisen. Ein Zug rast durch.
Well packed, badly timed.


The works operate at the intersection of art, design, and irony. They play with our visual habits, question the value and significance of objects, and demonstrate that creativity often begins when the familiar appears in a new context. Here, humor is not an end in itself, but an invitation to look more closely and discover the familiar with fresh eyes.