The difference between travel photography and travel drawing...
"... lies in timing. In the case of a photograph, I need to press the shutter at the right moment, a quick look is enough. To draw a picture, I need to observe very carefully, need to capture the form in its entirety, with all the details in one go. Drawing requires you to be particularly focused in your observations, to sink into a meditative state, and to maintain this over a long period of time."
When I draw...
"... I feel strong."
On my ‘travels’, I have been inspired by...
"... the drawings of Olaf Gulbransson and other artists who worked for ‘Simplicissimus’, the legendary German satirical magazine. I do not distinguish between drawings of travel experiences and observations of daily life. Inquisitive eyes are a prerequisite for boosting our powers of perception – while travelling and in everyday life. A problem while travelling is that you don’t have a drafting table and nor do you have the privacy required. My best works have not been spontaneous, produced in the excitement of the events, but later, while sitting quietly at the drawing board and after expeditious planning."
I would still like to visit...
"... a part of the world where people live in a matrilineal culture. For example, the Minangkabau in Sumatra, the Mosuo in China, the Khasi or Garo in north-east India. And make a reportage drawing."
My reading for my next trip includes...
"... Big Sur by Henry Miller. To coincide with the publication of the English edition of ‘How I Tried to be a Good Person’, I have to go to the San Diego Comi-Con, following which we will travel to Big Sur for a couple of days. I would like to see the giant redwoods in America."
