Thomas Gerlach (Author)

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Thomas Gerlach (born March 26, 1952 in Dresden ) is a German writer and laudator as well as a surveyor and honorary monument conservator .

Live and act

Gerlach was born in the garden city of Hellerau two years after it was incorporated into Dresden , the son of the writer Hubert Gerlach . And his aunt Tine Schulze-Gerlach was also a member of the writing guild. Gerlach started writing as a young man.

As a trained surveyor , Gerlach , who lived in Niederlößnitz in Radebeul , Saxony , worked for the State Office for Archeology in Dresden after the fall of the Wall in the GDR . Even living in a listed winegrower's house , in 1993 he and like-minded people founded the voluntary association for monument maintenance and new building in Radebeul , which “has set itself the goal of maintaining this special character [of] the city [Radebeul] as a villa and To promote garden city, to meet the increasing pressure to build critically and to help avoid structurally damaging developments. “As long-time chairman of the association, he repeatedly got actively involved in the preservation of Radebeul monuments, but also according to the statutes of the association in the current new building activity. On the occasion of the public awarding of the Radebeul Builders' Prize , which was also created on his initiative , he repeatedly expressed both praise and critical thoughts. In addition, he was co-editor of the articles on urban culture in Radebeul , specifically dealing with some of the annual publications.

In addition to his activities to preserve the Hohenhaus as a monument , he has also committed himself to preserving the Radebeul tradition of commemorating Gerhart Hauptmann , who met his future wife Marie Thienemann at Hohenhaus. Literary evenings are held there together with the current owner of Hohenhaus. Every month, except in winter, there are also guided tours through Father Thienemann's now wooded garden, showing the lookout points created for the prematurely deceased mother, where the young Gerhart and his older brother Carl Hauptmann also worked.

Just as Gerlach has "an important part in the younger appearance of the Lößnitzstadt [...] Radebeul", he perpetuates it emphatically: sometimes more factually, but mostly with playful words.

Together with the architect and draftsman Thilo Hänsel, the writings In the footsteps of the Ziller brothers in Radebeul were created , an overview of numerous villas and country houses of the probably most influential Lößnitz builders, as well as The Lößnitzbachmühlen , a book about the seven watermills that formerly or even today standing by the local Lößnitzbach .

Also in common with Hansel created some works in which Gerlach's poetic texts are backed by sketches and drawings Hansel, such as the Elbigramme or high wind .

Like Hansel, “he accompanies the well-stocked Radebeul painters' guild not only as a laudator at vernissages ; With his poetry he also frames illustrated books by these painters. Just as he described Michael Hofmann's excellent woodcuts with subtle words ”, he found“ empathetic […] as well as subtle […] words ”that were collected in 2012 for many artist colleagues. "His poetry and prose thrive on idiosyncratic points of view and playing with 'verbatim'", right up to aphorism .

In 2009, ten years after the award of his aunt Tine Schulze-Gerlach, presented him with his hometown the art prize of the district town Radebeul as an author, art and cultural promoters, having already at the New Year reception of Radebeuler Mayor Bert Wendsche 2006 special for his "commitment für das Hohenhaus “was honored as a volunteer in the field of culture and education.

Work (selection)

