A farm full of books and a barn filled with stories: schedule 17-25 August

The schedule of events in August is finalised. There is much you can choose from: Open Studio, an exhibition of artist’s books, readings, guided tours. During the “tales in the barn” there’ll be readings from a choice of my artist’s books accompanied by the stories how the books came into being from a first glimpse of an idea through to the completed edition. The readings will be in the bespoke old barn that revealed its beauty only after the removal of tons of old straw and hey that must have been sitting there for decades.

Saturday 17 August 2019
11am to 6pm Open Studio with a an exhibition of all artist’s books printed since setting up the studio in 1999
from 6pm to around 7pm there’ll be the tales in the barn:
Marlies Kalbhenn will be reading from “Der kleine Niak” – the first ever artist’s book I made. A bedtime story about the one brewing our weather. And I’ll be telling how the making of the book evolved.

Sunday 18 August 2019
11am to 5 pm Open Studio with a an exhibition of all artist’s books printed since setting up the studio in 1999

Monday 19 August 2019
5pm to 7pm Guided tour around the studio and the exhibition of all artists books, followed by the tales in the barn:
Marlies Kalbhenn will be reading from “Mir fehlt ein Wort”, the big work about Kurt Tucholsky, and from Earl Mirabeau “Über die religiöse Toleranz”. And I’ll be telling how the making of the two books evolved.

Friday 23 August 2019
5pm to 7pm Guided tour around the studio and the exhibition of all artists books, followed by the tales in the barn:
Frank Suchland will be reading from “Mir fehlt ein Wort”, the big work on Kurt Tucholsky and from “Kann ein Buch Kunst sein?” by Frieda Frettchen. And I’ll be telling how the making of the two books evolved.

Saturday 24 August 2019
11am to 6pm Open Studio with a an exhibition of all artist’s books printed since setting up the studio in 1999
from 6pm to around 7pm there’ll be the tales in the barn:
Frank Suchland will be reading from “Annettes und Günters fernöstliches Schmausbuch” and from “Der Frosch un syne Fru”. And I’ll be telling how the making of the two books evolved.

Sunday 25 August 2019
11am to 5 pm Open Studio with a an exhibition of all artist’s books printed since setting up the studio in 1999

These events are part of LandArt-Kulturwoche in Landkreis Minden-Lübbecke. There will be all sorts of events – exhibits and workshop for instance – at many of the LandArt-Stations on Route 5, this is in the region of Stemwede, Rahden and Espelkamp. A brochure with the full program is in the making. You will find all information on the LandArt-website  in due course.