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.
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.
Live-VJing, Workshops & Exhibition at “Satta Outside 2009″ Music & Art Summit | Aug. 10th - 16th, 2009 | Klaipėda (Lithuania)
Live-VJing and participation in alternative music & art summit Satta Outside 2009, taking place at the nostalgic yacht club in Klaipėda (Lithuania), Smiltynė, August 10th - 16th. The week-long festival is composed of workshops, exhibitions and encloses a musical part at the weekend.
A detailed program, lineups and further information can be found here.
Visual Scenography & VJing for Reading & Concert | October 2008 | Forum Rex | Wuppertal (Germany) and other locations
“Und da dies in dieser Zeit mit allen Menschen ebenso war, so dass niemand mehr imstande war, einem Anderen zuzuhören, sondern gleich begann, von sich selbst zu erzählen, so erwachte in einem zugleich leidenden und etwas darüberstehenden Wesen ein Gefühl von größter Hilflosigkeit aller Menschen, die sich an Strohhalmen festzuhalten versuchten, bei schrecklichsten Gewitterstürmen.”
Conception and realization of a visual scenography that combines original paintings with chary motion graphics,
interplaying with readings and musical parts. Leben? Oder Theater? is an autobiographical play by Charlotte Salomon,
a pursued jewish painter and writer.
Listen to a review by Deutsche Welle Radio here (german language) / For a review by NRhZ clickhere (german).
Direction:Andreas Schäfer |Readings:Claudia Gahrke, Bodo Primus, Mark Weigel |Music:Ruthilde Holzenkamp, Herbert Mitschke |Visual Scenography:Michael König |Technical Supervision:Ludwig Hetfeld | Technical Assistant:Matthias Gerding |Produced by:ARTCORE - Theatron + Art e.V., Solingen
Live-VJing at “Audio-Video-Logy” | Saturday, August 16th, 22h | c/o pop Festival 2008 | Köln (Germany)
Audio-Video-Logy |audio-visual live-session | August 16th 22h | c/o pop festival-center | Rheintriadem, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer
Visuals: Luis Négron & Michael König - interactive 2-channel-projections | Nicolas Bourbaki| Music:Lapin Alpin - Pseudo Japanese Pop| Brandt & Chevallier (Scott / My Best Friend / Fluid Ounce / Doppelschall) | Nano (Delikat / Doppelschall Berlin) & Paul Frick (Kalk Pets) | For more information check: khm.de/ c/o pop
Visual Scenography for Jazz Concert & Reading | Length: 120 min. | May 2008 | T-Mobile Forum | Bonn (Germany)
Audio-Visual performance with british jazz-musician Gerard Presencer & band, trumpeter-newcomer Julian Wasserfuhr and saxophonist Allan Praskin. Readings by actor Uwe Ochsenknecht.
On one of Europe’s biggest indoor-LED-screens we illustrated readings and songs with biographical impressions, twelve self-contained visual-clips and Live VJing pieces. In cooperation with Matthias Gerding, Eva Kehl, Nando Nkrumah.
Produced by Academy Of Media Arts Köln. Hosted by Infocom Music GmbH and T-Mobile.
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Performance: The Free Electric Band | Direction & Editing: Michael König| Director Of Photography: Sebastian Woithe |
Set Design: Michael König, Stephanie Hausdorf, Heinrich Nink|Production Manager: Nina Mayrhofer| Makeup & Continuity: Matthias Gerding | Production: KHM, Academy Of Media Arts Köln, Michael König
Experimental Short Movie | 2007 | Length: 13 min. | Format: DVCPro HD 16:9
The storyline discloses a young man’s life which proceeds in opposition to the uniform outside world. Secluded in his room his main concern is with the neighbouring, unfulfilled love. A casual incident, effected by external circumstances, provides the opportunity to break out of society’s mechanized moulds.
A dystopy, abandoning speech and text, revealing expressive audio-visual scenes by the use of harmonic symbiosis of music, sound design and visual aesthetics.
With the aid of a small and supportive staff WEISS was shot in five days in the city centre of Köln. Taking the time needed made it possible for us to carry out the preparation and post production on our own. WEISS had it’s premiere at the KHM Showcase in Cinenova, Köln in October 2007 and was followed by it’s first official screening at the Time Warp Festival 2008 in Mannheim (Germany) where it won the Time Warp Film Award 2008 for best short movie.
Get in contactfor press kits, preview or screening copies and more information.
Actors:Ilja Stahl, Anastasia Gubareva, Johannes Amorosa iamnotamus.de, Michael van den Bogaard | Screenplay, Direction and Editing:Michael König, Julian Schleef| Director Of Photography: Sebastian Woithe| Assistant Camera: Thomas Wasilewski, Johannes Mielsch | Score & Sounddesign: Arne Münch, Michael König| Visual Effects & Colour Grading: Julian Schleef, Michael König, Matthias Gerding| Production Manager: Nina Mayrhofer| Setdesign: Michael König, Julian Schleef| Makeup: Evelyn Book | Production: KHM, Academy of Media Arts Köln, Michael König, Julian Schleef
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Audio-Visual Scenography for Semi-Opera by Henry Purcell | June 2007 | Neuss (Germany)
Conception and realisation of an audio-visual scenography for King Arthur. Implying projections, light and sound.
In cooperation with Eva Kehl, Kai Hoyme and Mario Zaradic.
Within the semi-opera King Arthur, directed by Nora Bauer, media-staging meets up with classical performing arts.
Imagery for might, war, loss of truth or feelings are communicated by projected documentary and graphical impressions.
The staging appears reduced and minimalistic, black&white-projections overlay stage and actors like illustrative quotations.
Produced by: Academy of Media Arts Köln | Direction: Nora Bauer | In collaboration with: Rheinisches Landestheater Neuss, Capella Piccola Neuss, Metamorphosis-Ensemble, Köln.
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Contribution to Group-Exhibition “Schein Hain” | February 2006 | Trinitatis Church | Köln (Germany)
Fresco deals with the nonessential beautification and idealization of classical frescos. It is an animated, intentionally cheesy projection which was woven seamlessly into the architectural structure of archs and columns inside the Trinitatis church in Köln. Fresco was integrated into the coaction of the exhibited works, which altogether formed up to a harmonious illumination of the monumental interior.
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