Philipp Geist wishes you a merry X-Mas and a happy 2009 !

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Merry Christmas and a happy, peaceful, successful and healthy 2009 wishes you Philipp Geist


please have a look to a little review of my 2008.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgeist/sets/72157611450303660/

http://videogeist.blogspot.com/
http://riverinezones.blogspot.com/


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Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes, erfolgreiches und gesundes 2009 !
wünscht Philipp Geist


Einen kleinen Überblick über mein 2008 gibt es hier zu sehen:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgeist/sets/72157611450303660/

http://videogeist.blogspot.com/
http://riverinezones.blogspot.com/



Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Bucharest - Outdoor Video Installation 12/2008

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.


Outdoor Video Installation at Obor Park, Sector 2, Bucharest
Craciun la Obor

Dates:
- 04.12. / 18.00 - 20.00 (live)
- 06.12. / 17.00 - 19.00 (screening)
- 13.12. / 17.00 - 19.00 (screening)
- 24.12. / 17.00 - 19.00 (screening)


For his work in Bucharest, the Berlin-based artist projects directly onto the trees, fog and screens. On four days visitors can expect to see a selection of images alternating between purist, dreamlike and intangibly fragile compositions. The starting foundation for all of Philipp Geist's work is video material solely filmed and produced by himself. Geist finds the subjects for his work in everyday things like structures, leaves, raindrops and curtains. He releases these objects from their usual setting and places them in new visual and correlated contexts by employing special camera and video techniques using motion blur and superimposition.

For his installation in Bucharest (Craciun la Obor), Philipp Geist went in search of wintry, Christmasy motifs which attempt to break the link to consumption and indulgence, and instead direct visitors’ attention toward the pure aesthetic component that is all too often obscured by the kitschy madness of Christmas.

It is in this way that a ride along the highly commercialized Oxford Street in London takes on a completely new appearance as it is seen through a window pane. Distorted by the raindrops at night, it allows viewers only a vague impression of the twinkling Christmas lights. Microscopic close-ups give sparklers, burned down candles and snowflakes an element of diversity that would have remained unappreciated by the human eye without the aid of technology.

By opting to use the three-dimensional, defined structure contours as projection surfaces, Geist increases the motifs’ abstraction while simultaneously regaining depth and diversity. In this way, Geist initiates a dialogue between the space and surrounding, his artistic work and the people going in and out of the structure: The visitor himself becomes part of the projected image.

Geist allows a wintry world to emerge in front of visitors’ eyes. The subject matter and motifs, although familiar, astonish with their size and unusual presentation while altering the observer’s perception and challenging conventional viewing habits.

One thing is for certain: Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in a tranquil, wintry, dreamlike world of lights.

Bucharest at Craciun la Obor
Videoart installation by Philipp Geist
Outdoor Video Installation at Obor Park, Sector 2, Bucharest
Craciun la Obor

Dates:
- 04.12. / 18.00 - 20.00 (live)
- 06.12. / 17.00 - 19.00 (screening)
- 13.12. / 17.00 - 19.00 (screening)
- 24.12. / 17.00 - 19.00 (screening)


please have a look to Winterzauber 2005 / Zurich
http://www.videogeist.de/geist_install_winterzauber.html

and several other outdoor video installations
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgeist/collections/72157603847322929/