Visual Scenography for Concerts at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) | Feb. & Mar. 2010 | Montréal (Canada)
As a component of a four-part concert an assemblage of stand-alone music videos explores various aspects of the history and art of Japan. Conceptual and narrowed animations coact with the orchestrated versions of Japanese poems and establish an additional level of narration to the underlying, figurative language of traditional Japanese songs.
A detailed comment on the concert by Kent Nagano (in French)here. Further information on the website ofPeter Schmidt.
Art Direction: Peter Schmidt | Scenography: Matthias Gerding, Michael König & Julian Schleef | Music Director & Conductor:
Kent Nagano | Soprano: Susie Leblanc | Orchestration: Jean-Pascal Beintus | Location: Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) | Production: Vidicom Media GmbH & Co (Hamburg) , Atelier Peter Schmidt (Hamburg)
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Participation in Sound & Screen Design for the exhibition “Discover what moves us” | 2009 | Potsdamer Platz, Berlin (Germany)
Spread out over three floors, the exhibition Begreifen, was uns bewegt (Discover what moves us) presents numerous interactive installations and hands-on exhibits that illustrate and explicate human movement such as walking and grasping through visitor’s participation. Main aim is to impart knowledge about the correlations between human motor functions and related research innovations. The exhibition’s design approach rests upon the idea of movement in general and is intended to attract both professionals and the general public.
Concept and development by ART+COM for Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH. For project details check the website of ART+COM. Continuative information can be found on theScience Center website.
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Participation in Scenography / Screen Design for the exhibition “Level Green” | 2009 | Autostadt Wolfsburg (Germany)
Objective of the exhibition “Level Green - Die Idee der Nachhaltigkeit” (The Concept of Sustainability) is to transcribe the complex coherences of sustainability into tangible experiences. On about 1000 m² the exhibition space is divided into six themed areas. Interactive installations, data walls and media scupltures dealing with the importance of sustainability for ecology, economy and society offer insights and an easy, playful access to a broad spectrum of related information.
For more information visit theART+COM website. Further exhibition details can be found on the website of Autostadt GmbH.
Produced byART+COM (scenography, media design concept and development) in collaboration with architect J. Mayer H. and the project team of the Autostadt Wolfsburg for Volkswagen AG.
Interactive Video Installation during Symposium & Exhibition | May 5th - 22nd 2009 | Central Railway Station | Vilnius (Lithuania)
Sliding Window shows decontextualized and collage-like composed impressions of an eastern european journey. With the aid of sensors and through variegating his distance to the projection the viewer gets the opportunity to defragment the video’s contents and to uncover specific moments and details. Realized in collaboration with Jonas Hansen.
Sliding Window was integrated into the exhibition Transgression within the long term MigAA-project, which is supported by the European Commission Culture Programme. It will also be shown at the final MigAA exhibition from Oct. 14th-17th 2010 at the Collegium Hungaricum in Berlin. For more information visit migaa.eu.
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Participation in Scenography / Design for the statistics strip within the exhibition “Arbeit. Sinn und Sorge” | 2009 | DHMD (Germany)
Within the exhibition Arbeit. Sinn und Sorge (Work. Meaning and Worry) ART+COM developed a statistics strip for visualizing and processing large volumes of data and facts regarding the function and meaning of work for people and society.
Across several rooms of the special exhibition a black aluminium strip unfolds into huge graphs and charts interplaying with video screens and projections. All in all seven integrated media installations enable the visitor to receive illustrated and detailed background information. “Arbeit. Sinn und Sorge” will be held by DHMD until April 11th, 2010.
Produced by ART+COM for Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden. General scenography by Chezweitz & Roseapple.
Curated by PRAUTH, Praxis für Ausstellung und Theorie. For a detailed documentation visit theART+COM website.
A contribution to suomi fusion, 4th release of the experimental *fusion magazine which is developed at the Academy of Media Arts Köln. This issue was created in coorporation with the HIAP/Cable Factory Helsinki.
“A pattern is a constant structure that is based on repetitive processes / algorithms. This does not only refer to design but can also describe behavior and traditions. Issue 4 of the fusion magazine investigates the pattern in its pure functionality to give character to a surface with a focus on German and Finnish ‘pattern-culture’. Patterns, structures and ornaments are important components of visual identity. Starting from early textile patterns – sometimes because of technical issues but often to express affiliation [...]”
Experimental Short Movie | April 2005 | Length: 5 min. | Format: DV PAL 16:9
A short, theoretical experiment combining video and 2D animations, dealing with coherences and costistency of social relations.
counterpart [def.] :
- One that closely resembles another - One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a corresponding person or thing
- One of two parts that fit and complete each other
Actors: Sarah Roth-Profenius, Daniel Brandt, Danilo Zehner, Florian Schmitt | Direction, Editing & Animation: Michael König
