Buddhists say that all suffering stems from duality – and that true happiness can only be found by transcending it. But what does this really mean?

In our minds, a sense of “I” naturally arises. This “I” often sees itself as separate (the Subject) from everything else (the Object). From this sense of separation, various divisions with potential for conflict emerge: my family versus others, my country versus others, me versus the world, and so on.

How does this affect our happiness? When we start to question whether the body is truly separate from the world, or ask where our thoughts come from – essentially, when we ask, “Who am I?” – we might discover that there is no constant, independent “I.” This insight can shift our perspective, allowing us to see others and the world in a new way.

With dedicated practice, a moment may come when no thoughts run through the mind. And a profound question arises: if the mind is perfectly empty, who is left to be affected by any positive and negative events?

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas
Size (W x H): 100 x 120 cm | 39.37 x 47.24 inches

Just one more time. Just one more project. Just one more year....

This is how we often plan our lives. And then? Then we think we’ll be happy. At least, that's what we believe. So, we keep chasing happiness, like we're holding a carrot on a stick in front of us, always trying to catch it. But this approach rarely works. Most of the time, happiness isn't the result, but the starting point of our success.

So, based on that, the first step would be to reflect on happiness—what it is and how we can achieve it. Where to begin? Just start. Now.

Year: 2024
Technique: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 50 cm | 15.75 x 19.69 inches

Most of the time, we live within a very superficial layer of perception. It’s based on what we notice with our senses. We categorize and react according to our past experiences and genetic tendencies. We tend to see things that fit familiar patterns.

Then, there’s a layer of reflection. We think about what we see, what we feel, and about the world around us.

With some practice, we start to notice ourselves thinking about the world, and a question arises: Who is the thinker? We realize that one thought can "see" another thought.

With even more practice, we become aware of our own awareness. From time to time, we manage to rest in pure consciousness.

And with enough luck, and continued practice, we may remain in that state of pure consciousness—what we truly are, only covered by the layers of perception described before..

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Sometimes we are told that we need to empty ourselves first so that something new can be filled in. But I believe it’s more about changing our thinking habits to more beneficial ones in the first place. These new habits can help us clear our mind and gradually stop thinking. In the end, it’s about emptying, with nothing new to be filled or added. Even the concept of emptying, which is just a thought, should be let go of. In the end, no more thoughts are caught in the mind, like water flowing through an empty bowl.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 100 x 70 cm | 39.37 x 27.56 inches

If we look closely, clusters form everywhere. Interest clusters grow around certain topics, attracting more and more attention to them—whether it's a person, an idea, or a concept we've created. We are constantly scanning our environment for information that confirms and strengthens these clusters. In mindfulness and meditation, we learn to create new, beneficial clusters and keep nurturing them. In the end, a cluster is just a cluster, and the final cluster should form around letting go of all clusters.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 100 x 70 cm | 39.37 x 27.56 inches

We are filled with concepts and preformed opinions. This is how our brain conserves energy and organizes phenomena in a way that makes sense to us. But when we let go of all concepts and allow phenomena and thoughts to be just what they are—simply phenomena and thoughts—we stop attaching meaning to them. As a result, they lose their power.

Training this is difficult. In painting, I always keep one empty canvas or piece of paper next to the artwork I’m actually working on. For this extra canvas, there are no plans, rules, goals, or concepts—not even the idea of painting without a concept. Sometimes they remain empty, and other times they fill with color.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

We are trained to construct, create, and build. Naturally, this approach makes sense in our daily lives (I am building a website, creating art, etc.). But for our well-being, it can be incredibly beneficial to take a closer look at things and beings. When we start to investigate and deconstruct seemingly unchangeable objects, we begin to realize their true, empty nature. Take a chair, for example: It is built from wood, which comes from a tree that grew through the nourishment of soil, sunlight, and water. The sun shines due to nuclear fusion, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium, releasing energy in the process. This energy was set in motion by the forces born from the Big Bang—the origin of the universe.

By deconstructing, we uncover the ever-changing nature of all things and beings. And this leads to a profound question: Is there something that remains unchanged, ever-present, when nothing is left to deconstruct—when even the thought of "deconstruction" itself is allowed to fall away?

