Uwe Schütte: 'Sternenmenschen. Bowie in Gugging.' Slideshow + Q&A with Hendrik Otremba + Book Signing

Happy Birthday, David Bowie! To celebrate, we’re excited to host a slideshow and Q&A (in German) with author Uwe Schütte for his book 'Sternenmenschen. Bowie in Gugging' - a special event for all Bowie fans.

Fellow author Hendrik Otremba will be hosting the Q&A, followed by a Signing with Uwe. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at Rough Trade Berlin on the night.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event, but you will need to RSVP in the Dice app as space is limited.

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Happy Birthday, David Bowie! Zu seinem Ehrentag freuen wir uns, eine Slideshow mit Q&A (auf Deutsch) mit Autor Uwe Schütte zu seinem Buch 'Sternenmenschen. Bowie in Gugging.' zu präsentieren – ein besonderes Event für alle Bowie-Fans.

Das Gespräch wird von Autor Hendrik Otremba moderiert, anschließend gibt es eine Signierstunde. Exemplare des Buches sind am Abend der Veranstaltung vor Ort erhältlich.

Wichtig: Die Veranstaltung ist kostenlos, aber aufgrund begrenzter Plätze ist eine Anmeldung über die Dice-App erforderlich.

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In September 1994, David Bowie visited the ‘House of Artists’ at the Psychiatric Hospital in Gugging, near Vienna. There, he sought inspiration for his work on the concept album 'Outside' through encounters with individuals who were hospitalised long-term with schizophrenia, in whom psychiatrist Leo Navratil had recognised a special artistic talent.

However, the visit - an episode in Bowie's biography never truly understood before - had special, private significance: his beloved half-brother, Terry Burns, had been a patient at Cane Hill Hospital in South London, where he underwent psychiatric treatment due to paranoid hallucinations. Bowie only visited him there once, before Terry tragically took his own life in January 1985.

Author and academic Uwe Schütte was a regular guest at the ‘House of Artists’ during the 1990s, and developed friendships with many of the artist-patients. His book 'Sternenmenschen' empathetically portrays several of the patients Bowie encountered, analyses the relationship between Bowie and Burns, and explains the asting impact these encounters with schizophrenic artists had on Bowie's work.

Presented by Rough Trade Europe.

This is an 16+ event