A Glimpse of Memory and Time – a thought, flaring up like a flash from the past, or a sensation that suddenly and very intensely asserts its presence: this is how the creative process of Jakob Kirchmayr (*1975) typically begins. There is hardly ever one specific idea when he tackles a new painting. Rather, it is a continuous tracking of a sense, along with different external influences and the poetry of Yiannis Ritsos, which for years has served as a source of inspiration for the artist. (Angelika Seebacher)