What his hands [...] create from a mere lump of clay is impressive and stunningly staged.

Gerd Reutter's clay sculptures are rarely what they appear to be at first glance. [...] A closer look reveals details, cracks in the surface, strange deformations, something corporeal, soft, as if the hard material were gently dissolving.

Brüne Cremer emphasized that many of Reutter`s works are made up of small elements. “They tell stories, are modern and at the same time are reminiscent of antique finds”.