14 Different Ways. Successful and Accidental “Crossovers”
Birgit Schlieps discussed crossovers of image and text, image and sound, text and sound with the Innsbruck cultural historian, author and artist Bernhard Kathan, using the following film and audio clips:
Film/video samples:
• Regen (en.: Rain), D 1929, 1929, b/w, 12 min., by Joris Ivens with the soundtrack Vierzehn Arten den Regen zu beschreiben (en.: Fourteen Ways of Describing the Rain, 1941) by Hanns Eisler.
• Aktau-Schewtschenko … und diese Stadt, das war eine grossartige Idee. Nichts gab es hier am Anfang, es war eine einzige Wüste (en.: Aktau-Shevchenko … and this city, that was a great idea. There was nothing in the beginning, it was a complete desert; 2000-02), DV Pal with sound, 24 min., German, Russian with English subtitles, by Birgit Schlieps/SARS.
Sound samples:
• Das Wirtshaus zur Hand des Gehenkten (en.: The Tavern of the Hanged Man’s Hand, 2008), a radio play by Bernhard Kathan (text about transplants, composed from fairy tales, historical and scientific material) and Manuela Kerber (music composition, recording). Spoken by Sophie Wendt. Directed by Martin Sailer. Sound engineer: Michael Manweth.
• Hungerkünstler (en.: Hunger Artists) ORF Kunstradio 2008, a radio play by Bernhard Kathan.
• Kein rosenfarbenes Blut. Wer soll sich denn erbarmen? (en.: No Rose-Colored Blood: Who then will pity them?) Feldkirch 2006, a radio play by Bernhard Kathan. Sound: Wolfgang Lindner.
• Eins ist Gott. Sechs Leben hat meine Geliebte. Für den Transport lebender Tiere zur Tötung hat der Landeshauptmann zu sorgen (en.: One is God. My lover has six lives. Transporting live animals to their death is the governor’s responsibility), Innsbruck/Kunstradio 2002, a radio play by Bernhard Kathan. Music: Günther Zechberger.
Birgit SCHLIEPS (*1968 in Stuttgart) lives as an artist and editor in Berlin. Among other things, she was Assistant Professor of Experimental Design, Art and Architecture at the TU in Berlin (1999-2005) and Assistant Lecturer at the Department of the History and Theory of Design, Berlin University of the Arts (2006/07).
Schlieps has been exhibiting internationally since 1992. Publications include: Rohmodelle/Raw Models, Revolver Verlag 2005; Konstitution von Raum 2057. Recherche, Bild & Architektur Sept 06/Oct 07, UdK 2007.
www.birgitschlieps.de
is a cultural historian, author, visual artist and director of the Hidden Museum. He has published, among other things: Vom Mangel zum Überfluss (en.: From Lack to Abundance), 2008, Strick, Besamungsset, Badeanzug: Ein Nachruf auf die kleinbäuerliche Kultur (en.: Knitting, Insemination Kit, Swimsuit: A Tribute to Peasant Culture), 2008, Das Elend der ärztlichen Kunst (en.: The Misery of the Medical Arts), 2003.
www.hiddenmuseum.net
Location
Künstler*innenhaus Büchsenhausen