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 50 cm | 15.75 x 19.69 inches

We are always searching for an entrance to something. But in the end, it's not about finding an entrance or even searching. It's really about exiting and letting go—letting go of all thoughts, the desire to search, and the wish to enter something desirable. There is no entrance to find; we are already in the room we've been searching for. The door we see, the one we want to walk through, is just a thought that pulls our attention outward. Let it remain empty.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 50 cm | 15.75 x 19.69 inches

By "connecting the dots," we mean recognizing the relationships between seemingly unrelated ideas, events, or experiences to form a larger, cohesive picture. It's about finding patterns or insights that help us make sense of complex situations by linking individual pieces of information together.

However, we often connect the dots to create a pleasing narrative that helps our brain save energy, even if there is no real correlation. We may force information into preconceived patterns to fit our world, ignoring details that don't match our expectations. This simplification can lead to a distorted view of reality that reinforces itself.

When we truly connect all the dots, we begin to see the endless interdependence of all things and beings. As the separation between us and the world starts to fade, we eventually realize that there are no actual dots at all.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

We are the result of countless random events. Our mom met our dad, our grandfather survived a childhood pneumonia, and our great-grandmother … just to name a few simple stories. Our bodies and minds are shaped by pure chance.

With some luck, we might encounter a profound thought that suggests we observe all the thoughts that arise, including the thought itself. Our thoughts significantly influence our happiness and unhappiness. With even more luck, this thought can evolve and strengthen, motivating us to practice and eventually guide us to its very source.

Interestingly, this source is always present but often obscured by our constant thinking. Discover yourself and find the empty space between the random arrangements of thoughts.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

When we try to understand the origins of our universe, we quickly reach the limits of what can be explained. We grasp for something tangible, and the idea of a "Big Bang" as the foundation of existence seems fitting. It’s a concept we can visualize in our minds. However, if we go back just one millisecond before the Big Bang, all explanatory models fail. Everything—our world, our thoughts—results from that state before the Big Bang (if we follow this narrative). But we don't need to go back millions of years to connect with emptiness. It’s enough to question the origin of our most recent thought.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 100 x 70 cm | 39.37 x 27.56 inches

Sometimes, a great view "outside" leads to a great view inside. This happens when you lose yourself within your surroundings. As the phrase suggests, by "losing yourself," there is no longer a subject observing objects. You become one with the experience itself. By realizing that there is no distinct self to experience anything, one might also come to understand that what we perceive as experiences are merely phenomena arising within the mind, illuminated by the light of consciousness. This opens a completely new view on the world.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

By focusing on one color, that color becomes the dominant thought in that moment. It is the only thing that exists in that instant. This is how we perceive the world—through fragments and thoughts that capture our attention. You can take this further and ask: Where is the rest of the world in that moment? And once you are able to stop thinking altogether: Where is the world at all? What remains is a beautiful emptiness beyond imagination, as imagination would be just another thought. Enjoy.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Happiness = Reality - Expectation.
This is the simplest formula you can use. It means that the higher our expectations are, the more likely we are to be unhappy because it becomes less likely that reality can meet them. It doesn't mean to do nothing, but rather to do something valuable without expecting anything in return. By acting this way, you not only become happier, but you also start doing more things that really matter to you and the people around you.
I had some leftover paint and wanted to use up the tubes. So I started using the rest without any expectations. This is when beautiful things start happening.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Most of us treat our time as if we have endless amounts of it, as if it's an abundant resource. But the truth is, our time is very limited. We often wonder, "Where does the time go?" while we waste hour after hour.
Imagine you have a time account where every hour you live is recorded. Good hours add to the account, while "bad" hours subtract from it. At the end of the year, you receive a letter from Time, just like a bank statement: "Your account is still overdrawn, and you might not have much time left to bring it back to a positive balance."
You think time moves in a straight, steady line, and that you can deal with your "debts" later. But time is actually a product of your perception. It can be fast, chaotic, slow, and sometimes it even seems to stand still. Time always brings change and randomness.
Make sure your account is at least balanced, because it could be closed at any moment.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Our bodies and minds are designed for the jungle. In our modern world and the habitats we've created, our cognitive capacities are often maxed out. So, how does our mind react? We tend to simplify complex situations, create stories around them, and often fail to verify the information we receive. We fall back into an energy-saving mental state, which can result in poor decisions and an unhealthy view of the world. Therefore, we need to train ourselves to be more reflective and aware. To achieve this, our brains require regular breaks in low-information environments.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Sometimes, we stop, wonder, and feel like everything is just right. Other times, nothing feels right at all. These moments can make us reflect on our being and identity, starting a search within ourselves. With some effort and training, a beautiful emptiness can rise in the mind, leaving no room for thoughts. It’s like a perfect sunrise. Actually, the sun is always there, but most of the time, we only see reflections and shadows.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 50 x 50 cm | 19.69 x 19.69  inches

