Peter Wüthrich

Shortstories and Twobooks

23rd May to 1st July, 2023

Photo by Patrik Graf

For almost 30 years, Peter Wüthrich's artistic work has revolved around books.

His studio is like a library where books are collected, stacked and sorted.

Peter Wüthrich sees books as people, which they ultimately are. The book bundles in itself human knowledge, insights, reflections, dreams, longings, feelings and fears.

To read a book is to immerse oneself in the author's world.

Thus, the book is a mediator between the author and us, the reader.

It is a mediator between the real and the imaginary.

The whole dimension of the power of imagination is of great importance to Peter Wüthrich.

Thus, to imagine means to conceive and to create. And this unique power makes human beings what they are: creative beings who can create themselves and their world anew.

A book is therefore always a "creation of a world". For Peter Wüthrich it makes no difference whether it is trivial literature or world classics. The ability to create worlds and realities comes to full fruition in every book. Hence Peter Wüthrich works with books of the most varied ‘couleurs’ in order to reflect the diversity and colourfulness of human existence and life - profound, philosophical, banal, emotional, theoretical, funny, dramatic, sprawling, succinct, sensual, etc. - in every book.

ARTWORKS

twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

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twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

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twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

Copyright the artist

twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

Copyright the artist

twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

Copyright the artist

twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

Copyright the artist

twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

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twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

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twobooks 2019-22

2 books each fixed together
ca 30.0 x 25.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

Copyright the artist

Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

Copyright the artist

Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

Copyright the artist

Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Portraits 2017-22

Drawings, mixed media
53.0 x 44.0 cm

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Literary Pharmacy, 2022

Display case, vials with various contents and book page labels
59.0 x 95.0 x 18.0 cm

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Shortstories I, 2006

Various printing techniques together on handmade paper


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Shortstories II, 2006

Various printing techniques together on handmade paper


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Photos by Patrik Graf & Artist

INSTALLATION PHOTOS

Photos by Patrik Graf