der künstler selbst nennt sie "airconditioning vents" oder "exoskeleton", und hier kamen gestern assoziationen von spanischer feldherr über clown zu b-2 tarnkappenbomber: eine kleine assoziation zu gareth pugh geht noch locker!

Because of its shape, this kind of collar was known as a millstone ruff. (...) These became fashionable in the second half of the sixteenth century under the influence of the Spanish rulers. This example (...) is of a type that was popular with young, fashionable men around 1615 to 1635. This is the only surviving pleated ruff in the world.

oh gott, er tut mir so leid!