Mistakes are sympathetic. Mistakes can have far-reaching negative consequences. Mistakes lead to surprises and new paths. Mistakes are annoying. Mistakes are to be avoided. Mistakes are unavoidable. Mistakes are embarrassing. Mistakes can be funny. Mistakes are human.

The flawed is often more exciting than the flawless. With this in mind, Ingke Günther asked friends and colleagues from the arts to send in their statements and thoughts on the subject of "mistakes". The book brings together contributions from 44 authors, combined with photos of small, helpful objects that have accumulated over the years and have already righteously taken care of some mistakes: Erasers.