Der Bildhauer Stephan Balkenhol

The sculptor Stephan Balkenhol is a world star on the German art scene. Yet the artist has remained as down-to-earth as his figures themselves. His wooden people fetch top prices at auctions at Christie's, Sothebie's and Co. Despite the trend towards abstraction, Balkenhol rediscovered the figurative for himself. The human being in itself, snatched from the hectic everyday world, reflecting, with an empty gaze. The sensation lies in the ordinary. Against the pathos of monuments and memorials. The film takes a look into the world of Stephan Balkenhol and observes him at work - the portrait of an extraordinary artist.

Stephan Balkenhol

Self

• Peter HellerDirector · Writer
• Otmar SchmidDirector of Photography
• Birger EngelDirector of Photography
• Klaus LautenbacherDirector of Photography
• Thomas BalkenholEditor

Release date

January 1, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

45m

Genres

Documentary

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