Uwe Kolbe is from Prenzlauer Berg, the GDR-Bohemian quarter of literature, rock-music, art, performance, and self-styled eccentrics. As opposed to the literary playfulness or language games of some of his contemporaries, Kolbe has placed himself in the tradition of the seemingly simple image right from the start. He constructs scenes which at first appear to be simple, but upon closer inspectio...