Recently I was asked what the forest means to me. My answer was
very simple: the forest is my everything.
It is the place of peace and quiet for me, which is then broken by loud birdsong.
birds. It is the place full of life, where a coexistence of the most
plants and animals in harmony forms its own microcosm.
forms. Even death is a living part of it. It is the place that I
to recharge my batteries and to feel my soul, the place where I switch off my
I turn off my head and feel. It is a place of abundance and simplicity, of
of truth, of wilderness.
The forest is my teacher. It teaches me the understanding of light and shadow, it
teaches me to observe and to become still, it gives me answers to many questions, it makes me
questions, it makes me understand the cycles of nature, of life. He shows me
how strong life is and how healing nature is.
The untouched, wild and colorful forests that I have discovered on forays off the
hiking trails through the Bregenzerwald are my inspiration. The
forests, which are perfection and beauty for me, have become a part of me, are home for me.
have become a part of me, are home for me.
I always carry this home with me, even in Berlin's big city life, like a
precious treasure that then finds its way onto paper.
The spring light gives the forest a completely different atmosphere than the
autumn fog. The snow makes the forest seem almost empty and in the summer the
abundance is visible in the form of leaves, ferns, moss and animals.
Each of these forest scenes has its own story, its own effect, its own
its own essence. The forest drawings are snapshots that try,
to reproduce these moods.
To take in what is seen, felt, to let it take effect and to reproduce it in its own
in his own language, is the task of the artist. And my
language is a reduced one. Everything arises from a color.
It is the deep black ink and the clear, bright water, which are combined with each other
combined or placed opposite each other, form light and shadow. And through
this play of black and white, of light and shadow, everything is allowed to emerge,
a whole forest shine.
Through the drawings, I want to invite you to immerse yourself completely in these forests,
to see them, to feel them, and to linger there. The forests come to the
viewer, and, so is my hope, give the peace and confidence that I may feel
I may feel through them.