We love stories. We create a story around almost everything (mostly in hindsight), making it sound logical and reasonable. By doing this, we forget the endless possibilities of other paths and outcomes. Sometimes, fortune or randomness gives us a new thought, a different perspective on the world. This is when we realize that everything just happens. Things arise from emptiness and disappear back into it. Buddhists say: Once you sit at the center of the wheel, nothing moves anymore. You sit there in stillness and just watch the world turning around you. Discover this for yourself, as this text is also a narrative.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 145 x 95 cm | 57.09 x 37.40  inches

All the time, we are planning, evaluating, and thinking. Yet, even when we experience the power of randomness, we tend not to learn from this experience. Instead, in retrospect, we construct a narrative around that event, enabling us to fit it into a logical sequence of history, as if "this happens so that had to happen." We fail to see all the possible different outcomes, the sheer endless array of possibilities. Thus, the world continues to unfold before our eyes while we mistakenly believe that we are the ones controlling everything. This is a potentially dangerous way of thinking.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

In certain regions of Asia, there exists a tradition of inverting the cup of the deceased. Consequently, some Buddhist masters also adopt the practice of turning their cups upside down before retiring each night, as a continuous reminder of life's finite nature. Life, in essence, is a perpetual dance with death, their intertwined nature undeniable. However, maintaining awareness of this reality should not evoke melancholy or fear, but rather sharpen our perception of existence. Often, we treat time as an infinite resource, squandering it on pursuits devoid of true fulfillment. Yet, none of us will remain in this world in 150 years; hence, reason enough to embrace a touch more carefree spirit.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on artist's cardboard
Size (W x H): 68 x 95 cm | 26.77 x 37.40  inches

Maybe, this piece is a stroke of luck for someone who happens upon it. Like two twins finding each other after years of separation, discovering the potential of their shared genetic makeup. This may ignite a spark of hope and motivation deep within. Fortunate is the one who can witness the spark grow.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

For decades, twin research has been trying to determine whether it is our genes or our environment that decisively shapes us. It is certainly a combination of both. Whether we shape ourselves is not up for discussion, quite contrary to the modern "mindset" that often promotes self-optimization, the will to succeed, self-motivation, and "work on yourself." Yet, no one seems to ask what the source of one person's self-motivation and another's resignation is. Those who are fortunate enough to receive a dose of self-motivation at the right time in life can consider themselves lucky. Whether this is ultimately due to an activated gene or a positive environmental influence, who knows?

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

As long as there is duality, there can be no (inner) freedom. This is the message of many ancient texts. The goal of numerous meditation techniques is therefore to focus the mind initially on an image, a thought, the breath, or a mantra. However, duality still remains in the form of an observer and the observation—two thoughts circling each other in the darkness like dancers. The true goal is to let go of even this last distinction and remain in a fulfilled emptiness.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  80 x 80 cm | 31.50 x 31.50  inches

We more often look into the stars trying to find something than into ourselves. We imagine the endlessness of the night sky above us and most of us stand there, with open mouths, thinking: Unimaginable!
But it is exactly the other way around. It is our imagination, our mind that creates this immense space. The known universe has to fit into our minds; otherwise, we could not think about it.
And maybe one day, we will travel through the whole universe only to find: Nothing.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 78 x 78 cm | 30.71 x 30.71  inches

