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a film a day: „city“ (2001)

In this series of posts I want to present to you one film a day from my video art / short film collection. I will here present remastered and annotated version of my former work starting with „city“ from 2001.

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„city“ 2:36 min, DV, 2001

The short „city“ was clearly influenced by the events of September 11, 2001. But it also draws its imagery and energy from the vibrant city that was Berlin in the late 90’s and early 2K’s. Nowadays (in 2014) it can be difficult imagining what open and undetermined ecosystem this city provided for its inhabitants. All the old structures had dissolved and newer ones had not yet formed. Berlin was then an open space with the promise of a free and imaginative lifestyle well hidden from the lurking eyes of neo-liberal investment bankers. It did not last very long.

Furthermore “city” deals with the permanent deconstruction / reconstruction of that organism that is a modern day metropolis but also to the permanent disorientation that goes with it. It finally is an homage to that great masterpiece that is “Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt” by Walter Ruttmann and furthermore to Dsiga Wertow and his “Man with the movie camera”.

solitude stands

This reminded me of a beautiful song by Susanne Vega called „solitude standing“. It features my friend and lover Sulamith Sallmann – a great photographer she is – and I invite you to get to know her work.

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„solitude stands“ Siouville Hague, 2014

glitch_pano_BLN_210714 | summer glitch art

Summertime… where the glitch art is easy…

I love it when things go wrong. Just a little I guess. This hot city summer in Berlin is rewarding us with beautiful evenings and night skies. When trying to capture one (vain effort indeed) our newest toy, the Sony RX-100 (mark 1 mind you) did reward me with a shiny little fist degree glitch. And obviously it does not like the shallow depth of field it delivers… I liked how the little beast behaved though 😉

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„glitch_pano_BLN_210714“, 3 Sony RX-100 panorama glitch collage (1st°), 8192x600px, 2014

post privacy art #6

“before the fuck”, social glitch, 4000x3000px, 2012-2014

Sometimes, no need for glitching, society glitches all by itself. Some call this post privacy art…
“before the fuck” is an ongoing series of digital stills taken from porn sites and chat pages in that particular moment, when the user / actor leaves the room and us with that distinctive feeling of loneliness and bleak despair. It is a look inside the sadness and harshness of modern day sexuality when confronted with ‘the market’.

inside/outside (DOGS VIII)

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„inside/outside (DOGS VIII)“ deals with the effects modern means of transport have alternated our perception of the idea of inside and outside both literally and metaphorically. The moving cabin of the Berlin street car becomes a cosy home in the storm though is rapidly navigates and cruses though the anonymity of the city. It is the eighth film of a series called DOGS (part I-VII can be found here) dealing with issues of relational miscommunication and the effect of technology on the human condition in general.

Brache (DOGS VII)

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“Brache – DOGS VII” is the sixth part of the series called DOGS. It was shot on a piece of waste land in Berlin. It deals with the barrenness and emptiness of a relationship based only on sensual recreation and enjoyment of lust/sex alone. A relationship that consist only in the search for pleasure and enjoyment fast becomes a fruitless terrain with deep hidden secrets and many psychological graveyards and sink holes. Part 1-6 of the series are available on this site.

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Glitching Ansel Adams

I have been a fan of Ansel Adams since my early childhood. I remember very clearly when my father (a part time photographer) showed me „Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico„. I was hypnotized, dazzled by Adam’s usage of light, perspective and his incomparable intuition for the vastness of being. Later on, when I heard the story behind the making of that image, I fell in love even more with his mastership of the art of photography. The story behind this image makes it even more remarkable – you can read more about the making of this über-snapshot here…

Later, when I saw an exhibition of his photos here in Berlin, it left me deeply unsatisfied and made me realize the importance of vintage prints, for these (exhibited) prints tore this very picture and others apart to a point beyond belief & recognition. It made me realize again, that shooting a picture is only half the art of a photographer.

„Glitching Ansel Adams“, glitch, 2014

„Glitching Anselm Adams“ is my way to pay homage to this exceptional artist. These glitches are based on his work in the Manzanar War Relocation Center (a Japanese American internment camp) where he did a photographic essay. They where taken from this article.

To all of those who are interested in learning more about the man and his work, there is a beautiful PBS documentary called „The American Experience: Ansel Adams – A Documentary Film“ (google & youtube it if you like, it is easy to find).