This is my assemblage object art 'Strampelchen'.

Toddlers are often on the move all the time and kick their legs - they are always curious and want to explore their surroundings. I have symbolized this movement and curiosity in my art object with the leather bellows of the old camera, which is always in motion, with the shining eyes and the magnifying glass. The spark plugs show the firing of the neurons that represent the toddler's learning process.

The doll's head is a part of the doll series “Strampelchen” (a baby kicking its legs) which has been manufactured by Schildkröt in the 1940s.

The doll’s head sits on an antique plate camera from 1923.

In this project I wanted to integrate not only light, but also movement.
I built a geared motor into the leather bellows, which drives an eccentric disk - this moves the bellows in slow rotations.

I have also integrated some LED lighting. Inside the doll's head, I have illuminated the glass eyes with LEDs. A blue LED ring floats above the old spark plugs. Finally, the camera's viewfinder is illuminated with a small red LED.

My upcycling works of art should always be a challenge for me, I don’t want to create the same thing twice - that would be too boring for me.