Tilman Küntzel
[de] - Wasserträger, 5:39, 2007
Telvevision documentaries are transformed by a subtle intervention
- which allows a different interpretation of the image. What
is in the foreground becomes the background and vice versa.
The sound reflects the inner perception of the protagonist
during his duties. The viewer is under the illusion to witness
the scene from the perspective of the water glass.
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Tilman Küntzel
[de] - Bodyguard, 6:47, 2007
Television images of politicians being interviewed show us
different worlds of perception. While the politician speaks
to reporters, the bodyguard concentrates on potential dangers
in the surrounding area. The viewer becomes witness to two
parallel worlds, yet is inclined to pay more attention to
the politician, who speaks outwardly to matters of public
interest. The bodyguard brings to the situation a dramatically
greater intensity, but one that is directed inward. He is
deep in concentration, communicating through a small earpiece
with a network that remains hidden from the viewer. The images
are characterized by this contrast, which endows them with
a particular tension. The video shifts the focus onto the
bodyguard's inner perception.
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Tilman Küntzel
Born 1959 in Hessen (southern Germany)
1982-1990 studied fine arts in Hamburg with Prof. Claus Böhmler
and Henning Christiansen.
1992-1998 lecturer at the College of Lüneburg in the
department of aesthetics & communication.
1993 DAAD-scholarship with Allan Kaprow at the University
of California, San Diego
2002 winner of the first German Sound Art Award, Sculpture
Museum Marl /SWR
2004 initiator and curator of the symposium, exhibition and
concerts STARE ÜBER BERLIN – sound art meets bioacoustics;
on the aesthetics of birdsongs.
2005 Initiator of the project WORLD CUP’06 - RADIO COMMENTARIES
IN NATIVE TOUNGUES –
SYNCHRONOU RECORDINGS
2007 guest lecturer at the University of Arts (UdK) Berlin,
faculty Fine Arts for Sound Art.
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www.tkuentzel.de
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