‘‘Letter from Hans Werner Geerdts to J.P. Hodin‘, Hans Werner Geerdts, recipient: Dr J. P. Hodin, 11 May 1978‘, Hans Werner Geerdts, recipient: Dr J. P. Hodin, 11 May 1978 – Tate Archive | Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/art/archive/items/tga-20062-7-67-1-1/letter-from-hans-werner-geerdts-to-j-p-hodin
[Transcription/translation] kiel, 11.5.1978 dear joseph, my depression is perfect… in the land of my fathers. not that the exhibition wasn’t a success… actually sold seven works! just that there hasn’t been any real resonance (of the non-monetary kind). yet. herr hoffmann of the bonner rundschau writes that ‘the personal observations of herr geerdts make you wish you were there on the square in marrakech.’ to which i say: thin and superfluous, every word. still, thin words are better than none! the people and the papers that matter have said nothing (who ‘matters’? and who is reckoning with whom?). they have …
i wanted nothing more than to find two or three people who liked my work and could