« The images that appear

behind my closed eyelids

must be looked at and colored in,

especially not destroyed by opening my eyes.

Behind my closed eyelids hide new horizons.»

Ficht Tanner

(b. 1952, Trogen, Switzerland) is a contemporary Swiss musician, poet, and visual artist working in drawing, painting, and embroidery.

© arttv.ch, 2012

« I wanted and I had to, every day,

let myself be surprised,

and in the evening simply look

at what I have embroidered. »