Viewed from far away, the pictures in the "Public Spheres" series look like abstract hexagonal patterns covering a sphere. Only when seen from up close does their photographic subject matter become recognizable. Triangular fragments of pictures of national and international plenary halls have been mirrored and multiplied to form intricate patterns. With their semicircular seating arrangements, most European plenary halls often have the same basic layout but diverse architectural styles. The same goes for the Public Spheres. Being composed of photographs, each pattern looks very different, even though it always has the same underlying structure. The hexagonal pattern could be said to stand for the universal framework of democracy, whereas the photograph represents its local style. The series explores fields of tension between universality, globality, pluralism, national identities and democracy.