Monthly Archives: February 2012

More ideas for H-O-P-E

15. 2. 2012 Ferry from Una Una to Wakai More ideas for the H-O-P-E installation: 1. Around the video screen the exhibition room is surrounded with a swarm of small black ink drawings, framed with black frames. 2. The x-ray … Continue reading …

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Una Una Island

13. 2. 2012 Una Una Islands We made it onto the unofficial island. Here is no accommodation for tourists, and the people here are officially not allowed to stay permanently. Una Una was evacuated in 1983, shortly before a volcanic … Continue reading …

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Crossing borders

12. 2. 2012 Bolilanga Island Not far from here away, I can see the small Bau village Katupat. On the other side, far outside in the open sea, maybe 10 km away, I can see one single house on pillars, … Continue reading …

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More songs about food

10. 2. 2012, Malenge Island I tell our bungalow neighbours, elder Canadians: “It is so impressive for me to return to Germany and going shopping for food the first time. The variarity and the low prizes of all kinds of … Continue reading …

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Malenge Island

5. 2. 2012, Malenge Island Thinking about the H-O-P-E installation. Flash is a good solution for programing the interactivity. I started to built a screen navigation with a kind of flashlight or x-ray effect of the 1:1 reproduction of Per … Continue reading …

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On Sulawesi

31. 1. 2012, Poso, Indonesia Entering a new land, i never visited Indonesia before, except Bali, but that´s a different story. Poso is a small town in central Sulawesi, it became famous for the riots in the streets 10 years … Continue reading …

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Back to poetry

17. 1. 2012,  Phnom Penh Back to my poetry, my songs, my voice, my breath, my own speed. Yesterday, i saw some painting by Hellwein in the internet. he made great record covers for Santana, Miles Davies. And i sawsome … Continue reading …

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H-O-P-E in Phnom Penh

15. 1. 2012, Phnom Penh Questions for a H-O-P-E workshop at Metahouse Phnom Penh, with young filmmakers from Cambodia:

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Danger and fun in Kinshasa

8. 12. 11, Kinshasa Still in isolation at the art academy campus. Yesterday evening, the elections results where published. The last president, Mr. Kambila won again. But now is the question: will it be quiet, or are there more riots … Continue reading …

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Kinshasa

2.12.11, Kinshasa The race has an end. Tired from 1000 Jobs and things i am sitting in front of the guesthouse of the art academy of Kinshasa in R.D. Congo and have my breakfast. In the last two months i … Continue reading …

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