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Michael Stoeber called me a multilingual artist,

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and I agree.

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I love exploring new frontiers.

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Art serves as its own end,

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and is thus very diverse and individual.

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The more different and free, the better it is.

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I wanted to study medicine,

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but my father persuaded me to go for architecture.

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So I did, majoring in painting and graphics.

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This helped me obtain my chair

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which I further developed into experimental design

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at the technical university, which now is Leibniz University.

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Usually monuments rest on high pedestals,

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forcing viewers to look up in awe.

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My pedestal is at eye level

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and provides direct access to the information.

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One side depicts the binary system,

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the other Leibzig’s quote: “unity in diversity“.

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It seems to have some effect,

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as it is always surrounded by people interested in Leibniz.

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Professor Stefan Schwerdtfeger is awarded the Lower Saxony Cross of Merit.

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For over 60 years now he has been actively engaged in culture.

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The renowned Lower Saxony artist has done Lower Saxony’s culture

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and society a great service,

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especially with his sculptures in the public space.

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We are very proud of your achievements and very grateful.

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Congratulations.

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Not many artists have received the Cross of Merit.

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I am happy and proud to be one of the few.

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My advantage is that I never succumb to the zeitgeist

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but always follow my own trend.

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It’s what has given me great joy to this day.

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My workspace still is a place of creativity.