A Bildanagramm/ Image Anagramm is information. It is the information about the arrangement of its parts; it is essentially insubstantial. n factorial multiplied by 4 to the power of n, where n equals the number of panels ( n! ⋅ 4ⁿ ). You are looking at a single moment of eternity.

 

HEIKO HÖFER, menschlicher Schöpferkult, (c) 2016

Heiko Höfer, One Possible Arrangement, 2016.
Acrylic on 16 wooden panels with magnetic backs, mounted on a carrier plate allowing 16 factorial multiplied by 4 to the power of 16 possible arrangements.
The Image Anagram consists of a number of equally sized square panel paintings that resemble one another. Using a special image support system, they can be arranged in various configurations.
Possible arrangements: 89,862,698,310,039,502,848,000 (≈ 89.86 trilliards).
If you tried one new arrangement every second, it would take about 2.8 quadrillion years to see them all—far longer than the age of the universe (about 13.8 billion years).

 

heiko höfer, grafitti, (c)2017

Heiko Höfer, Graffiti, felt-tip pens on 144 wooden panels with magnetic backs, carrier plate allowing approximately 144 factorial multiplied by 4 to the power of 144 possible arrangements, 2003–2017.

 

heiko hoefer, in between, ink on wood panels, (c) 2009

Heiko Höfer, In Between, ink on 529 wooden panels with magnetic backs, carrier plate allowing approximately 529 factorial multiplied by 4 to the power of 529 possible arrangements, 2009.