Donnerstag, 07. Mai 2009, 21.00 Uhr im Kino Gloria 2, Stuttgart
im Rahmen des 16. Internationalen Trickfilmfestivals Stuttgart:
Audio.Visual - On Visual Music and Related Media Buchpräsentation mit Screening mit Cornelia und Holger Lund (fluctuating images, Berlin), stapelberg & fritz (Stuttgart)
Videos/Filme von Boulez Republic Grand Ensemble, Mary Ellen Bute, Friedemann Dähn, Anja Füsti/Alexandra Mahnke/Alexandar Nesic, Philipp Geist, Bruce McClure, Mikomikona, Paul Mumford, Pfadfinderei/Modeselektor
Cornelia Lund, Holger Lund (Eds.), Audio.Visual – On Visual Music and Related Media 320 Seiten, 17 x 25 cm, ca. 200 Abbildungen. Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. Alle Texte in Englisch und Deutsch. Buch mit DVD. Arnoldsche Art Publishers, € 39,80 / CHF 71 ISBN 978-3-89790-293-0 www.arnoldsche.com/showBook.php?id=370&kId=0
Mit freundlicher Unterstützung: Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg, Stiftung Kunstfonds, MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, Kulturamt Stuttgart
Die Zeit ist voller Rätsel, aber wir wissen ziemlich genau, wo sie anfängt – bei 15 Hertz’. Bei dieser Geschwindigkeit (15 mal pro Sekunde)geschieht in der Wahrnehmung des Menschen etwas Besonderes: Wir nehmen keine einzelnen Ereignisse mehr wahr, sondern erleben statt einzelner Bilder Bewegung bzw. hören statt einzelner Schläge einen Ton. Die Performance setzt sich mit diesem Phänomen und dem Thema Zeit in künstlerischer Weise auseinander: Vom Ereignis zur Struktur, von Schlag zu Rhythmus, von Bild zu Film, von Moment zu Trance.
SONIC VISIONS zeigt die Synthese von Klang und Bild. Mit heutiger Computertechnologie kreiert, mischt und verändert der VJ (quasi das Pendant zum DJ) seine Bilder in Echtzeit zur Musik. Er benötigt dafür die Kenntnis von musikalischer Form,Harmonie und Rhythmus. Die Musiker schöpfen aus ihrem Wissen von Symbolik, Farben, Grafik und bildender Kunst im Allgemeinen. In enger Zusammenarbeit, als Band quasi, stellen sie ihre audio-visuellen Samples her, improvisieren, proben und tauschen sich intensiv aus.
including on DVD - ANGEL AUDIO / VIDEO RMX (2002) by PHILIPP GEIST
Visuelle Umsetzung von Noise / The Visualization of Noise Angel Audio/Video RMX (2002) von Philipp Geist Text by Viola Fissek and Philipp Geist
Cornelia Lund and Holger Lund (Eds.) Audio.Visual - On Visual Music and Related Media 320 pages, many images, format 17,5 x 25 cm. Hardcover, with DVD. € 39,80 [D] SFr 71 ISBN 978-3-89790-293-0 Available: 20th March 2009 www.arnoldsche.com www.arnoldsche.com/showBook.php?id=381&kId=0
As a publication, Audio.Visual is divided into two sections: the first deals with the academic discussion on the subject of visual music; the second introduces contemporary paradigms of audio-visual praxis in brief presentations and contextualises them. Apart from being a guide in the historical sense, this new volume provides theoretical approaches to understanding and making visual music. The subject is approached from the fringe (music video, Expanded Cinema, games, etc.) so that the phenomenon can, on the one hand, be more accurately defined via interfaces with other forms of audio-visual production and, on the other, through an attempt at distinguishing it from them. Drawing heavily on examples, the individual essays discuss various aspects of visual music. Contemporary approaches to producing and handling visual music are presented in brief essays that abound with examples. The texts and illustrations are intended to introduce visual music from a great many angles, including the perspectives of musicians, artists, curators, festival directors and software developers, and provide insights into what is currently going on both in the experimental sector and at clubs. The approaches and results presented in the book can be verified and checked with the accompanying DVD that features earlier and current examples of visual music. The DVD shows mainly material from live performances that is often extremely hard to find, be it from Expanded Cinema or performances by VJs and musicians. Visual music and the interplay of cutting-edge media. An exciting book on what is going on right now in the new media: from the experimental sector to the club scene.
Die Publikation Audio.Visual gliedert sich in zwei Bereiche: Der erste gilt der wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Visual Music, der zweite stellt in kürzeren Beiträgen zeitgenössische audiovisuelle Praktiken vor und kontextualisiert sie.
