ERWIN WURM – The Artist Who Swallowed The World
Over the course of four years, the artist let us follow him with a camera and gave us an insight into his world, his work, his art. We are present when he develops a new artwork and puts it together. And we stay put when the pressure of being an artist is mounting and he looses his cool. During quiet moments in conversation, he recounts stories about his family and how experiences in his childhood have influenced his work as an artist. And he is frank about the global art “business” that he sometimes views as a “hyena”.
Armed with a camera, we follow the Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm on a tour around the world. We document the set up of large exhibitions in Beijing, Moscow, Paris and in Miami.
Over the course of four years, the artist let us follow him with a camera and gave us an insight into his world, his work, his art. We are present when he develops a new artwork and puts it together. And we stay put when the pressure of being an artist is mounting and he looses his cool. During quiet moments in conversation, he recounts stories about his family and how experiences in his childhood have influenced his work as an artist. And he is frank about the global art „business“ that he sometimes views as a „hyena“.
His quirky „one minute sculptures“ turned Erwin Wurm early in his career into an overnight sensation. To this day they are part of him, wherever he goes. And this motto that „anything can be turned into a sculpture“ is even applied to director Laurin Merz in the film.
The result is an „on the road“ artist film, that gives us a glimpse into the intimate and rarely shared process of the creative process and the busy world around it.
