FRANK KUENSTER
FRANK KUENSTER is wearing the Fantasia No.001. He is an artist and the owner of Georgia Bar, living in Berlin.
Can you share some daily habits or rituals?
Reading (only) the headlines of Spiegel, NZZ, BZ, etc., and writing my to-do list for the next day.
Who are your ideal guests?
Intelligent, emphatic, drug affine, megalomanic, humble, wild, strong, soft, willing to forgive, having doubt, wants peace, loves to discuss… and a little bit crazy.
What are you bored by?
Profanity…Redundancy.
What should we be reading?
The Master and Margarita by Michael Bulgakov, Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, all of Peter Kropotkin, Albert Camus Der Mythos des Syssiphus, because all of them show the beauty of the intention to be or try to be a good human being.
The best arthouse film(s)?
Toute Une Vie by Claude Le Louch, Die Spitzenklöpplerin by Claude Goretta, In der Glut des Südens by Terrence Malik, Lilya Forever by Lukas Moodysson, etc.
What stands the test of time?
The Pyramids and the Roman Catholic Church.
What is your perfect meal?
Nutella, meatballs with rice and brown sauce.
Who are your inspirations?
Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, Golda Meir, Buddha, Edward VII, Peter Kropotkin, etc.
What takes you to cloud 9?
Wenn das Glück der Menschen um mich herum mich durchströmt.
Do you have a soundtrack to your life?
Leo Delibes… The Flower Duet, Nessun Dorma aus Puccinis Turandot, Beethovens 9te Symphonie, eigentlich nur… Freude schöner Götterfunken.
Where would you find your doppelgänger?
At the doors of all old brothels.
What is a rule that should never be broken?
Fight for the weak and helpless.
What is a rule that should always be broken?
All the others.
What is most difficult to find in contemporary culture?
Hope and Beauty.
What do you find most exciting in contemporary culture?
That everybody is an artist.
What is your favorite candy?
Werther’s Echte.
What thoughts currently occupy you?
That is too dark for here.
What is your favorite animal?
Orang Utang.
What is your favorite slogan?
1. ‘’Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization’’ by Peter Kropotkin
2. ‘’Der Baum der Freiheit muss von Zeit zu Zeit mit dem Blut von Patrioten und Tyrannen gegossen werden, denn das ist der Freiheit natürlicher Dünger’’ by Thomas Jefferson.
3. ‘’Der Künstler ist der Ingenieur der Seele’’ by Josef Stalin.
What is in your house?
…fast…alles, was ich brauche.
What is modern?
Gender equality.
What is your motto?
Carpe diem…und…carpe noctem.
What is your favorite mistake?
Unfortunately, within.
Can you recall a dream?
To give too many chances.
What is still a mystery?
The history of the world…was the moon landing staged?
What is your favourite representation of simplicity?
Wenn du jemanden anlächelst, baust du Brücken.
Where is happiness found?
In Demut...in Hingabe..im Verstehen.. in bedingungsloser Liebe..etc.
What do you see outside your window?
I never look outside my window…I live in the backyard and ground floor.
Any last words?
Amor omnia vinicit.