Every form, body, or mind emerges from the intricate interplay of countless individual components. These components interact, coalesce into new configurations, dissolve, and reassemble. Thus, one pathway towards uncovering the essence of reality lies in the deliberate deconstruction of forms—an ancient meditative practice as well. Through this process, the perceived boundaries between objects, as well as between subjects and objects, begin to dissolve. Consider the act of 'painting': what we perceive as a tangible artwork is, in essence, an idea conceived by an artist, transmuted onto canvas, and then interpreted by an observer. Both the artist and the viewer are products of their genetic makeup, interconnected atoms, and the environments they inhabit. And those environments, in turn, are shaped by the passage of time... Time, itself, is a construct, an outcome of countless interconnected factors... This approach can be applied universally, revealing what endures amidst the dissolution.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on artist's cardboard
Size (W x H): 68 x 95 cm | 26.77 x 37.40  inches

The jungle is perhaps the one ecosystem where you immediately sense that things do not exist separately. You see, feel, and smell the transitions between plants, animals, water, soil... While we often perceive things as strictly separated from each other—and from ourselves—the jungle presents itself as one immense living organism, a profound testament to the interdependence among all things and beings, illustrating the ongoing transition between them.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas
Size (W x H): 60 x 100 cm | 23.62 x 43.31  inches

We're often advised to live in the moment, yet isn't that where we inherently reside? It's the ceaseless wanderings of our thoughts into the realms of past regrets and future anxieties that often cloud our personal contentment. However, when we attain the rare ability to quiet the mind, something profound occurs. In the absence of thought, there exists neither past nor future—not even the fleeting grasp of a singular moment. Instead, what remains is a profound emptiness, a vast expanse where the essence of pure existence unfolds.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 100 x 40 cm | 39.37 x 15.75  inches

„Purify“ is also just an idea (see „Purify I“). So get rid of …
… the brightness … (see „Purify II“)
… the color … (see „Purify III“)
… the form … (see „Purify IV“)
… the canvas … (see „Purify V“)
… the hole in the canvas … (see „Purify VI“)
… the idea of emptiness itself.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 120 x 100 cm | 47.24 × 39.37 inches

„Purify“ is also just an idea (see „Purify I“). So get rid of …
… the brightness … (see „Purify II“)
… the color … (see „Purify III“)
… the form … (see „Purify IV“)
… the canvas … (see „Purify V“)
… the hole in the canvas … (see „Purify VI“)
… the idea of emptiness itself.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 120 x 100 cm | 47.24 × 39.37 inches

The mind is always running. One can find a glimse happiness when, amidst all the thinking, the concept of emptiness arises. And perhaps one day, one comes to realize that this concept, along with all other thoughts, is merely an illusion. However, recognizing this illusion is also an illusion in itself.

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 80 x 80 cm | 31.50 × 31.50 inches

Thoughts and emotions are like bubbles within our minds. Maybe one finds a bubble, a thought, that enables one to watch all the others. Finally, this thought is also just a (premium) bubble, emerging and disappearing by watching itself. 

Year: 2024
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 120 x 100 cm | 47.24 × 39.37 inches

Everything comes into being from a fundamental source. This essential existence is the foundation of all things—symbolized by the empty space within the work. The entire piece follows the golden ratio, an elemental rule of nature. Pure white, forming around emptiness, represents this initial state within our journey through life.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

From this state of being, matter arises, serving as the hardware—represented in black—on which the software of our thoughts operates. It’s debatable whether matter exists so that we can think, or if we simply think that matter exists. The emptiness as the source of everything is ever-present—symbolized by the empty space within the work.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Within matter, thoughts emerge, forming our mind. These thoughts, represented by the yellow line, depend on our experiences and the ancient 'DNA-hardware' of our brains. We often accept them as unshakable reality. At the same time we are unable to perceive the (real) fundamental reality, even though it is always present, represented by the empty space within the work.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

