Fotos of the WP8 shows
In December 2014 and in January 2015 I was able to perform in two shows at the WP8 in Düsseldorf. Thanks to Robert Pufleb for curating! Here are some impressions:
South-Col of Mt. Everest
South Col, 2014, 220 *135 cm, Oil, Acryl and Tempera on Linen The South Col of Mount Everest is the highest Col one could imaginge. Almost 8.000 meters high it is the lowest point between Mount Everest and Lhotse, the highest and the fourth highest mountain of the world.
Khumbu Icefall – an icy Monster
The Khumbu Icefall is located close to the Mount Everest base camp when approaching the mountain from the south. All climbers from the south need to pass this glacier because it blocks the way further up the silent valley (western cwm) , the main route to Mount Everest and also Lhotse. The Khumbu Icefall is …
North Col of Mount Everest – a Hotel in Ice
The North Col is the first camp climbers reach if they climb Everest from the North side. Many tents are ready – build by Sherpas – for the climbers that go up there for acclimatization or the final attempt.
How to market Mountains perfectly – an advise for Nepal
This article has been published on Medium. Mountains, especially the highest ones, are highly attractive. Some regions of the world got rich because they market their mountains perfectly. Since years Nepal tries to profit more from its miracles of nature – Swiss people have progressed further, fib a bit and profit.
Gallery SK: Walk-Through
In 2013 I exhibited “High Altitude” in the Gallery SK, which was well received. The main subject has been “Hight Altitude” including most of the work over Mt Everest I had done so far.
Future scenarios for Mount Everest
In this blog I highlighted some absurdities around high altitude and the Mount Everest especially. Looking on other developments on earth I found some more questions. Scenarios for the Future of the Highest This works shows some possible scenarios, which would help to answer many questions around Mount Everest. I have assessed the feasibility of …
White Mountains
Alpine mass tourism started with the European “White Mountain” – Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco – in the West Alps. The mountain has not only sparked mass tourism, but also disputes on borders on mountains: either France or Italy owns the summit. Today the summit is ascended by an average 20,000 mountaineer-tourists each year and …
Impressions of a Mountaineer
This article shows paintings you might know already. I painted over them and I put them in context of the concept of “High Altitude”. This series shows Mount Everest by describing its coldness, steepness, and scantiness – its extremes by painting. It shows what mountaineers see while climbing Mount Everest. These landscape paintings reflect views from …
The feelings of mountaineers
This article shows paintings you might know already. I painted over them and I put them in context of the concept of “High Altitude”. To summit Mount Everest is only possible on certain days per year for most climbers. Even with weather forecast and supplementary oxygen life threatening situations can occur. Weather can change within …
