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dance. Butoh is about the representation of light and shadow, birth and death, arising and passing away, joy becomes pain and joy again. The picture series "Anku Butoh" was therefore not only about the unusual forms of the dance movement, but also about the other dimensions such as sensuality, perception, connection between space and time and about the uncanny that dance conveys. It's about something that we don't grasp but intuitively grasp. The images in this series are intended to convey exactly these feelings to the viewer. The viewer should also be confused and at the same time ask himself: "What about it?" Anything that is
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not death-determined in art stimulates the viewer's imagination. The artworks want to be seen and enter a dialogue with the viewer. It is not about a complete understanding of an image, but also about irritation in a positive sense. I do not leave the viewer alone but give him hints through the title of the pictures: The pictures should encourage him to ask questions and maybe learn something more about the world "out there". Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco once stated, "the artist’s role differs depending on which part of the world you’re in. It depends on the political system you’re living under": as an
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