As thoughts solidify, distinct forms begin to manifest. These forms—such as 'ball,' 'me,' 'you,' 'unviser,' 'rectangle,' and 'dog'—appear to be independent identities. However, all these forms are, in fact, thoughts themselves (how else could they exist within our minds?), represented in yellow. Their fundamental and ever-present source is the empty space within the work.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Our socialization, genetic makeup, and personal experiences lead us to categorize and organize these forms, creating what seems to be a logical narrative. This narrative includes our sense of self and our place among other forms. We differentiate between forms, ourselves, and others. This is symbolized by the different colors that appear in the artwork.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Ultimately, this process shapes the world we perceive: a structured arrangement of forms with our seemingly independent 'I' (red lines) at its assumed center. This world is characterized by a strict separation between subjects (us) and objects (everything else). Our 'I' and other thoughts prevent us from recognizing the true non-dual foundation of reality, which is ever-present and represented by the empty space within the work.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Occasionally, we gain the ability to observe the world, its formations, and our thoughts from a distance. This might happen during meditation, moments of profound emotion, conversations, or through art. We recognize that our thoughts create the distinctions between things. The grayscale of the individual forms already suggests that there is no separation between things, as they all stem from a single source, represented by the empty space in the artwork.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Realizing that all things and beings are interdependent, we might decide to change our way—or, more accurately, change our perspective on our path. This realization is, of course, a thought itself, but it directs our attention inward rather than continuing the endless search for happiness and contentment in the "external" world. It begins to shift our focus toward the beautiful emptiness as the source of everything, represented by the empty space within the artwork.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

With practice, we can sharpen our focus and increasingly observe thoughts, events, and life itself without being swept away by them. This is represented by the vanishing forms within the work. Focusing not only helps us gain a clearer view inward but also contributes to greater satisfaction and tranquility in our lives. The focus forms around the fundamental existence, represented by the empty space within the work.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

We come to understand that all distinctions between forms, between ourselves and the world, are creations of our thoughts and perceptions. We see that all things and beings exist in mutual dependency.

We have one clear perspective, represented by the single line, which also signifies the Roman numeral one. In meditation traditions, this state is known as 'one-pointedness.'

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

With continued effort, we might reach a profound realization: a final thought that dissolves itself, allowing us to sink into pure being. This state of emptiness, from which we arose, was never truly lost—represented by the empty space within all artworks of that series—but merely obscured by thoughts and forms. The last thought, represented by the yellow line, merges with emptiness (empty space within the artwork). Yet, some duality remains as the mind oscillates between states, represented by the colors black and grey.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

In this state, we recognize our unity with fundamental pure existence, free from thoughts, matter, time, forms, and words. We become what we have always been, realizing that there is nothing to achieve, no one to achieve it, and nothing to meditate on.

A thin yellow line remains within the work, indicating that while we cannot completely stop all thinking and are still living within the world, we are no longer shaken by it.

Year: 2023/2024
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs each
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Year: 2023
Technique: Acrylic paint on canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 40 x 40 cm | 15.75 × 15.75 inches

Science has shown that our brain reorganizes, interprets, and explains past events. Weaving together otherwise independent pieces of information into a story saves energy and makes it easier to remember. In doing so, we unconsciously rewrite historical moments to fit into a cognitively simple narrative. These past 'experiences' naturally shape how we interpret the present and what we expect from the future. True freedom arises when we are not trapped in a story, like a blank sheet of paper. Silencing the echoes of the past takes practice, as it requires us to go against our natural tendency to conserve energy.

Year: 2022
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas
Size (W x H): 65 x 110 cm | 25.59 x 43.31 inches

Motivation is something dynamic and energizing. But, of course, it depends on the source of that motivation. Too often, we admire motivated people, or on the flip side, motivated people take pride in their motivation as if it's something they actively control or create. Sure, I can say I "actively" set an alarm and pushed myself to go for a run in the morning. But when we ask, "Where does the motivation to set the alarm even come from?" things get more complicated.