Neben einer historischen Verortung bietet dieser neue Band theoretische Ansätze für den Umgang mit Visual Music. Hierbei soll eine Annäherung an das Thema von seinen Rändern her stattfinden (Musikvideo, Expanded Cinema, Games etc.), um einerseits das Phänomen über Schnittstellen mit anderen audiovisuellen Produktionsformen und andererseits über den Versuch einer Abgrenzung besser bestimmen zu können. Die einzelnen Beiträge befassen sich dabei exemplarisch mit unterschiedlichen Aspekten von Visual Music.
Exemplarisch werden zeitgenössische Ansätze in der Produktion und im Umgang mit Visual Music in kürzeren Beiträgen vorgestellt. Die Texte und Abbildungen sollen Visual Music aus der Perspektive von MusikerInnen, KünstlerInnen, KuratorInnen, FestivalleiterInnen und SoftwareentwicklerInnen thematisieren und geben Einblick in das aktuelle Geschehen sowohl im experimentellen Bereich als auch im Bereich des Clubs.
Die im Buch präsentierten Ansätze und Ergebnisse können anhand der DVD mit historischen und aktuellen Beispielen von Visual Music verifiziert und überprüft werden. Die DVD zeigt meist schwer zugängliches Material, unter anderem von Live-Performances.
Visual Music und das Zusammenspiel der Medien. Ein spannendes Buch über neue Medien im aktuellen Geschehen: Vom expertimentellen Bereich bis zu den Clubs.
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
Rencontre publique avec Philipp Geist / Artist’s talk with Philipp Geist Mardi 11 novembre à 19 h / Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m.
L’artiste berlinois Philipp Geist présentera quelques-unes de ses installations vidéo intégrées à l’espace public, telles que Time Lines réalisée pour la réouverture du musée d’art contemporain Palazzo delle Esposizioni à Rome en 2007, Time Fades au Kulturforum de Berlin en 2008 et Broken Time Lines sur les ruines de l’établissement thermal d’Ahrenshoop en 2008. Pour en savoir plus : http://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/mon/ver/fr3835393v.htm http://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/mon/ver/de3835393v.htm
The Berlin artist Philipp Geist presents his installation videos in public spaces, such as in the project Time Lines, created for the reopening of the Museum of Modern Art in Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome in 2007, Time Fades at the Kulturforum in Berlin in 2008 and Broken Time Lines on the ruins of the thermal spa Ahrenshoop in 2008. More: http://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/mon/ver/en3835393v.htm http://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/mon/ver/de3835393v.htm
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Times and Lights - Philipp Geist
Artist Talk with Philipp Geist
Artist Talk Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. Goethe-Institut Montréal English Free admission +1 514 4990159-107 kultur@montreal.goethe.org
The Berlin artist Philipp Geist presents his installation videos in public spaces, such as in the project Time Lines, created for the reopening of the Museum of Modern Art in Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome in 2007, Time Fades at the Kulturforum in Berlin in 2008 and Broken Time Lines on the ruins of the thermal spa Ahrenshoop in 2008.
Philipp Geist Born in Witten in 1976, grew up in Weilheim and moved to Berlin in 1999. As an artist and autodidact, he has gained an international reputation with the mediums video installation, audio/ visual performance, painting and photography. His videos and live video performances have been presented in several national and international festivals (Club Transmediale, Berlin; Sonar, Barcelona; Mutek, Montreal; Dissonanze, Rome) and media art events (Moscow, London, Warsaw and Munich).
His ambitious video presentations have been presented, among others, at the reopening of the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, in 2002; the Palazzo delle Espozioni in Rome in 2007; the Berlin Kulturforum in 2008; in group exhibitions such as Times and Places at the Neues Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop and Transcities in Bucharest, both in 2008. He recently presented a solo exhibition, Lighting Times, at the Weilheimer Stadtmuseum.
Philipp Geist’s projects and works are characterized by their complexity and the integration of the location, the sound and moving images.
Nicole Gingras Nicole Gingras is a writer and independent curator. She lives in Montreal. She has since 1985 curated film and video programs, as well as solo and group exhibitions, that have toured Canada and Europe. She also works on her own projects, such as the publishing house Éditions Nicole Gingras founded in 1996. Her interest for image and sound materializes in numerous exhibitions, programmes, publications, comments and essays published in various magazines, exhibition catalogues and anthologies. In 2005 she received the first Joan-Yvonne-Lowndes award given to a Canadian independent curator for meritorious achievement in her curatorial and writing practice. She was invited by the Goethe-Institut to curate a series of exhibitions entitled Listening to See within the interdisciplinary event Noise and Silence 2008-2009.
Born in Witten in 1976, grew up in Weilheim and moved to Berlin in 1999. As an artist and autodidact, he has gained an international reputation with the mediums video installation, audio/ visual performance, painting and photography. His videos and live video performances have been presented in several national and international festivals (Club Transmediale, Berlin; Sonar, Barcelona; Mutek, Montreal; Dissonanze, Rome) and media art events (Moscow, London, Warsaw and Munich).