Posts Tagged ‘Ausstellung’

Video et Cogito

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: LUDWIG FORUM FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTS, AACHEN
JULY 2004

Thanks to a new conservation strategy, video works from the early years of video art are accessible to the public again. The Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst in Aachen shows refurbished artists’ videos from the museum’s collection in its exhibition Video et Cogito from July 2, 2004. The Ludwig Forum is Germany’s first art collection undertaking concrete measures for the protection of its valuable artists’ video collection in co-operation with 235 MEDIA.

The custom conservation strategy was developed at 235 MEDIA in Cologne with the support of specialised video technicians and a graduate restorer. The strategy is applicable to other collections, too, and creates the basis for a continued restoration of video art works. Additionally, the exhibition presents extensive information documenting the process of conservation and underlines the before/after effect in a series of photographs.

The development was made possible within the settings of the MedienKunstArchiv project for the conservation and digital archiving of video art tapes. The MedienKunstArchiv project (MKA) is supported by the German Kulturstiftung des Bundes (Federal Cultural Foundation) and the Kunststiftung NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia Art Foundation) and will make video art accessible online to the public for the first time. In a first stage, some 1,100 artists’ videos shall be digitised and entered into an online archive by the end of the year.

ILLUMINATION:EVOLUTION

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: Senckenberg Museum
APRIL 2004

For Luminale 2004 Atelier Markgraph, Showtec, Four to one and 235 MEDIA have worked in partnership to create a multi-media light-show in the Senckenberg Natural History Museum. The 235 MEDIA ®evolution interactive table will be placed in the Dinosaur Hall and will function as a control centre for light, video and sound.

This cable-free communication tool combines up to date sensor technology, user interface design and multi-media programming with the relaxed feel of sitting around a conventional table. Three billion years of evolution to an infinite future:

The Senckenberg museum embodies the patina of research upon which pivotal moments in the development of life and of the multitude of species are etched. The Senckenberg museum is considered a beacon of scientific excellence in Frankfurt Rhine-Main.

PARTNERS:
In cooperation Atelier Markgraph,
Showtec,
Four to one

Textiles St.Gallen

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: TEXTIL MUSEUM ST. GALLEN
2004

Textile culture has left its mark upon the region of St. Gallen in a nearly unmatched way. This unique tradition of craft and culture is the topic of the “Textile St.Gallen” touring exhibition created by Büro Veit Rausch to a commission by the Canton of St. Gallen. With the help of state-of-the-art media technology developed in co-operation with 235 MEDIA, the exhibition conveys both past and present of the textile creativity of Eastern Switzerland so unique in its variety and quality.

The interactive table developed by 235 MEDIA is used as central control unit for video and sound. The video projection on the table surface offers an view on the working table of a textile designer. Wireless sensor equipment on this surface allows to interactively control a menu that activates a variety of video projections.

Interaktives Buch

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: ART COLLECTION NRW
DECEMBER 2003

For the Art Collection NRW, K20, 235 MEDIA developed and implemented the interactive version of the artistic book “der Strom dein Zügel” by Gerhard Altenbourg.

Up to now, exhibited books and documents offered visitors only one opened double-page for viewing. With the interactive book the entire exhibit is now accessible. The visitor can now browse, select any pages and enlarge them, all virtually. The interactive book thus offers the possibility to explore valuable books and documents in detail and to provide additional information.

The exhibition “Gerhard Altenbourg. Im Fluss der Zeit. Retrospektive” was opened on 13.12.2003.

Art Cologne

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: koelnmesse
28.OKTOBER til 2.NOVEMBER 2003

On the catwalk at Art Cologne. Kirsten Geisler’s Virtual Beauty welcomes visitors to Art Cologne.

In close cooperation with KölnMesse, 235 MEDIA presents the computer animation “Catwalk” – as an installation on the canopy of the main entrance. Additional works by Kirsten Geisler can be seen at 235 MEDIA, Hall 1.1, Stand 28.

A naked beauty moves over the runway towards the visitor with an artful swing of the hips. She looks towards him, then turns, and the catwalk begins anew.
Kirsten Geisler works with virtual creations. She uses the power of digital technology to create artificial beauty. Geisler develops women’s heads, Virtual Beauties, which she designs on the computer, drawing on research into human perceptions of beauty. Although Geisler’s “Beauties” appear to fulfil all the ideals of female beauty, the blank expressions on their well-proportioned faces are nonetheless deeply puzzling for the viewer. Geisler’s comparison shows that stereotypical representations of women have by now reached such a level of artificiality, that the borders between the real and the virtual world are becoming increasingly blurred.

Having worked together with a cosmetic surgeon, Kirsten Geisler has achieved excellent results. The simulation swings her hips in a confident walk towards the observer, who is unsure whether to submit to this delicate seduction or reject its obvious clichés.

PARTNER:
In Cooperation with koelnmesse

Vision Ruhr

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: CITY DORTMUND
2000

The exhibition project `vision.ruhr´ opens up, with new artistic works and using the Ruhr conurbation as an example , the reality of life in and the transformation of an old industrial region. The art exhibition combines various display elements into a scenario that engages itself artistically with the historical heritage, the present time and artistic visions of the future.

Outstanding media installations, sculptures and performances by world-renowned artists are the focus of the exhibition, which will be rounded off by an event programme from the fields of music, film and Internet as well as museum-educational activities.

The central venue for the exhibition is the Jugendstil-Zeche Zollern II/IV in Dortmund. With works from Gary Hill, Doug Hall, Perry Hoberman, Studio Azzurro, Laurie Anderson, Jochen Gerz and many more.

Das elektronische Schmuckstück

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: SCHMUCKMUSEUM PFORZHEIM
SEPTEMBER 1989

Starting from the assumption that the visitor of a jewellery art exhibition cherishes the wish to touch or wear those jewels 235 MEDIA created this installation. The locked-up and secured showcases create a distance between the exhibition objects and the visitors that is necessary for reasons of security, but basically contradicts the intention of the exhibitor as well as the needs of the visitor.

The visitor’s desire to wear or own one object or another cannot be met in reality, but it can be simulated with the computer and video technology. Provided they are wearable, the exhibited pieces of jewellery are recorded by a video camera and saved digitally (digital library). By using the the catalogue number, they can be selected on a monitor within a minimum of time.

In an installation setup, the visitor can now stand (or sit) on a marked spot in front of a camera and choose the desired piece of jewellery. With the help of an electronic punch, the operator (necessary for the installation) fixes the jewellery to the visitor’s body. The visitor can watch this procedure on a monitor. Once the object on the monitor is in the desired position, a video or Polaroid printer will print out a full-color picture for the visitor to take home.

Ornamenta 1

Posted by Lina Heuschen

CLIENT: Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim
September til November 1989

An unprecedented number of exhibits by 222 artists and designers from 23 countries was shown as a representation of the uniqueness and variety of artistic jewellery design.

An artistic advisory board was responsible for the exhibition concept. It decided about the exhibition design and selected the exhibits based upon the suggestions of advisors form eleven countries, ensuring international variety.

With large photographs, posters and flags, ORNAMENTA 1 extended right into the city of Pforzheim. The exhibition was complemented by supporting programmes such as symposiums about design culture, jewellery and commerce as well as numerous lectures and workshops.

ORNAMENTA 1 is documented in a 320-page catalogue containing over 220 full-colour images and available in a book trade edition (Prestel-Verlag, Munich).