CologneOFF 2011 – videoart in a global context
March 2011 – solo feature
Johanna Reich
German media artist
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Blast
HD, PAL, 1`00, 2008
DVD-player, Videoprojector, speaker
Found footage from John Hustons film “The misfits”, 1961
Shattered dreams…
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Kassandra
HD, PAL, 4`00, 2008
DVD-player, Videoprojector, speaker
Found footage from Fritz Langs film “Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler”, 1920/21
Sculpting skin.
Carving the projection surface reminds of sculptors work being at the same time sculptor and sculpture.
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Black Hole
DV, PAL, 6`00, 2009
DVD-Player, videoprojector, speaker
A person dressed in black diggs a hole into snow. The person disappears in front of the camera.
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Front
DV, PAL, 2:18, 2006
DVD-player, Videoprojector, speaker
Making a stand against.
A young woman during her fight against the camera. While shooting peas against the camera, the sound of pistols and mashine guns is audible.
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BlueRed
DV, PAL, 3`00, 2008
DVD-player, Videoprojector, speaker
Assimilation of the environment or how to create your own norms.
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A State of Crystal
DVCPRO HD, PAL, 3:20, 2010
The camera lies in a puddle on the ground. It films the surroundings and the reflection of the surroundings on the water’s surface. The artist runs towards the camera and jumps into the puddle thus destroying the mirrored image. The camera lying in the water is rotated by 180 degrees. As a result, the image above and not, as would be expected, the image below is destroyed at the moment of the jump.
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Notes
DVCPRO HD, PAL, 4:30, 2010
A video projection on a black screen Numerous light yellow Post-it notes can be seen on a black wall. A figure in black removes the Post-its until it merges with the black background and can no longer be seen.
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