THOMAS SCHÜTTE – ICH BIN NICHT ALLEIN

How can one meet the awareness of human mortality with melancholy, anger and wit? For more than 40 years Thomas Schütte has been finding surprising answers on paper, and in clay, glass or bronze.

A three-metre high sculpture, a mermaid is placed in a New York gallery. Where does this enigmatic creature come from? The film shows the creation of the “Nixe“ and Schütte‘s collaboration with various workshops for what it is: teamwork in which everyone contributes their knowledge, some of which is centuries-old. A fascinating game with various materials, ideas and forms. In the middle of it all is the artist smok ing, thoughtful and always ready to rethink and comment on the world in his unique pictures and objects.