In "Susan" I've filmed the Canadian artist Susan Turcot between 1993 and 2011. In "Lisbeth" I've filmed the Swiss artist Lisbeth Burri in her garden outside of Zuerich. Filming portraits allows me to emphasize private gestures and moments beyond narration and documentation. Sometimes I collect footage for years before deciding to edit a portrait, like „Paulina", „Franz" or „Susan" then again a portrait like „Lisbeth" was filmed only on two occasions and edited shortly afterwards. Ute Aurand