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: '''R''' Exactly &mdash; in business.<br/>
: '''R''' Exactly &mdash; in business.<br/>
'''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career &hellip;<br/>
'''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career &hellip;<br/>
: '''R''' You know [silent] Karl Krauss wrote: Career is like a horse race, where the horse arrives at the finish without the rider. &ndash; However, being ''me'' became a success and Krauss' prophecy did not come true.  
: '''R''' You know [silent] Karl Kraus wrote: Career is a horse that arrives at the gates of eternity without its rider. &ndash; However, being ''me'' became a success and Kraus' prophecy did not come true.  
'''Q''' And now you almost got around the reason for failing as an artist &hellip;
'''Q''' Until now. &mdash; And now you almost got around the reason for failing as an artist &hellip;
: '''R''' Anyone who considers themselves ''[[transformal GmbH:Conventions#WORK|work]]'' should not call themselves an artist. &ndash; At first, I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/>
: '''R''' Anyone who considers themselves ''[[&raquo;Olaf Langmack&laquo;|work]]'' cannot call themselves an artist.<br/>
'''Q''' That wouldn't make sense.
: '''R''' Exactly. At first, I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/>
'''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/>
'''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/>
: '''R''' We spent half of the time formatting.<br/>
: '''R''' We spent half of the time formatting.<br/>
'''Q''' Excuse me?<br/>
'''Q''' Excuse me?<br/>
: '''R''' Just kidding. At the end of September [[Datebook 2014|2014]], I witnessed my survival. A feeling of awe lasted for well over a year. And 6 weeks before, I had regained abilities without my doing, that I had to preserve at any cost. And in writing I got it. I just misjudged the effort, slightly. &ndash; But seriously, about half the time I studied [[Professional_Motifs#THEORY|theories]] related to what I was writing about.<br/>
: '''R''' Just kidding. At the end of September [[Datebook 2014|2014]], I witnessed my survival. A feeling of awe lasted for well over a year. And 6 weeks before, I had regained abilities without my doing, that I had to preserve at any cost. And in writing I got it. I just misjudged the effort, slightly.<br/>
'''Q''' And in the end, did you understand yourself? <br/>
'''Q''' And in the end, did you understand yourself? <br/>
: '''R''' Within my means, yes. And I appropriately appreciated the six weeks leading up to that moment in September 2014.<br/>
: '''R''' Within my means, yes. And I appropriately appreciated the six weeks leading up to that moment in September 2014.<br/>
'''Q''' And was it worth it?<br/>
'''Q''' And was it worth it?<br/>
: '''R''' Yes.<br/>
: '''R''' Yes.<br/>
'''Q''' But you've worked for seven years without getting anything out of it. After all, the novel hasn't been published so far.<br/>
'''Q''' But you've worked for seven years without appreciation. After all, the novel hasn't been published so far.<br/>
: '''R''' When the [[Professional_Motifs#IMAGENOVEL|first attempt]] had failed, I took a book off the shelf. I'd had it for a long time without ever understanding it or even reading it all the way through: &raquo;Being and Time&laquo;. Again, I didn't understand it. But on page 53, I understood what Heidegger was doing there and what a small-time fool I was. That struck me to the core.<br/>
: '''R''' When the [[Professional_Motifs#IMAGENOVEL|first attempt]] had failed I took a book off the shelf. I'd had it for a long time without ever understanding it or even reading it all the way through: &raquo;Being and Time&laquo;. Again, I didn't understand it. But on page 53, I understood what Heidegger was doing there and what a small-time fool I had been. That struck me to the core.<br/>
'''Q''' And you lost interest in philosophy &hellip;<br/>
'''Q''' And you lost interest in philosophy &hellip;<br/>
: '''R''' On the contrary. It was liberating. I think I'd been trying to see myself more realistically all along.<br/>
: '''R''' On the contrary. It was liberating. I think I'd been trying to see myself more realistically all along.<br/>
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: '''R''' Quite the opposite. My time is there.</br>
: '''R''' Quite the opposite. My time is there.</br>
'''Q''' You mean your time is here?<br/>
'''Q''' You mean your time is here?<br/>
: '''R''' [laughs] How about: My time has come?<br/>
: '''R''' [laughs] How about: I am my time?<br/>
'''Q''' Well, one more thing. You don't seem to be politically active anymore. Why do you list the [[Professional_Motifs#ACTIVISM|activism]] of your school days here, anyway?<br/>
'''Q''' Well, one more thing. You don't seem to be politically active anymore. Why do you list the [[Professional_Motifs#ACTIVISM|activism]] of your school days here, anyway?<br/>
: '''R''' And those during my studies too &hellip; I am proud to have deciphered how this thinking seduced me and to be [[&raquo;Dates&laquo;|at peace]] with myself.<br/>
: '''R''' And those during my studies too &hellip; I am proud to have deciphered how this thinking seduced me and to be [[&raquo;Dates&laquo;|at peace]] with myself.<br/>
'''Q''' Then thank you very much for the conversation.<br/>
'''Q''' Then thank you for the conversation.<br/>
: '''R''' Thank you very much for the opportunity.
: '''R''' Thank you very much for the opportunity.