Illustration and Text by Kim Kluge Every creative process begins with an inspiration, a coincidence, an idea. It can be about content or of formal nature. Suddenly it is there! It flies to me and …
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Art Perm or Art is Waste?
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 21
A Novel by Mira Steffan The world was standing still. Or was it her standing still? And the world kept on rotating? Minutes, hours, days melted into one another. Her life was falling apart, and …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 20
A Novel by Mira Steffan The following weeks blurred in the routine of everyday life. The conversation with Dorothea faded. Office, household, child demanded her full attention. Charlotte and Justus met in the kitchen for …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 19
A Novel by Mira Steffan “How nice of you, that you could come over,” Dorothea said, hugging Charlotte and taking her coat. “I’ve already opened a bottle of white wine for us,” she continued, pointing …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 18
A Novel by Mira Steffan In a rush and focused on the shopping list in her hand, Charlotte was pushing the shopping cart through the aisles of the grocery store when she was abruptly brought …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 17
A Novel by Mira Steffan Robert casually raised his right hand, which was resting on Ute’s shoulder, and greeted everyone. But then his gaze slid past them. Automatically, Charlotte turned and saw two attractive men …
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Mira Steffan – Utopia of Everyday Happiness
In the coming weeks, the individual episodes of the novel The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann by Mira Steffan with illustrations by Corinna Heumann will appear at intervals. Utopia in the multiverse of human relations In …
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Episode 1 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan 77 kilos. Charlotte stared at the scales in horror. No wonder her pants didn’t fit anymore. For only being 165 centimeters tall, that was clearly too much. Disgruntled, she looked …
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Episode 2 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Justus no longer noticed the slamming of the front door. His thoughts twitched like random lightning in all directions: Checking the PowerPoint presentation, packing the laptop, not forgetting the exposés. …
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Episode 3 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Wrong. When you started family planning and told the CEO you weren’t available for a board position because you wanted to get pregnant.” “That was only fair.” “May I remind …
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Episode 4 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A novel by Mira Steffan Smiling, she followed her instruction and looked up at her. Her chin-length, fringed blonde hair framed her oval face, giving it a soft, feminine expression. With her dark blue eyes, …
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Episode 5 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Charlotte and Justus had met for the first time at a freshman party. She stood at the edge of the dance floor and let her gaze glide casually over the …
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Episode 6 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Have you signed up?” with a stern look on her face, Susanne wagged her index finger back and forth. It was another Saturday morning. There were red and yellow tulips …
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Episode 7 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Not three steps away from her, she saw a man who had already caught her eye in the seminar because of his endless questioning. “What are you doing here?” “I’m …
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Episode 8 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan Done. She had done it. The applications had been sent. Thoughtfully, she turned on the kettle, got a chamomile tea bag and her teacup from the cupboard. Leaning her hip …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 9
A Novel by Mira Steffan Two more job interviews followed in the next few weeks. But the salary expectations matched even less than those with UPPA Energie GmbH. After another two weeks, Charlotte was about …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 10
A Novel by Mira Steffan The energy and the voices of the others were stuck in her head. Charlotte turned off the radio. Not a single sound could she bear anymore. The clock on her …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 11
A Novel by Mira Steffan Charlotte looked around her office. She liked the small room of about ten square meters and the window front to the right of her desk. Above all, and this was …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 12
A Novel by Mira Steffan 7:30 p.m.: Charlotte switched off her computer and left. She had a dinner date with her sister Pauline. Twenty-five minutes later, she pulled into the restaurant parking lot. As she …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 13
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Mhm,” Charlotte looked at the menu impatiently. Hopefully she would change the topic of this conversation. After all, she didn’t feel like pretending that everything was fine with her and …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 14
A Novel by Mira Steffan She bent wearily over her desk like a flabby banana skin. Her head was now as empty as a scooped out pumpkin. She nervously glanced at the clock in the …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 15
A Novel by Mira Steffan Something was wrong with the calculation of the costs. Charlotte did the math again, then with the desk calculator. It was clear. Someone in accounting had not only added up …
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The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann – Episode 16
A Novel by Mira Steffan “You have to turn right in here.” Charlotte sat in the passenger seat and cheerfully gave Justus instructions. He promptly rolled his eyes, “I know how to drive. I know …
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Reverse Graffiti Meets Paste-up – Who is seiLeise?
