Object 2: The Stone Naos of Healing

Size: Height 0.8 m – Width 0.65 m – Depth 0.35 m
Material: Hewn sandstone; cut and painted wood; wood model coated with concrete

This stone cut naos (sanctuary) shows a therapist in action. The important ointment vessel is standing before her on an altar, bordered by the black shabtis from the realm of the dead, which documents the past. The protective powers are located above this scene, whereby the “highest power”, in the symbol of a pharaoh, is damaged. The idea for this work of art came to the artist when he suffered a slipped disc.

Object 3: The Resting Place of Tears

Size: Height 1.4 m – Width 0.6 m – Depth 0.8 m
Material: Cut and painted wood; hewn stone; modeled clay

This object shows the loss of piety when handling mummies. Despite current knowledge, some mummies are continuously examined, causing the head or limbs to be separated and continuously disturbing their eternal rest. In addition, this object shows an image of this life dissolved in tears and the afterlife with its damaged mummies and their shattered mummy masks made from linen cardboard as well as the destroyed shabtis. The lust for gold destroyed all other accompanying items, such as the vitally important text from the book of the dead and vessels, which were carelessly tossed into the desert sand (sand dunes). The outspread arms of the goddess of protection are broken off and already rotting. A picture with black borders and a black ribbon shows the head of a pharaoh, which illustrates today's situation from the point of view of the dead. The project is placed upon a rotating pedestal (which still needs to be completed) on which the description is also placed so that it rotates with it. This should provoke reflection in the viewer and document the disturbance to the rest of the dead.

Object 4:
The Protective Powers of the Blue Planet

Size: Height 0.85 m – Width 0.65 m
Material: Hewn sandstone; cut and painted wood

The human race is faltering and all of the protective powers are trying, in vain, to help. Only the animal world continues on happily and undisturbed

Object 5: The Flood

Size: Height 1.1 m – Width 1.2 m – Depth 0.6 m
Material: Cut and painted wood; sanded and painted wood model; painted pebble stone

The flood (Egyptian wave) and the barrage of fire destroy half the Earth. Its inhabitants board the energy ark and have learned nothing from history. Some have noted their error and flee to the mountains, attempting to escape by rappelling or paragliding. The animals of hell are already looking up and waiting for them. On the other half of the Earth, the animal and plant worlds survive thanks to their adaptability (evolution).

Object 6: The Four Wisdoms

Size: Height 1.0 m – Width 1.1 m – Depth 0.4 m
Material: Sanded and painted wood model; modeled clay; cut white clay

The “Four Wisdoms” are embedded in an equilateral gold triangle, namely not listening, not seeing, not speaking and naivety. The blue planet discusses the environment and doesn’t notice that it is already carrying the breathing mask necessary for survival. In front the eyes, unnoticed; the clock is at five minutes to noon. The pigeon presented is a symbol of peace, but it does fight its opponents to death and pecks out their eyes.

Object 7: Sensuality

Size: 1.0 m – Width 1.2 m
Material: Soapstone/cut and painted wood; modeled clay; carved ivory

The holy eye (Udjat eye) is enthroned above all, framed by vultures and serpents, the symbols of seeing, feeling and hearing. The dance and music symbolizes the Nubian dancers and drummers. The love of animals is presented by a cat. In the lower object, man and woman, as well as beer and wine vessels, frame a pectoral with the holy eye. This pectoral surrounds the sensual meal with candle light, symbolized by oil lamps.

Object 8: Kemet – Land of the Black Earth

Size: Height 3.5 m – Width 1.5 m
Material: Cut wood coated with gold leaf; photographs, ostrich feathers

The gold plated frond with the ostrich feathers of Tutankhamen symbolizes ancient Kemet (Egypt). Three images of landscapes, structures and progeny are arranged above this frond.

Object 9: The Final Resting Place

Size: Height 2.5 m – Width 1.0 m
Material: Cut and painted wood; x-ray images

Countless mummies encounter the fate of having their final resting place lie in a museum. The mask of Tutankhamen is the centerpiece of this object. X-ray images of animal mummies placed upon a light screen (sea eagle, holy ibis) are arranged in a u shape around the mask. A switch is placed in front of this, allowing the light screen to be turned, but is accompanied by a warning sign “Resting place – please do not turn on.”

Object 10: Road to Cairo

Size: Height 1.0 m – Width 1.6 m
Material: Watercolor painting (acrylic paint)

The reliefs created in the ancient graves more than 4,000 years show how pharaohs in papyrus boats in the thickets harpooned hippopotamuses, thus defeating the most powerful animals in the Nile.
In contrast to this, the image of an American artist (Harry Gruenert) abstractly shows the pharaohs struggling with the hippopotamuses in their boats, but failing victim to the power of nature.

