snippets from the world of André Werner
hidden cat
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
21 x 30 cm (print), 30 x 40 cm (framed)
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
21 x 30 cm (print), 30 x 40 cm (framed)
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
43 x 30 cm (print), 50 x 40 cm (framed)
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
43 x 30 cm (print), 50 x 40 cm (framed)
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
43 x 30 cm (print), 50 x 40 cm (framed)
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
43 x 30 cm (print), 50 x 40 cm (framed)
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
43 x 30 cm (print), 50 x 40 cm (framed)
Fine Art print on Baryte paper, Edition of 7 | 2 AP
43 x 30 cm (print), 50 x 40 cm (framed)
In den Korrespondenzen der Fotopionierin Felina Schrödinger findet sich der folgende Eintrag:
“In letzter Zeit habe ich eine seltsame Erfahrung gemacht. Wenn ich im öffentlichen Raum fotografiere winken mir regelmäßig wildfremde Personen zu. Genauer gesagt, sie winken der Kamera zu. Nicht jeder, meist sind es Kinder, die Alten und die Trunkenbolde, die Ehrlichen, wenn Du so willst. Als ob sie hinter dem Glas des Objektives die zukünftigen Betrachter vermuten, die, dicht gedrängt wie Matrosen in einem U-Boot, durch die Luke der Linse schauen. Ich frage mich, ob diese Menschen nicht ein tieferes Verständnis der Fotografie haben als unsere eitlen Akademiker.”
pictured: Brigade der winkenden Mädchen #1 (Brigade of the waving girls)
A photograph based on the installation by the same name.
The image is lit from behind if a motion sensor is triggered by a spectator. The image remains visible for about five seconds before hiding again behind.
By waving to the frame one can bring back the waving girl.
… Follows You
The first two of a series of interactive Light objects. The image is lit from behind if a motion sensor is triggered by a spectator. The image remains visible for about five seconds before hiding again behind a blank white screen. …continue reading
Waiting I (part of The Journey of Venus)
The first edition, La Femme et Le Fou, of my new series of interactive video installations entitled Was vom Kino übrig bleibt | What Remains Of Cinema was shown in Berlin as part of the … Continue reading “Was vom Kino übrig bleibt | What Remains Of Cinema”
Girl with a Video Camera at the Mitte Media Festival 2019
The fourth installment of the series What Remains of Cinema, an interactive video installation. …continue reading
Life is calm in the secret pavilions and palaces of the Goldcoast, the lower eastern shore of the Lake Zurich. Like in this hidden temple of the wealth in Küsnacht. A frozen fairy-tale.
El Viaje de Venus | The Journey of the Venus
The third installment of the series What Remains of Cinema, an interactive video installation. Based on an image of a Ledischiff (freighter ship) on the Lake Zurich. …continue reading
Autopoiesis, like its prequel La Femme et Le Fou, is an interactive closed circuit installation. An old black-and-white TV set and an analog video camera are directly connected opposite to each other, creating a feedback loop in a closed circuit. The single frame of this edition, a selfie image of a nude girl standing in front of the mirror in a changing cubicle, is printed on an overhead sheet and placed, hanging on thin thread, between the camera and the monitor.
Thus, the image, which in itself reflects an autopoietic system, becomes part of the loop, jumping into the TV, immediately reborn in the camera, an autopoietic beauty. …continue reading
André Werner | The Yeosu Mandalas The Yeosu Mandalas are three silent video loops. necessity | community | territory. Based on a closed-circuit installation of a camera interacting with a black and white tv-set. A … Continue reading “Yeosu Mandalas | necessity community territory”
Circles. You may find yourself. The Collector of pictures had begun to live very much in seclusion; he had locked himself in and started living among his pictures. He simply needed his suitcases about, and … Continue reading “Circles | Installation for 13 monitors and a curious person.”
Part of A Girl As An Independent Creation, an ongoing series of portraits of self-portraits. Snippet from the remaining text: “Der Mensch als das höchste Geschöpf ist auch der vornehmste Gegenstand solcher Darstellung, in und … Continue reading “The Most Noble Subject”
A Girl As An Independent Creation The title of the image refers to the last line of the first book page, “mehr als selbstständige Schöpfung”, which translates into “rather as an independent creation”. A somehow … Continue reading “Autopoietic Beauty”
André Werner, The Eyes Of Mankind, 14 min 39 sec, DV, 2007 Starring Marbo Becker, Daniel Schubert and Nadya Cazan as the female lead.
Ukiyo-e was first shown as a multi-channel installation in 1996 at the Galerie im Parkhaus, Berlin. This video is based on the original installation loops. Ukiyo-e, or ukiyo-ye (浮世絵, Japanese: “pictures of the floating world”), are … Continue reading “Ukiyo-e”
Mannaka No Ie (The House In The Middle) “The crying swallow flies at dawn” Pure japanese poetry, entirely filmed in the deserts of Nevada. A video by André Werner, 8 min 17s, 2006, Japanese with … Continue reading “Mannaka No Ie”
The custom of eating pictures was prevalent during the entire 20th century. Every night, one would settle at home for several hours to feast upon a repast of pictures, which, it should be noted, was … Continue reading “The Custom Of Eating Pictures”
Portrait einer Dame aus gutem Haus (portrait of a lady from a good family) Installation, overhead transparency, water, feather, vibrator, light, dimensions variable Created during an artist residence at the MuseumsQuartier Vienna. Shown during the … Continue reading “Portrait of a lady from a good family”
Viennese Catherine Window | Vienna Art Week. Wiener Katharinenrad | Viennese Catherine Window, a closed circuit installation created during an artist residence at the MuseumsQuartier Vienna. You can see the set up here. A rose … Continue reading “Viennese Catherine Window | Wiener Katharinenrad”
Images of Japanese Women transfered onto illustrations of the Jin Ping Mei (Kin Ping Meh). These small phototransfer/collages have been enlarged as cibachrome prints. All untitled, phototransfer/collage, ca. 11 x 15,2 cm | 4,3″ x … Continue reading “Japanese Beauties”
Honey Objects These Objects are jars, filled with honey. They contain anonymous portraits on overhead sheet. The jars are lit from the bottom. All, 12 cm x 11 cm, 4,72 x 4,33 in, Honey, glass, … Continue reading “Honey”
The Dream Of The Japanese Beauty | C.A.R. 2009 The Dream Of The Japanese Beauty was first shown as part of the opening of the c.a.r. 09, the contemporary art Ruhr, at the SAANA Building, Zeche … Continue reading “The Dream Of The Japanese Beauty”
When rubbed off upon paper or heavy brass plates, photographs, foreign characters and graphical scriptures form a labyrinth of superimposed layers. The details are hard to make out. In one corner an aged diary entry can be found …continue reading
Just like in the story of Mr. Spinell*, who always averts his eyes in reflex when beholding something beautiful, such that only the arc of his eyelashes catch a glimpse of that which he decided to turn down. …continue reading
untitled (couple), polaroid SX 70, ca. 1993, 10,7 cm × 8,8 cm | 4,2″ x 3,5″ (image 7,9 cm × 7,9 cm | 3,1″ x 3,1″)
All polaroid SX 70, 1986, 10,7 cm × 8,8 cm | 4,2″ x 3,5″ (image 7,9 cm × 7,9 cm | 3,1″ x 3,1″) mounted on SX 70 polaroid cartridge.
