RIFF 2011

Here's the trailer for the Reykjavik International Filmfestival 2011. I spent the whole summer in Iceland to work with the RIFF team.
I was also involved in the catalogue, responsible for the digital screenings (a LOT of work) and some other stuff. For the trailer I was production/camera assistant.
The trailer features the mascot of that years festival with the lovely name Filmünd Reel (born and raised in Germany). The costume was created out of filmstrips from several 35 mm copies of random trailers. I really like the mascot.. it was a great idea.

Kudos to the designers, here's a link to the whole campaign - http://www.behance.net/gallery/Reykjavk-International-Film-Festival-2011/2245402

And here's the link to the festival itself - http://en.riff.is/

Have fun with the trailer.


"Zhis looks really interesting", D.

Stuff I like 3.

Reykjavik graffiti

Photos prises par moi:

Ekki ekerrt alki, D.

ohne Titel

A scannerselfportrait.

Scan from a mirror in max. resolution. The Scanner produced a high resolution picture from itself respectively from its scan unit.
Size: 2A0, 119x168 cm

Here's an illustration:

I'm thinking of producing a whole series, D.

Dada poem

"schaffen leisten Neues leisten schaffen
heißt Widerstand Widerstand Neues heißt"

jaja, D.

Stuff I like 2.

It's Chris Burden again. This guy is "super awesome". Performance art at it's best!

Documentation of Selected Works (1971-1974) - 35min and worth it

..from the really great page UBU.com

If you wanna see more of this guy, check out this link

747, D.

Höhenrausch.mal anders

"After every scene, you get a shot of Vodka." This was the theme for this project by Stefan Tiefengraber and me. Created in desperation of being not able to shoot a short because of the weather conditions and (in some way) inspired by photographer Johannes Wegerbauer and his project "delectableness and alcohol".
Oh and yes, a special thanks to James Benning.


03:54 min / 2011

RR, D.

Flicker.

Hey!
Here's a remediation ("Remediation" is the incorporation or representation of one medium in another medium) created by myself, from the famous experimental film "The Flicker" by Tony Conrad.

--> click here to watch in HD

White, black, white, black, D.

Stuff I like 1.

Yves Klein, Le Saut dans le Vide



Chris Burden, Trans-fixed



Me like, D.

Flashing lights.

I'll start this blog with a project (somewhat of a homework) for the course "photography and space". The assignment was to create a digital diary of your day with 10 pictures.
I decided to turn it around and documented a whole night, instead of a day. I set the alarm for every hour through the whole night, to wake me up and take a picture of myself. It was a rough night and I felt miserable the whole day afterwards, but I think it was worth it.
Have fun!





















Ich bin ein Rübezahl, D.

Something with media.

Hey there you square (or rectangle).

This blog will now be used as a platform for creative output from myself. I'll use it from now on as a showwindow to the great wide world of the interweb.

You'll find stuff from anything between unbelievable awful and astonishing great.

Ich bin in der Überzahl, D.

yeah well whatever

Ok, let's start with Jerusalem. This is one of the craziest cities I have been ever into (and it is really hard to not get lost). Soooo many people, to many people. The "Old City" is even worse.
People are trying to sell you just everything. The thing is this "Old City" is divided into quarters, there is the Christian quarter, the Muslim quarter, the Jewish quarter and the Armenian quarter. Every quarter has it's own feeling, that's because these quarters don't mix. It's really weird to walk around there, every quarter feels like a different country. In Jerusalem you have lots of mosques, standing right next to lots of churches, standing right next to lots of synagogues. It's crazy, and actually it does not work...at all. Anyways.. I've been to the place where Jesus has been crucified, where the Western Wall is located, and where the "awesome" mosque is located. So next time you see me, I hope you'll see a shining halo around my head, otherwise I'm pissed.
I have also been to Bethlehem, and all these holy places.
You have to know Bethlehem is in the Westbank.. so it's behind "the wall"

So when you enter the Westbank it says on big signs "No Israelis allowed". Getting in is the easy part, when you want to get out you need to get through a checkpoint, this is quite easy for tourists, but for Palestinians it's very difficult (for example, if you are a man, you need to be over 30, and married, get through 3 security checks,..)
Back in Jerusalem, I went to the holocaust museum, which wasn't too amusing, as you can imagine...
Well, I'm back now in Tel Aviv and flying out on the day after tomorrow.
Have a good one, cheers.
I met a guy who just found out he is Jewish, The David

Kingdom of heaven and a hell lot of cars

Yeah, I'm in Jerusalem... and it is raining. As if god is sad (pissed off) that I am right next the holiest place on earth.
Tonight's game time, tomorrow Jesus time.
Do not miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity, David

Waking up today at 9:00 AM, getting dressed (oh look, no reasion to do that, I am already dressed), washing (nah, no I don't need that), brushing my teeth (definetly need that),.. wandering around the city (from A to B, from C to D and back), eating great breakfast (at a cafe where everybody is about 75.. eh, no more 85), buying awesome shoes, dodging the big crowds at Ha.. com.. mara (ah, I can't remember) street, trying to get into some museuems (all closed.. fuck), getting home, falling asleep, getting up, go out.
My new roommate is from Mexico, David
P.S.: The U.S. embassy is right next to my hostel, so if helicopters fly in to get the U.S. ambassodor out of this country, I'm right behind

Stuck at the airport

Yeah well, I have safely arrived in Tel Aviv. (YEAH!) After an "OK" ride with the train, starting at 2 AM, from Linz to Munich, and actually a pretty nice 4 hours flight with LTUr (watched 500 Days of Summer, kind of depressing though), I am finally at my Destination.
I am staying at the "Sky hostel" in the middle of Tel Aviv, right next to the beach. My commentary to the hostel.. the rooms have beds.
Funny thing, I do not know why, but I must have one of those faces. Even BEFORE I entered this country, I got asked 3 times, from different security on the airport "What are you doing here?" I am on vacation "Which places are you going to visit?" Tel Aviv, Jerusalem "Do you know anybody here in Israel?" No "Are you traveling alone?" Yes "Really?" Yeah "Really, really?" Well... yeah! "How are you going to get to Tel Aviv" I will take the train "No you will not!!" No I won't? "No" No... Why not? "Shabbat" Shit..
My roommate is from France, I don't know if I like that, David

Shalom מדינת ישראל

Hmmm, I guess I've just booked a flight to Israel...
From the 21st of November to the 28th you're going to find me in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and maybe the Gaza Strip (well, I'll think about that)



I'm not a shmock, David