When we look deeply for the source of motivation, we quickly realize it doesn’t come from purely "active" decisions—our brains don’t work as consciously as we like to think. It’s not as simple as saying, "I’m motivated now." We should be careful not to attribute motivation (and everything that follows) as an achievement to those who have it, and likewise, not judge those who struggle with it.

If we feel motivation within ourselves—whether for meditation or other positive actions—there’s only one thing to be: grateful

Year: 2022
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas
Size (W x H): 119 x 57 cm | 46.85 x 22.44 inches

The ocean is often used in Buddhist teachings as a metaphor. While the mind is active, we tend to identify with the waves and storms, or find pleasure in a calm, sunlit sea. But once we gain deep insight, we realize that we are more like the water itself, which remains unchanged. In the end, even this is just another thought that settles within the vast ocean of consciousness.

Year: 2022
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas
Size (W x H): 65 x 98 cm | 25.59 x 38.58 inches

Even if two things seem completely separate, when you look closely at their origins, you’ll realize there is no real difference. They are united in their true nature: emptiness.

Year: 2023
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H):  74 x 120 cm | 29 x 47 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Ancient texts tell us to stay in the moment. But what does that really mean? First, it means we are not caught up in the past (memories are scientifically proven to be distorted) or the future (we often project these distorted memories onto our idea of the future). When you truly stay in the present, these distractions fall away. The present moment, without labeling it or overthinking, is the only reality that truly exists. It sounds simple, but it's not easy. By doing something that fully absorbs your attention and letting go of habitual patterns, you can come close to this state and get a glimpse of it. This happens during sports, creating art, and other activities. But you don’t need to base-jump off buildings or go on endless vacations to experience it. This state is mental and can be trained. You can reach it regardless of the activity. Its main characteristic is quietness.

Year: 2022
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas
Size (W x H): 40 x 80 cm | 15.75 x 31.50 inches

A thought is the starting point of any human idea, whether it be God, a computer, artwork, or even the atomic bomb. But where does it come from? From our brains? From the neurons in those brains? From the atoms that make up the neurons? From the food that supplied those atoms? Or from past experiences? In truth, we—modern science included—don’t fully know. So, there is no reason to take pride in it, nor is there anything inherently special about it. Thoughts simply arise. But when they are brought into the world, their consequences are everything.

Year: 2016
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 115 x 120 cm | 45.28 x 47.24 inches

With "our" thoughts, we build "our" world. A world that is categorized, defined and structured. A world in which just the measurable exists. But that is only one possible perspective on the world. Actually, the world doesn`t know any borders between phenomena. Having a closer look, everything becomes indistinct, is in constant change, wears away to become something new. Am I breathing with MY lung? One can also draw a different line: The lung, the air and plants are one big breathing system - and my body is attached to that system (which could be extended by light, water, microorganisms,...). An infinite picture of the world would be a friendly one, because there is no difference between "me" and the rest. If you think now: Manee is an esoteric wanker - have a look at quantum physics...

Year: 2016
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with hole
Size (W x H): 50 x 70 cm | 19.69 x 27.56 inches

Even if we realize, that things do not exist separated from each other, we still can`t help but tell them apart. We construct our world based on terms, definitions and concepts (German: Bergriff) like house, tree, you, me,... That creates the impression that everything has its own independent existence. And that there is an independent subjective existence interfering with that world: Me.

A world structured by terms and definitions leads to strict separation, especially between me and the "rest". This is a quite "problematic" (better to say dangerous based on the observed consequences) simplification, as in reality all things and beings exist in mutual dependency.

The whole artwork consists of the term BEGRIFF (Eng. term). Everything is the same. Only a slightly differentiating "colorization" of the letters form a face, and leads to a categorization of what we see...

Year: 2017
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel
Size (W x H):  60 x 80 cm | 23.62 x 31.50 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

The more we realize that all things exist only through mutual dependency, the more distinctions between forms, colors, materials, and so on, begin to fade.

'Survival of the fittest' doesn’t necessarily mean the strongest survive, but rather those who best adapt to their environment. The challenge, however, is that we are constantly shaping this environment. So, who must adapt: us, or the environment we’ve created? The changes we make are often justified by the desire to create a better world. But will it truly be better? Is it better?