Text by Corinna Heumann SeiLeise is a street artist from Cologne. He came into contact with graffiti as a teenager. Later he finds – meanwhile trained as a graphic artist – in the art of …
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Art for all people – Who is Stefan Moll?
Stefan Moll was born in 1973. His childhood and youth in Bergisches Land were followed by studies in art history, political science and modern German literature after graduating from high school. Already in the course …
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The Culture-Shelter: In Search of Lost Utopia
From war to art: In the city of Cologne in bunker k101, French, Polish and German artists deal with major issues of the present. Artworks about climate change, war, defence and human powerlessness are reflected in …
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The Female Gaze
Text and Image by Corinna Heumann The female gaze focuses on the female perspective of the body, role models, sexuality and its socio-political environment. It is a compassionate, gentle and inward looking gaze. In contrast, …
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Culture is the Attempt to Bring Paradise into the Midst of Life – a Plea for a Lively European Cultural Policy
Text and image by Corinna Heumann Culture as an elixir of life or culture as food for thought – despite the professed appreciation, culture is often seen as an actually superfluous cost factor, as an entertaining …
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Aleatorics and Reimagination as Principles of Creative Processes
Text and Illustration by Corinna Heumann Aleatorics, or the play with chance, has nothing to do with probability theory or game theory. However, it has widely been established as a creative technique in recent decades. …
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Life and Love equals Art: Who is Gary Zuercher?
Gary Zuercher grew up in Wooster, Ohio, attended high school there, and college at The Ohio State University. He lives with his wife Dominique half the year in Paris and the other half in Washington, …
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Weaving Heaviness and Lightness of Life into Literature: Who is Mira Steffan?
Mira Steffan was born in Oberhausen. She grew up in Bottrop, moved to Bonn and grew up again. After studying law, she began her professional life in the editorial department of a publishing house and …
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Digital Ethics – Will Unknown Algorithms Direct Our Lives? An Interview with Prof. Dr. Cordula Meckenstock
Interview and Illustration by Corinna Heumann Professor Meckenstock, you are deeply involved in digital ethics. What is digital ethics about? Digital ethics is a fairly new term. Basically it is the logical consequence of technological …
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An Empathic World View Transfigures into Literature – who is Christian Much?
Christian Much was born in Luxembourg in 1953. Socialized as a European cosmopolitan, he spent his school years in Luxembourg and Brussels. After studying law and ethnology in Germany, he worked in 14 countries between …
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Rethinking Europe: The Realistic Utopia, The Other Branch
Text and book Christian Much/ Illustration Corinna Heumann Political utopias inspire all eras. Alongside the better-known ones such as Plato’s State, Thomas More’s Utopia, George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, some have …
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Symbol Politics or Dystopia de Luxe: Apple Trees, Climatology, Psychology
Illustration Corinna Heumann/ Text Frank Fremerey Do we need psychologists to confront the climate crisis? Is giving up vacation flights, T-bone steaks and plastic bags enough to stop global warming? When problems exceed our capacity …
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Time and Coincidence? Clocks as a Means to Understand the World: Who is Hans-Peter Jäger?
In the tranquil town of Bad Honnef on the Rhine, Hans-Peter Jäger begins to take an interest in the big old grandfather clocks in his parents’ house as a teenager. When they stop, he is …
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Craftsmanship of Mechanical Watchmaking and Art Mechanics as UNESCO World Heritage
Text and image by Corinna Heumann ‘It shivers with love…’ – the mechanical heart of Olympia: Craftsmanship of Mechanical Watchmaking and Art Mechanics have recently been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of …
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About the Essential in Abstract Art: Who is Kim Kluge?
Photo by Dennis Divinagracia Kim Kluge graduated with honors at University of Fine Arts in Braunschweig in 1999. Ever since she has been working as a freelance artist. She explores as an ongoing process a …
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Goddess – Mother – Creator: Notes on Cultic Sites in the Eifel Region
Essay and Illustration Corinna Heumann – In the worship of their deities the social structure of a society is reflected. At special sites, at the archaeological temple districts of the matrons in the forests of …
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Visionary of globally valid digital ethics for a just digital society – Who is Cordula Meckenstock?
Ethical values, integrity, justice and their enforcement are her central concerns. After an Erasmus semester in Rome, Cordula Meckenstock completed her law studies in Münster in 2005. This degree leads her with honors via the …