Modern civilization would be inconceivable without letters. The printed word, made out of letters strung together
to form sentences and scripture, has very much shaped our existence. Anselm Kiefer’s (born 1945) work
Die Buchstaben, which is being portrayed in this volume, is all about the power of the word. Impressive images
such as sunfl owers growing out of a printing machine and rolls of fi lm and letters scattered across the fl oor
come together to form a complex and poetic installation.
Anselm Kiefer
Die Buchstaben
von Walter Smerling
