I started this picture when I was faced with an important decision. I had a very difficult time with this decision.

I often start a picture and it develops almost by itself – the eyes see the next rope, the subconscious directs. In this case, my inability to make decisions carried over into the picture. No topic wanted to crystallize – in particular, I couldn’t answer the question of abstract or (partially) representational. So, I painted over the picture several times until finally an abstract result with proportions, materials, textures, and contrasts prevailed that convinced me (I had also made the private decision in the meantime).

For me, the final image symbolizes this process of decision-making and at the same time associates seeing something very small, like under a microscope, in a form that is barely visible to the naked eye.

A year later, due to the latter association, I overlaid my own oversized photos of dragonflies digitally – and answered the question abstract – representational anew.