I Never See A Forest That Does

I Am Of The Opinion That There Are Artists And Non-artists. I Think That This Is The Way It Always Was And Always Will Be. I Do Not Believe That We Are In The Center Of The World. It Is Possible That There Are Gods Who Do Not Relate To Human. As An Artist, I Believe That It Is Possible To Depict These Forces.

What Does The Artist Do? He Draws Connections. He Ties The Invisible Threads Between Things. He Dives Into History, Be It The History Of Mankind, The Geological History Of The Earth Or The Beginning And End Of The Manifest Cosmos.

Art Really Is Something Very Difficult. It Is Difficult To Make, And It Is Sometimes Difficult For The Viewer To Understand. It Is Difficult To Work Out What Is Art And What Is Not Art.

If I Do Something That Depresses, It's Not Because I'm Depressed, But Because Political Life And History Is Depressing.

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.