Träumerei nach Rilke

In his booklet Reverie after Rilke, printed from linocuts throughout, Maximilian Koch loosely draws on motifs from Rilke's famous story. The visually powerful language is echoed in the painterly prints, which skilfully vary between harsh relief contrasts and fine hatching. Finding images to match the poet's elegiac style is one thing, but furthermore, Koch has a special feel for the subtle irony hidden between Rilke's lines.