art'otel cologne, by Park Plaza

Outside the conference rooms, you will find two additional pictures of ravines. They continue with the theme of fissured rock formations begun by the works in the foyer. On the way to the rooms in the corridor, guests will pass numerous prints showing works from some of SEO’s early series, the originals of which can now be found in some of the best-known collections. A total of twenty cheerful motifs turn the corridors of five floors into a gallery. Each of these series is complemented by an original work: on the first floor the river Indians are traveling across a lake in their boat; on the second floor the visitor will find illusion; on the third floor the little monk, who is deep in contemplation with nature and with himself, kneels by a stream.

On the fourth floor, a mighty hilltop and infinite sky are reflected in the water in Horizontal Field, conjuring the fine-weather clouds onto the entire surface of the picture. In The Fifth Season on the fifth floor, SEO expands the four seasons to include a fifth, which is devoted entirely to rest. When the guest reaches their room, after the world tour on which SEO has taken them, they arrive at self-communion, inner-contemplation. Further prints await them there: a golden rice field; a scene at dusk, conveying a world of longing; or a peaceful river landscape. Later, guests will be able to leave this unique art spa refreshed and will find SEO’s world of images in the best-known museums and collections the world over.