CDoupbles :: ThaNATOs :: SolOTANz

 

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“ThaNATOs” (GR / EN)

(EN) Thanatos is the Greek god and personification of death. In psychoanalytic theory, Freud adopted the term Thanatos to describe the death drive, a fundamental instinct toward destruction, aggression, and the return to an inanimate state.
(DE) Thanatos ist der griechische Gott und die Personifikation des Todes. In der psychoanalytischen Theorie übernahm Freud den Begriff Thanatos, um den Todestrieb zu beschreiben, einen grundlegenden Instinkt zu Zerstörung, Aggression und Rückkehr in den unbelebten Zustand.

“SolOTANz” (DE / FR)

(DE: Solotanz = EN: solo dance; FR / ES: OTAN = DE /EN: NATO)

Assisted ready-made (linguistic interventions on the NATO logo) / Assistiertes Ready-made (sprachliche Intervention auf dem NATO Logo)
2025

Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria

CDoupbles :: gESELlSCHAFt

 

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"gESELlSCHAFt" (de)

2020 / 2025

(de: Gesellschaft = en: society; de: Esel = en. donkey; de: Schaf = en: sheep)

Typographic assemblage

In the German word for society, Gesellschaft, two animals accidentally reside: the Esel (donkey) and the Schaf (sheep). In European cultural usage, both animals carry very specific metaphorical meanings when applied to humans. An Esel typically describes someone as stubborn, slow to understand, or foolish. A Schaf refers to a person who is conformist, obedient, and uncritical — a follower who moves with the herd rather than thinking independently. It implies passivity, compliance, and a lack of resistance, but also innocence and harmlessness. Together, Esel and Schaf sketch a spectrum of social behaviour.
By contrast, the donkey and the sheep occupy a positive and symbolically rich role in the Christmas nativity within Christian tradition and folklore. They are emblems of core Christian virtues: humility, patience, obedience, and endurance. The donkey bears weight without protest; the sheep follows and trusts. As the Lamb of God, the sheep stands at the centre of Christian theology, embodying innocence, vulnerability, and sacrifice. In the nativity scene, both animals represent the common folk — those who are present without power, yet closest to the birth.

Embedded in Gesellschaft, the donkey and the sheep expose a persistent contradiction: virtues once sanctified now oscillate between moral ideal and social flaw. In a society that increasingly rewards conformity and treats intellectual effort as an unnecessary accessory, their presence feels less accidental than prophetic.

CDoupbles :: TriUMPf

 

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“TRiUMPh” (EN)
Assisted ready-made (linguistic intervention on the Triumph logo)
2016

Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria

 

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“shoGUN” (JA / EN)

EN: Japanese military ruler / DE: ein japanischer Militärtitel für Anführer aus dem Kriegeradel
将軍 (Shōgun)
JA: 将 (shō) = EN: Commander-in-Chief = DE: = Kommandeur, großer General 
JA: 軍 (gun) = EN: = army, troops = DE: Armee, Heer, Truppe
EN: gun = DE: Waffe / Gewehr / Pistole)
Grafik / Graphic
2025

Shōgun was a Japanese military ruler; in Japanese 将軍 — 将 (commander) and 軍 (army).

The English word "gun" resides inside shōgun. The near semantic overlap of gun in English (weapon) and gun in Japanese (army) condenses violence and authority into a single linguistic body, where force is not implied but structurally embedded.

CDoupbles :: WARden

 

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“WARden” (EN)
(EN: warden = DE: Wärter, Hüter; Aufseher
EN: war = DE: Krieg)
Typografische Assemblage / Typographic assemblage
2025
Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria

CDoupbles :: coWARd

 

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“coWARd” (EN)

(EN: coward = DE: Feigling; EN: war = DE: Krieg)

Typografische Assemblage / Typographic assemblage

2025

Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1,

22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria

CDoupbles :: MilitäREXperte :: NukleaREXperte

 

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Untitled / Ohne Titel (DE / Latin / FR)

(DE: MilitäREXperte, NukleaREXperte = EN: military expert, nuclear expert)

* rex (Latin) = König (DE) = king (EN)

* perte (FR)= Verlust (DE) = loss (EN)

Digitale Collage / Digital collage

2025

Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 
22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria

CDoupbles :: RüstungSEXperte :: FlüchtlingSEXperte :: MenschenrechtSEXperte :: SanktionSEXperte :: SicherheitSEXperte :: TerrorismuSEXperte

 

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Untitled / Ohne Titel (DE / FR)

(DE: RüstungSEXperte, FlüchtlingSEXperte, MenschenrechtSEXperte, SanktionSEXperte, SicherheitSEXperte, TerrorismuSEXperte = EN: arms expert, refugee expert, human rights expert, sanctions expert, security expert, terrorism expert)

* perte (FR) = Verlust (DE) = loss (EN)

Digitale Collage / Digital collage

2025

Part of the exhibition “wAFFENstillstand in friEDENsgefährdeten Zeiten”, Chapter 1, 
22 November 2025 – 15 January 2026. On view 24/7, Display window, Atelier 12, Münzgrabenstraße 24, Graz, Austria