Shodô, Japanese calligraphy, is now my main occupation. I started calligraphy with Sanae Sakamoto and am now a student of Kitagawa Shisetsu, Nobuko Häufle-Yasuda and a member of the Suimei Shodô Association in Kyôto. I am the holder of the teacher degree (助教, 2 levels above the 6th master degree or 6th black belt) in this association.
I was born 1957 in St. Gallen and have a degree in mechanical engineering from the ETH. I completed my training with an MBA at INSEAD Fontainebleau, France.
I worked as a project engineer, as a project manager and as a management consultant.
I am married. My wife is a doctor in her own practice. We spend our free time hiking, gardening or reading. I also practice Zen meditation and Zen calligraphy and study the Japanese language and culture.
Sansui is the name of my one-man firm, be it for consulting services, medical software or calligraphy courses.
Sansui
SAN-SUI means mountain – water or landscape and symbolizes the guiding principle of my activities. The mountain stands for the situation found, the framework conditions. The water looks for a path, unstoppable, flexible, with a clear goal. The mountain is a reality that needs to be examined immediately and free of current fashion trends. The water is the jointly worked out path, without any belief in methods.
Events in the field of calligraphy:
- 2014 Lecture “Beauty of Far Eastern Calligraphy”, in Sils-Maria
- 2014 Shodô instruction at the “Japan Days” in Romanshorn and St. Gallen
- 2014 Lecture “Shodô” in the historical and ethnological museum of St. Gallen
- 2014 Shodô workshop in the St. Gallen library
- 2017 Shodô courses at the Wil Volkshochschule,
- 2016 Kyôto Municipal Museum of Art, exhibition by the suimei association, participation with distinction
- 2018 Solo exhibition “Vital Signs” in Atelier Galerie St. Gallen
- 2020 Acquisition of my series “Japanese Garden Pictures” by the Gais Clinic
- 2023 Shodô-Lecture for Senior-Partners Säntimed