Volker Schweisfurth: The Melting of Symbols ...

The melting of symbols and their meanings - in the digital rush. Volker Schweisfurth's contribution to "Perspective matters"

This artwork is part of our campaign "Perspective matters". With start'19 in mind, we asked artists what they saw in the apostrophe from our event logo – or if it even is an apostrophe in their eyes. The responses to this call for entries revealed a multitude of perspectives that we want to share with our readers. More information about the campaign can be found HERE.

 

"An apostrophe [apɔˈstrofe] (Greek ἀποστροφή) is a stylistic device of rhetoric, more rarely of literature, and expresses the author's or figure's turn towards something or an imaginary person. [...] As a rhetorical figure, an apostrophe can be used to make a text livelier." (Source: German Wikipedia) Much can be said about an apostrophe. Volker Schweisfurth's work illustrates the step from the second to the third dimension. An apostrophe that rises from the paper. But only that? Take a closer look ... What do you see?

Are you inspired by this perspective? Don’t hesitate to show your own, then! To get you started we have prepared a craft template – download it HERE. As part of our campaign, we want to encourage everyone to look at their own perspective and maybe re-think it. While making such a small sculpture, you have the best opportunity to turn both things around: the paper sculpture and your own perspective ... we're curious to see what comes out of it! Show us your results with the hashtag #checkyourperspective