o.T. (Freisemesterbericht), filmed in December 2007

The book o.T. (Freisemesterbericht) (1998–2002) consists of a smaller series of drawings on folded paper in which the artist introduces a world defined by disproportionate mushrooms cut out of the pages. Leafing through the book suggests the sensation of being immersed in a fantasy forest of mushroom dwellings, arranged like well-orchestrated stage sets. The texture and shading of the plants is densely filled with the lines of a thin ballpoint pen are reminiscent of the approach to the index cards. When the illustrative narrative reaches a clearing in the forest, the line work desaturates, and the viewer finds a nude figure lying underneath one of the mushrooms alongside a companion. The figures are soon dwarfed by a large cow and an apple, as well as the head of an intruding donkey. The artist’s inventiveness suggests a highly refined approach to illustrative subjects, but also a sense of humor and playfulness that one might find in fables and fairy tales.