The BEING gate· One thought, many encounters
Consciousness
The capacity for perception, experience and understanding.
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Perceiving and giving meaning to experience
A blue eye sits within a luminous green circular form. Black lines extend far into the reddish space. For me, the eye can be seen as a centre of perception; the lines suggest receptors that take in impressions from the surroundings.
With this painting, I approach consciousness: impressions reach us, are perceived and acquire meaning through our own experience. I am interested in how we relate to our surroundings and what we recognise in them.
With this thought in mind, you can approach the works I have associated with the concept Consciousness. Follow an encounter that sparks your curiosity.
Encounters with Consciousness
I have assigned each of these works to the concept that, in my view, finds its strongest expression in it. Your own perspective and the connections you discover have a place here too.
| Type of work | Name of the work | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Deeply-absorbed | Buddha absorbed within himself |
| PAINTING | Nobles | Drawing of a noblewoman |
| PAINTING | Self-Portrait with Tie_ | Self-portrait with yellow tie |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Gaze-of-wisdom | Buddha with the gaze of wisdom |
| BOOK | Makani - Breath of the Earth | Life Beyond the Body explores the question of what happens after physical death. The work combines spiritual beliefs, philosophical reflections, and numerous considerations on consciousness, the soul, and the continuity of life beyond the material world. Its aim is to alleviate the fear of death and encourage the reader to develop a broader perspective on life. |
| PAINTING | The Old Kursaal | The old Kursaal in San Sebastian |
| PAINTING | Act in the Red Room | Nude in the red room with palm tree |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Timeless-calm | And so he rests in timeless serenity |
| LITERATURE | The Poorest | Who is truly poor? |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Enlightened-glow | Thus one glows with enlightenment |
| BOOK | Makani - Breath of the Earth | This work seeks to help humanity rediscover its connection to nature. It aims to demonstrate that there can be a deeper connection between humanity, the Earth, and the invisible forces of life than is commonly assumed in modern thought. The focus is not on instruction, but on inner connection. |
| PAINTING | Eye Animals | Figure from the artist's mythical world |
| PAINTING | Loneliness | Today or in the past - always alone |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | The-Teacher | Buddha as the teacher |
| LITERATURE | Questions without answers | What is the meaning of life? |
| PAINTING | Eye Animal | Figure from the artist's mythical world |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | The-grounded-one | One connected to the earth |
| LITERATURE | Thoughts in a bar | Thoughts when you're sitting alone in a bar |
| PAINTING | Self-portrait | Self-portrait in my youth |
| PAINTING | My Cat'S World | This is roughly what my cat Amir's world looks like |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Concentration | This is deep concentration |
| LITERATURE | Who Seeks | What happens to the one who seeks? |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Inner-beauty | When one is beautiful from within |
| PAINTING | The Great Spotted Woodpecker | Great spotted woodpecker searching for food |
| PAINTING | The appointment | The 5th is the date of our reunion. |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | The-first-smile | And then a smile touches the lips |
| PAINTING | The dream burns | Fire, water - and yet the island stands. |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Physical-zest-for-life | The joy of life within the body |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | The-joy-of-being | Joy in existence |
| LITERATURE | Now I'm no longer afraid | Even when your end has come, don't be afraid |
| LITERATURE | Between two stools | I don't know where I stand |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | Triumph-&-surrender | Both triumph and surrender |
| LITERATURE | Moments | Your presence makes me happy and confused at the same time |
| LITERATURE | Forgotten – obsessed | Alcohol isn't the solution either |
| PAINTING | Falses of Imagination | These little creatures help us think |
| PAINTING | Self-portrait | Self-portrait from 1984 |
| PAINTING | The Meditating Monk | A monk lost in thought |
| PAINTING | Bonsai in Moonlight | A bonsai in the moonlight |
| PAINTING | The multifaceted vision | Wherever you look - eyes everywhere. |
| PAINTING | Self-portrait | Self-portrait from 1991 |
| MUSIC | Thinking of You | I'm thinking of you, my love |
| PAINTING | The Third Eye | The power of the third eye is underestimated |
| LITERATURE | Stress | Did I only dream it all? |
| MUSIC | Only a Dream | Did I only dream it all? |
| PAINTING | Elephant Eye | Study of an elephant's eye |
| PAINTING | The light redeems | It is liberated |
| PAINTING | Tiger Eye | Study of a tiger's eye |
| PAINTING | Sujhad | Drawing from a photograph |
| PAINTING | Face Of Serpents | Eyes and snakes have something in common |
| PAINTING | The Fishing Boat | It lies peacefully here at the harbor |
| PAINTING | The Sleeping Dragon | Even dragons must sleep |
| PAINTING | The Trapped Sphere | Spheres need space |
| PAINTING | Squaring the Circle | What is better, square or circle? |
| PAINTING | Self-Portrait | Self-portrait from 2025 |
| PAINTING | The Third Eye | The third eye is important |
| PAINTING | Energy Exchange | It is important to exchange energy |
| PAINTING | Monster | Mythical being in a distant world |
| PAINTING | Meditation | Woman in deep meditation |
| PAINTING | Drop of fate | Every drop has its contents |
| PAINTING | Mother's Day Bouquet | A Mother's Day gift |
| PAINTING | My Bird of Paradise | My little Bird of Paradise |
| PAINTING | Cobweb | The sun shines even behind cobwebs |
| PAINTING | Landscape in moonlight | Vollmand on the silent land |
| PAINTING | on the go | In distant worlds |
| PAINTING | Island of My Dreams | The island of my dreams |
| PAINTING | Where does she belong | You have to know where you belong |
| PAINTING | Meditation | The world is switched off |
| PAINTING | People - Joyful | The cheerful one, he too is observed |
| PAINTING | The Rising Eye | Where Does the Eye Come From? |
| PAINTING | Horse'S Head | ... Animal Study - Horse's Head |
| PAINTING | on the way home | Cover illustration for the book - Life Over There |
| PAINTING | You Are Not Alone | The Eye Is Always Awake |
| PAINTING | Sensors | You need antennae to perceive something special |
| PAINTING | The Eye-Catcher | The eye-catcher - Symbolic image |
| PAINTING | Woman At The Window | The Woman Behind the Window |
| PAINTING | Observing eye behind thorns | Watching is kept behind the thorns |
| PAINTING | Courtyard Hall | Kursaal - San Sebastian |
| PAINTING | Man | Man Behind Glass |
| PAINTING | Mount Urgull I | Study for Calendar |
| PAINTING | Mount Urgull Ii | Study for Calendar |
| PAINTING | Confused | Sometimes you don't know which way is up |
| PAINTING | The observing eye | That The all-seeing eye is everywhere. |
| PAINTING | We are being observed | We are being watched. |
| PAINTING | The Scholar | Portrait of an Unknown Woman - Study |
| PAINTING | Zurriola-Donosti | The Beach at Gros - with black outline pencil |
| PAINTING | Self-Portrait in a Painter's Smock | Autorretrato con bata de pintor |