"Der stille Kiez" („The Silent District“) is an ongoing series that portrays the Reeperbahn in still-life-like images.

The Reeperbahn is the main street in the entertainment and red-light district of the St. Pauli neighborhood in Hamburg. It is about 930 meters long and the large number of bars, nightclubs, and discos, especially the red-light district, has earned it the nickname "the most sinful mile in the world."

Still life, originally a genre of painting, focuses on everyday objects and their aesthetic representation in a calm, often meditative composition. In this series, snapshots of the Reeperbahn are captured after the hectic bustle, showing moments of peace and abandonment. These are scenes of empty streets, abandoned shop windows, and quiet corners, contrasting with the usually lively atmosphere of the district.

In the stillness of the early morning hours, another side of the district emerges – one that has little to do with the wild nightlife and carries a certain melancholy in its transience. These quiet moments, when the district rests, allow for a focus on the unnoticed details and unexplored corners of the area, often overlooked in everyday life. The Reeperbahn is a place in constant flux, shaped by continuous development and change. These photographs capture a fleeting moment within this ongoing transformation – a moment of calm before the next shift begins. The image of the Reeperbahn as a "silent still life" unfolds through the simplicity and tranquility of the photographs, which pause time and reveal a different, almost forgotten rhythm of the place.