“a quietly provocative composition that
re-contextualizes the space bar as
a functional signifier of emptiness.”

Another dear series made with keyboard keys is “Space in Writing.” The first object had this text written on the back:

Seventeen
words
to
describe
seventeen
used
space
bars,
arranged
vertically,
left
aligned
in
a
white
wooden
frame.

So far, I have created six objects in this series. With every object, one space bar is removed from the composition and one word from the description. The second piece came with the text:

Sixteen
words
to
describe
sixteen
used
space
bars,
arranged
vertically,
left
aligned
in
a
white
frame.

As the series continues, the last object of the series, #18, would be an empty frame without a description.

Space in Writing #6
Creation date: February 10th, 2018

Twelve
words
describe
twelve
black
space
bars,
left
aligned
in
white
frame.

Signed on the backside. Measurements: 35 x 45 x 4,3 cm (width x hight x depth)

Space in Writing #4
Creation date: February 10th, 2018
Owner: J. Hartnack, Frankfurt a. M. Germany

Fourteen
words
to
describe
fourteen
space
bars,
arranged
vertically,
left
aligned
in
a
frame.

Signed on the backside. Measurements: 35 x 45 x 4,3 cm (width x height x depth)

Space in Writing #3
Creation date: 2013
Owner: S. Spiegel, Hamburg Germany

Fifteen
words
to
describe
fifteen
used
space
bars,
arranged
vertically,
left
aligned
in
a
frame.

Space in Writing #2
Creation date: 2013
Owner: David Low, Asquith, Australia

Sixteen
words
to
describe
sixteen
used
space
bars,
arranged
vertically,
left
aligned
in
a
white
frame.

Space in Writing #1

Creation date: April 2nd, 2010
Owner: S. J. Sloat, Frankfurt a. M. Germany

Seventeen
words
to
describe
seventeen
used
space
bars,
arranged
vertically,
left
aligned
in
a
white
wooden
frame.

Siebzehn
Wörter
um
siebzehn
gebrauchte
Leertasten
zu
beschreiben,
vertikal
arrangiert,
linksbündig
angelegt
in
einem
weißen
hölzernen
Rahmen.