Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf – Armand Schulthess: Rekonstruktion eines Universums

Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf collected a wealth of material between 1963 und 1972. He mapped out Schulthess’ entire garden and photographed every single object in it. After Armand Schulthess’ death in 1972, his heirs destroyed the entire garden. His house was completely emptied and its household contents, including 70 or so self-made books on sexuality, were burned. Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf, who took the last film shots of the house being dramatically cleared out, was able to save a few of these artistically valuable books.

The publication of his work documents the garden, shows the house interior and for the first time provides a comprehensive view of the selfmade books on sexuality. This presentation and precise description finally opens up the obsessive universe of Armand Schulthess so that it can be understood, allowing for meaningful connections to be made between the garden, house and self-made books.

Language: German

Second edition