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
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