Harry Gruenert, USA: http://www.hgwest.com

Object 11:
Decoration – Protection and Retaining Power

Size: Height 1.0 m – Width 0.6 m x 0.6 m (90°)
Material: Cut and painted wood/plaster; coral, semi precious stones, mussels

The pharaohs employed their symbols of protection and power just like the life that emerged from the sea (mussel beds, coral reefs) with their natural decoration for protection and retaining power. The fabrication of the objects is displayed on the sides, whereby the angle of the wings is harmonious with nature. This harmony with nature has been lost by countless people today. From the afterlife, these events are watched over by the sitting guardians with the angelic Ba, whose inhabitants also require the decoration for protection and retaining power in the afterlife.

Object 12: Egyptology

Size: Height 1.2 m – Width 1.0 m
Material: Cut and painted wood; wood model coated with concrete

The golden mask of Tutankhamen emerges from the stones and displays the wisdom and knowledge of the Egyptology. A large part of this knowledge is still buried in the rocks. The symbology of the ancient Egyptians is treated differently, since more knowledge about this exists. This emerges from the “El Korn” mountain. The knowledge and existing knowledge has needed to be revised several times, thus the presentation of it in a crooked position here.

Object 13: The Sacrifice for the Other Side

Size: Height 0.85 m – Width 0.65 m
Material: Cut wood coated with gold leaf; alabaster, clay, candles, copper ore

The object shows sacrificial items from antiquity to modernity. The importance of the copper is clear from the placement of the melting furnace below the divine fore. The product of the crucible is symbolized with copper currency from Timna in the Negev Desert.

Object 14-17: Small Embroidered Pieces

Size: 2 x Height 0.43 m – Width 0.43 m
1x Height 0.22 m – Width 1.40 m
1x Height 0.52 m – Width 0.52 m

Models

The 6 objects (models) portrayed hereafter attempt to display the history of the construction of the Egyptian pyramids. Current visitors to ancient Egyptian cities can only provide with limited information regarding the thoughts and lives of the people living then, but the thoughts and lives of the people of ancient Egypt are reflected in the numerous sculptures and structures, created for life after death, which still exist.

Objects 18, 19 and 20

Object 19:
Pyramid After 20 Years of Construction

Size: Length 2.3 m – Width 1.25 m – Scale 1:500
Material: Wooden model, sanded and painted

Another 10,000 small model figures must be placed on this model to portray the workers on this construction site. The model shows how only isolated blocks of sandstone are still being mined for the core masonry. The lion's share of the blocks have already been cut out of the rocks of the southern Giza Plateau. The model further portrays how the mining of the stone has led to the sinking of the plateau in the vicinity of the pyramid. After 20 years of construction, it was no longer possible to transport the blocks from the external quarries over the ramps. These ramps were required for the construction of the path leading from the valley temple to the sacrificial temple. A new ramp was created to the north of these to enable the transportation of construction materials to the Giza Plateau.

Object 20:
Pyramid After 30 Years of Construction

Size: Length 2.3 m – Width 1.25 m – Scale 1:500
Material: Wooden model, sanded and painted

After 30 years of construction, the pyramid and its accompanying structures were largely erected. A necessary construction alteration resulted when it was noticed during continuing construction of the path that the transportation channel to the southeastern grave structure was blocked. This problem was solved by hewing a sub passage in the stone below the path. When the Pharaoh Cheops died after ruling for some 35 years, his home for eternity was the only pyramid system which was erected complete with ancillary structures.

Object 21: Cheops Pyramid Model

Size: Height 4.0 m – Width 5.0 m – Depth 2.5 m – Scale 1:50 – Weight: 700 kg
Material: Steel skeleton covered with sanding and painted plywood

This model graphically displays the enormous burial chamber and the diversity of construction materials used via a cross section of the Cheops pyramid. In addition, the burial ceremony is portrayed with the sealing of the entrance to the burial chamber by the priest.
The recording was made in WDR-Studio Cologne, on the program “Quarks & Co.”.

Object 22: Kalabsha Gate

Size: Height 3.5 m – Width 2.5 m – Depth 1.2 m – Weight 250 kg
Material: Wooden model, sanded and painted

The Egyptian wave, combined with the round bar, characterizes a form of construction which was used in all Egyptian structures for thousands of years. The harmonic and superb style also excited the Roman Emperor Augustus, who arranged the creation of the Kalabsha Gate.

Object 23: 41 Image Plates

Size: Width 1.3 m – Height 1.0 m (per image plate)

The image plates with 150 illustrations of 80 pyramids and some mastabas with historical and construction descriptions as well as more than 1,500 photographs of passages, chambers and treasures show some secrets of this unique culture. Some of the construction drawings were created on the basis of their own measurements.