Art Is Difficult. Its Not Entertainment.

When, At The End Of The 1960s, I Became Interested In The Nazi Era, It Was A Taboo Subject In Germany. No One Spoke About It Anymore, No More In My House Than Anywhere Else.

Life Is An Illusion. I Am Held Together In The Nothingness By Art.

As A Child I Had No Toys; Our House Was Bombed, But There Were Lots Of Bricks. Ruins Are Wonderful Because They Are The Beginning Of Something New, You Can Do Something With Them.

I Was Interested In Transcendence From A Very Early Age. I Was Interested In What Was Over There, What Was Behind Life. So When I Had My First Communion I Was Very Disappointed. I Had Expected Something Amazing And Surprising And Spiritual. Instead All I Got Was A Bicycle. That Wasn't What I Was After At All.

The Book, The Idea Of A Book Or The Image Of A Book, Is A Symbol Of Learning, Of Transmitting Knowledge.. I Make My Own Books To Find My Way Through The Old Stories.