Deserted Boat Drifting Towards the Moon

Deserted Boat Drifting Towards the Moon brings artist Uwe Wittwer-s watercolours and writer and poet J-rg Halter-s lyric together in a multi-layered dialogue. Inspired by Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi-s legendary movie Ugetsu Monogatari (Rain Moon Tales, 1953), they intend to trigger a new, imaginary film in the mind of the viewer-reader. It is not a self-contained story they offer. Rather, artist and poet have created a subtle play with hints, fragments, comments, and further narratives. Some of Wittwer''s images are illustrative, others refuse a direct reading. Likewise, Halter''s short poems in some cases are unambiguous and simple, some are equivocal and elude immediate access.

In a poetic-painterly manner, the book explores questions such as -what is one''s own in the foreign?-, -when does humanity turn into inhumanity?-, or -Is comfort to be found in art?-

Text in English and German.