Teaser text second part
Do you have a daily ritual that gives you structure or inspiration?
Looking at the sky, greeting the works taking shape in my studio, drinking green sencha tea.
What would you do if time, money, and other resources were no object?
Build the house of my dreams, free from building regulations and planning restrictions. Make films with Julianne Moore.
Has there been a book that fundamentally changed your perspective—and why would you recommend it?
Albert Camus, ›The Stranger‹
Ezra Pound, ›The Cantos‹
Murasaki Shikibu, ›The Tale of Genji‹
Djuna Barnes, ›Nightwood‹
What do you wish you had known earlier?
I don’t ask myself hypothetical questions like that. Everything ultimately finds its meaning in moments of revelation.
Where do you recharge your batteries?
Lakes, mountains, magnificent old trees, animals, being in love.
Is there a work of art you would love to have in your home?
Piero della Francesca, ›Madonna del Parto‹
Which exhibition venue in Berlin inspires you?
A midnight visit to Alte Nationalgalerie and Gemäldegalerie—to see Andrea Mantegna and Giovanni Bellini.
What fascinates you about Berlin?
Berlin’s rhetoric, with its charming rudeness.
What’s one item you couldn’t live without?
My Steiff soft toys.
What keeps you going?
Melancholy.
Which personality would you like to have a conversation with—and what would you talk about?
K-pop’s Choi Minho about encounters, football, dance and art.
Kazuo Ishiguro about Nagasaki.
Sasha Waltz about dialogue.
What do you look forward to when your working day comes to an end?
It never ends.