HOC 44.09Tilman started to create the series HOCs in 2006. These works vary in dimensions. Recognizing the architectural potential of the Stacks series, Tilman developed the underlying idea further, which resulted in the works titled HOC House of Color. These painted objects almost resemble modernist buildings just on a smaller scale opening up spaces to explore the ephemeral quality of light within a given spatiality. They can be seen as a marriage between