Works

  • To please. 2nd Edition. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2001. ISBN 3-933753-14-7 .
  • Together with Jens Kuhbandner (photos): Radebeul. (Photo book) Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2001. ISBN 978-3-933753-18-2 .
  • Speech twists. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2002. ISBN 978-3-933753-29-8 .
  • Together with Thilo Hänsel (illustrations): Lössnitz land register. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2003. ISBN 978-3-933753-45-8 .
  • Together with Jens Kuhbandner (photos): Altkötzschenbroda. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2006. ISBN 978-3-933753-92-2 .
  • Together with Thilo Hansel (illustrations): Elbigramme. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2006. ISBN 978-3-933753-87-8 .
  • Together with Thilo Hansel (illustrations): Höhenwind. Reflections on mountains, heights and other phenomena of our world. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2008. ISBN 978-3-940200-23-5 .
  • Together with Dorothee Kuhbandner (pictures): The black birds on the cycle path near Serkowitz. ZILPZALP Verlag, 2008.
  • Together with Michael Hofmann (woodcuts): Herbstzeitlose. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2010. ISBN 978-3-940200-54-9 .
  • Together with Thilo Hänsel (illustrations): The Lößnitzbachmühlen . With poems and stories by Thomas Gerlach. Ed .: Association for Monument Preservation and New Buildings Radebeul e. v. 1st edition. Notschriften Verlag, Radebeul 2011, ISBN 978-3-940200-58-7 .
  • Together with Thilo Hänsel (illustrations): My Radebeuler sketchbook. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2011. ISBN 978-3-940200-69-3 .
  • Together with Dorothee Kuhbandner (pictures): The horse- tree wood door . ZILPZALP Verlag, 2011.
  • Together with Anna Gerlach (Ed.): Openings. Speeches on exhibitions from 1999 to 2011. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2012. ISBN 978-3-940200-75-4 .
  • Tinechen's way. In: Preview & Review; Monthly magazine for Radebeul and the surrounding area. Radebeuler monthly books e. V., November 2011, accessed on November 1, 2011 (literary obituary for Tine Schulze-Gerlach).
  • Together with Anne-K. Pinkert: Eye-look. Notschriften-Verlag, Radebeul 2014. ISBN 978-3-945481-10-3 .

Fonts

  • Georg Wulff, Thomas Gerlach (red.), Dietrich Lohse (red.), Hans-Georg Staudte (red.), Ines Zschaler (red.); association for monument preservation and new building radebeul (ed.): winegrowers houses in Radebeul. In: Contributions to the urban culture of the city of Radebeul . Radebeul 2003.
  • Together with Frank Andert, Thilo Hansel; Association for Monument Preservation and New Building Radebeul (Ed.): Richard Steche. A pioneer in the preservation of monuments in Saxony. In: Contributions to the urban culture of the city of Radebeul . Radebeul 2007.
  • Together with Markus Hänsel; Thilo Hänsel: On the trail of the Ziller brothers in Radebeul . Architectural considerations. 1st edition. Notschriften Verlag, Radebeul 2008, ISBN 978-3-940200-22-8 .
  • Stefan Koch, Michael Strobel, Thomas Gerlach (together): Radebeul archaeological . In: Association for Monument Preservation and New Building Radebeul (ed.): Contributions to the urban culture of the city of Radebeul . Radebeul 2009.
  • Together with Gudrun Täubert, Hans-Georg Staudte; Association for Monument Preservation and New Building Radebeul (ed.): Chronicle of the Association for Monument Preservation and New Building Radebeul e. V. In: Contributions to the urban culture of the city of Radebeul . Radebeul 2011.

literature

  • Wolfgang Zimmermann: "Patience is to be!" The laudator, poet, writer and monument conservator Thomas Gerlach completed his sixth decade. In: Preview & Review ; Monthly magazine for Radebeul and the surrounding area. Radebeuler monthly books e. V., April 2012, accessed on September 4, 2012 (with a photo by Gerlach).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Association for Monument Preservation and New Buildings, Radebeul , accessed on September 4, 2012.
  2. ^ 2007 builder award: Thoughts by Thomas Gerlach , accessed on September 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b Wolfgang Zimmermann: "Patience is Being!" The laudator, poet, writer and monument conservator Thomas Gerlach completed his sixth decade. In: Preview & Review; Monthly magazine for Radebeul and the surrounding area. Radebeuler monthly books e. V., April 2012, accessed on September 4, 2012 (with a photo by Gerlach).
  4. ↑ Thomas Gerlach "Openings - Speeches for Exhibitions 1999–2011" , accessed on September 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ Art Prize of the Great District Town Radebeul from September 30, 2009, accessed on September 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Radebeuler Official Gazette 02/2006, p. 6.
personal data
SURNAME Gerlach, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and laudator as well as surveyor and honorary monument conservator
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden - Hellerau