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In cooperation with Prof. Mischa Kuball
Students of Kunsthochschule für Medien (KHM), Köln, present their artwork in the EMAF Exhibition.
ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDIES (PART II) – archive
Lena Ditte Nissen & Alisa Berger / D / 2014-2015
The artists’ collective presents the documentation of a performance created in cooperation with K21 in Düsseldorf. Based on traditional archaeological studies, the action kicked off with a diver exploring Kaiserteich lake in front of the museum K21 for items that shouldn’t normally be found in the semi-natural surrounding of an urban lake. The items were subsequently examined, classified, categorised and archived by a research team there and then.
TODAY I WANT TO SHOW YOU...
Bastian Hoffmann / D / 2012-14
This work is an ongoing series of tutorial clips that formally refers to video manuals (DIY, tutorials, how-tos) that can commonly be found on the internet and that bases the instructions on an artistic, conceptual strategy. The subject-matters of the manuals presented are absurd schemes, sculptural interventions and answers to questions that have never been asked.
EDEN WAS NEVER SO CLOSE
Bastian Hoffmann / D / 2013
In this piece, we see a twelve-metre high tower, made of stacked fruit crates. The free-standing construction is swaying. The heavy load and the movement of the crates produces a wooden creaking sound. It seems as though the tower has reached tipping point and is about to collapse or tilt.
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Balloon
Alwin Lay
The work plays with the state of balance. Everyday objects are stacked in a fragile arrangement. A balloon, balanced on a glass, secures a plastic bottle. A burning sparkler puts the structure at risk because the balloon could burst, triggering a fatal chain reaction. The viewer is reminded of works by Fischli and Weiss. In their iconic film The Way Things Go (1987), the Swiss artist duo impressively and humorously visualised a chain reaction. Lay, however, chooses to surprise his viewers, rather than meet their eager expectations.
ROLLE
Alwin Lay
A paint roller in an upright position. An initially virtually imperceptible aura surrounds the roller, gradually becoming stronger. In the background, sparks fly, triggering powerful explosive flashes of fire from a firework. Its recoil sets in motion the previously invisible handle of the roller. It performs a three-quarter pirouette, but then returns to its resting position, oscillating, once the firework has gone out. Driven by the energy of the fire and gun powder, the roller presents a rapid movement pattern that is far removed from its original functionality.
Clapotis
Thomas Reul
The viewer sees a wave of fields approaching that turns into a narrow visible strip at the bottom of the screen. The strip slowly disappears into the interior of the device, only to tip over itself again in a few moments. The wave, the sea, the journey as our desire to escape everyday life, to turn our back on habitual rhythms and to find ourselves in the great passage of time.
O.T.
Julius Brauckmann
Standard appliances such as a microwave and a toaster, detached from their original function, were used to create the three-channel video installation. In this work, parts of the devices are concealed, directing our attention to selected details. This reduction to the mechanics of the appliances and isolated movements trigger abstract processes that create a liberated, vivid effect.
