The starting point is the book in its physical form: as a “visionary experience” (Kurt Lüthi), as an objet trouvé.

According to C.G. Jung, the cut-out geometric forms open a path to archetypes. The circle stands for the infinite, the square for the earthly, the triangle for dynamism, and the cross for stretched opposites. I often chose two geometric forms that, on the one hand, stand in tension with one another, yet on the other, correspond with each other. This relates to the transformation of forms, to the movement between them, which suggests change.

In this pursuit of abstract symbols, a kind of calligraphic principle also comes into play. Art and calligraphy, as modes of representation, lead toward the Absolute.

When Books Become Collages. A conversation between Kurt Lüthi and Fritz Pechmann. Preface to the exhibition catalog Fritz Pechmann, Buchbilder, Edition Galerie Thomas Flora, Innsbruck, 1999.

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These artworks were created between 1997 and 2003 (2006)