简介：WolfgangTillmansbecameknownduringtheninetiesforhisphotosofpartiesandclublife.Hispictureshadtheeffectofhavingbeentakenatrandom.Todayheisoneofthebest-knownphotographersintheworld.Forfouryears,filmmakerHeikoKalmbachfollowedhimaroundwithavideocamera,observinghisprivateaswellashisprofessionallife.ItisTillmans'voicespeakingandnotthatofanyexpert.Initspresumedcasualness,thefilmstaysrightwithitsprotagonist,whetherTillmansislovinglywipingthedustoffhishouseplantsor,equallypreciselyandmeticulously,he'sputtinguponeofhisexhibitionswiththepatienceofjob.OfparticularinterestareglimpsesintoTillmans'svideodebutforthepopbandPetShopBoys,whichmakeitclearthathisinnerreadinesstofailisalsowhatmakeshissuccesspossible.Whetherhe'sportrayingdazzlingstarsorgreymice,Tillmans'sartisticgreatnessisinthecatchingunexpectedmoment,for,asTillmanssays,"stuffthat́sthought-upwillalwaysjustbethought-upstuff."Byconsolidatingthebanalandtheglamorousatthesamelevel,alwayscatchingtheunexpectedmoment,Kalmbachsuccessfulemulateshissubject.…