I am very happy to have been invited by the composer Manuela Kerer, to paint the artwork for her new book “Kerer’s Saiten.“
Manuela, a female composer from Brixen (South Tyrol), not only creates music, but also writes. For the past ten years, she has been writing a weekly column for the local Dolomiten newspaper. She will be rounding off these ten years with a book of 111 of her favourite articles. And I have contributed 11 paintings, to accompany the texts.
This is a book for everyone, not only for art and music lovers. The texts Manuela has written give us insight into how a musician sees the world, on details they notice and things that are important to them. This is a book for people who are curious of the world, people who like to read, who appreciate beauty, who want to laugh, cry and be surprised.
The 11 pictures I painted are my artistic interpretation of the stories told in the texts. I used ink, paint, charcoal and pencil to create a series of black and white artwork. I hope to be able to show you all the original paintings next year, when circumstances allow.
„Kerers Saiten“ will be available from mid December at bookshops in South Tyrol or directly with Manuela or myself.