Year: 2017
Technique: Spray and acrylic paint on canvas and on a concrete eagle
Size (W x H): 50 x 70 cm | 19.69 x 27.56 inches

Often, small things make us question our understanding. To handle the overwhelming flow of information, our brains use shortcuts and process information based on fixed patterns. Our brains essentially 'decide' how we experience the world. But sometimes, when our brains can’t categorize new information, we need to pause and reflect. This is when we become more aware of our surroundings and start to think more deeply about them.
Some philosophical theories suggest that the world exists only within our minds. The fact is, we—including modern science—don’t know for sure. We can’t be certain if the world and all our experiences are merely products of our brains. This uncertainty doesn’t necessarily lead to a nihilistic viewpoint like 'if the world only exists in my mind, I can do whatever I want.' Even if the world exists only in our minds, we can still find happiness or unhappiness within it. It still operates under the law of action and reaction. Furthermore, if the world exists only within us, then all parts of that world are also parts of us. Therefore, we should care about that world.

Year: 2017
Technique: Spray on a concrete elephant
Size (L x W x H): 38 cm x 18 cm x 28 cm | 14.96 x 7.09 x 11.02 inches

Having endless thoughts, we do not recognize them for what they are. We neither see the dependency between things nor the consequences of our thinking. We do not see the forest for the trees. So, in order to clear the view, we have to forget the past and the future and drop all thoughts—at least for one moment.

"Live the moment" is one of the most overused phrases. It stands for craziness, adrenaline, spontaneity, and not caring about tomorrow. But that is not the "true" meaning of living in the moment. It rather means discovering the magic within the ordinary. That is a lot harder than jumping out of an airplane with someone strapped to you. Zen monks practice drinking tea for years. That might appear a bit boring, but drinking tea mindfully is a very hard thing to do. Give it a try: Drink a cup of tea without thinking about anything...

Year: 2017
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 50 x 70 cm | 19.69 x 27.56 inches

Once you experience the weightlessness of a moment without any thinking (which is not the same as acting mindlessly), you will very likely seek out another one...

Year: 2017
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Ancient texts tell us to stay in the moment. But what does that really mean? First, it means we are not caught up in the past (memories are scientifically proven to be distorted) or the future (we often project these distorted memories onto our idea of the future). When you truly stay in the present, these distractions fall away. The present moment, without labeling it or overthinking, is the only reality that truly exists. It sounds simple, but it's not easy. By doing something that fully absorbs your attention and letting go of habitual patterns, you can come close to this state and get a glimpse of it. This happens during sports, creating art, and other activities. But you don’t need to base-jump off buildings or go on endless vacations to experience it. This state is mental and can be trained. You can reach it regardless of the activity. Its main characteristic is quietness.

Year: 2017
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 50 x 70 cm |19.69 x 27.56 inches

As time passes and moments go by, we begin to realize that reality is shaped not only by colors but also by the empty spaces.

Year: 2016
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas
Size (W x H): 113 x 52 cm | 44.49 x 20.47 inches

Once you experience the weightlessness of a moment without any thinking (which is not the same as acting mindlessly), you will very likely seek out another one and another one,...

Year: 2018
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 40 x 50 cm | 15.75 x 19.69 inches

Once you experience the weightlessness of a moment without any thinking (which is not the same as acting mindlessly), you will very likely seek out another one, and another one, and another one...

Year: 2018
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

We want to hold onto things, but given their impermanence, this is an impossible task. In doing so, we deceive ourselves, pretending that things (including our own bodies) have a permanent existence. This leads to a false understanding that can never align with reality, causing frustration and unhappiness. It also makes us treat our time as if we have endless amounts of it. However, when we recognize that impermanence is a fundamental part of life, we can let go of our attachment to external objects and begin to seek what our unchanging reality truly is.

Year: 2017
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel
Size (W x H):  60 x 80 cm | 23.62 x 31.50 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Once you experience the weightlessness of a moment without any thinking (which is not the same as acting mindlessly), you will very likely seek out another one, and another one, and another one...

