36 pages, lithographs on chiffon 30 x 22.5 cm Paperback, under a cloth-lined cover, gilt title. 2001, Silverbridge (Montreuil). Text by André Butzer 120 copies, numbered and signed.
"Anaheim is a city in the southern suburbs of Los Angeles, founded in 1857 by fifty families of German origin. This unique community built its economy on grape cultivation, which was suddenly wiped out by an insect invasion, forcing Anaheim to convert to electronics and the production of aircraft parts. Numerous theme parks, such as Disneyland Resort, subsequently made its reputation. This city, haunted by giant Disney cartoon figures and technological change, is the starting point for André Butzer's book.
The artist's expressive drawings mock the leisure industry and reveal the forgotten connections between the entertainment system and totalitarianism. The Heideggerian-sounding title refers to the philosopher of technology's predilection for hiking metaphors."
The book was produced for the first exhibition of Butzer's work at the Machin-Mode gallery in Berlin.
All 36 drawings in this book were created by André Butzer during his stay in Juli Susin's studio in Montreuil in 2001. Some copies were redrawn by Butzer in colored pencils.