Year: 2018
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 70 x 100 cm | 27.56 x 39.37 inches

Once you experience the weightlessness of a moment without any thinking (which is not the same as acting mindlessly), you will very likely seek out another one, and another one, and another one...

Year: 2018
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 25 x 80 cm (each of the two) | 9.84 x 31.50 inches

But will striving to collect many empty moments be enough to provide lasting fulfillment and happiness? Do we need to cultivate compassion for others in a world that may only exist within our minds?

Year: 2017
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas
Size (W x H): 80 x 60 cm | 31.50 x 23.62 inches

Perhaps a worthwhile future should be built not only on economic growth, prosperity, and efficiency but also on individual happiness and contentment.

Year: 2017
Limited edition: Edition of 40 + 5 APs
Materials: Fine art print on Canson Rag Photographique mounted on an Alu-Dibond panel
Size (W x H):  60 x 80 cm | 23.62 x 31.50 inches
Medium: Print
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, Signed by the Artist on the back.
Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by artist)
Frame: Not included

Mankind ever since has been thinking about moments, happiness and the world...

Year: 2018
Technique: Gold leaf on wood
Size (W x H): 60 x 60 cm (each of the two) | 23.62 x 23.62 inches

Perhaps we possess the key to finding lasting happiness, but we often struggle to find the door, searching for it in the world outside.

Who is the one thinking? Who is perceiving that world? When we reflect on 'that person,' we might realize that 'they' are merely a thought themselves.

So, is it all just pointless thinking, given that thoughts simply arise?

Year: 2018
Technique: Gold leaf on wood
Size (W x H): 80 x 20 cm (each of the two) | 31.50 x 7.87 inches

A thought is the starting point for any human idea, whether it’s about God, a computer, artwork, or even the atomic bomb. But where does it come from? From our brains? From the neurons in those brains? From the atoms that make up the neurons? From the food that provided those atoms? Or from past experiences? In truth, we—modern science included—don’t fully know. Therefore, there’s no reason to take pride in it or see it as inherently special. Thoughts simply arise. When they are acted upon, their consequences can be profound, and then they simply fade away.

Year: 2016
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 115 x 120 cm | 45.28 x 47.24 inches

Everything is shaped by randomness. What are the chances of seeing the light of the world? What are the chances of meeting someone wise? Given this, all we can do is be grateful!

Year: 2018
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 195 x 85 cm | 76.77 x 33.46 inches

Meditation teachings often use the metaphor of the sky. The blue sky represents pure (empty) consciousness, while thoughts are like clouds that sometimes completely obscure the sky from view. With increasing practice, we begin to shift our perspective, recognizing that we are actually the sky in which thoughts simply pass by.

Year: 2017
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 50 x 70 cm | 19.69 x 27.56 inches

Time is a perception of our minds. It can only exist with the past and the future, which in turn exist only within our minds. In the present moment, there is no time—just pure existence. Discovering this allows all the misery and pleasure associated with time to vanish.

Year: 2017
Technique: Acrylic paint on Hahnemühle art paper
Size (W x H): 50 x 70 cm | 19.69 x 27.56 inches

We have always been searching for the greater power underlying everything. It has also been the task of artists to translate the unknown into artistic metaphors, helping viewers gain clarity on reality. Call it whatever you like. If you want to see it, calm your thoughts. It's always there, right behind them.

Year: 2021
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 81 x 81 cm | 31.89 x 31.89 inches

What arises, eventually fades. This simple truth governs our entire lives. Yet, we tend to see things as fixed, unchanging entities, when in reality they are just temporary phenomena. Our body is one example. It is built according to a genetic plan and sustained by the food we consume. Then, over time, it fades, and its components—molecules and atoms—reorganize into other forms. The purpose of meditation, prayer, and similar practices is to discover what remains beyond these changing structures. And in fact, there is nothing to find, because it has always been there. It is simply obscured by our distorted perception of reality.

Year: 2020
Technique: Acrylic paint on Canvas with an empty cut-out section
Size (W x H): 105 x 81 cm | 41.34 x 31.89 inches