Abstract
Water Screen Installation "X" by Max Hattler, exhibited at Lichtsicht 7 Projektions-Triennale
Curated by Prof. Michael Bielicky and TIm Rossberg.
X is an animated water projection by media artist Max Hattler, who often exhibits in non-traditional spaces. X is a contemporary media representation, in the true sense of the word. It is equally vague and intangible as the title X. For one thing, it is timeless: the beginning and the end are merely a technical necessity. For another, X is placeless: a work that is not additionally projected onto a solid wall, for instance, but onto a wall of water – or to be more precise: onto a hydroshield, such as used by the fire brigade. X amalgamates kinetic outline shapes glowing luminous green, purple, white and blue into a prototypical digital light show. It is one of Max Hattler’s most impressive works: the light show is geometric and refers to itself, and yet conveys an unrivalled liveliness of the shapes. X never appears abstract or strenuous, but in a strange way reassuring, even likeable. Whereas Max Hattler’s works are often forms of digital dystopia, X could be a digital version of the kinetic sculptures that emerged around media art pioneer Zdeněk Pešánek in Prague around 1930.
Curated by Prof. Michael Bielicky and TIm Rossberg.
X is an animated water projection by media artist Max Hattler, who often exhibits in non-traditional spaces. X is a contemporary media representation, in the true sense of the word. It is equally vague and intangible as the title X. For one thing, it is timeless: the beginning and the end are merely a technical necessity. For another, X is placeless: a work that is not additionally projected onto a solid wall, for instance, but onto a wall of water – or to be more precise: onto a hydroshield, such as used by the fire brigade. X amalgamates kinetic outline shapes glowing luminous green, purple, white and blue into a prototypical digital light show. It is one of Max Hattler’s most impressive works: the light show is geometric and refers to itself, and yet conveys an unrivalled liveliness of the shapes. X never appears abstract or strenuous, but in a strange way reassuring, even likeable. Whereas Max Hattler’s works are often forms of digital dystopia, X could be a digital version of the kinetic sculptures that emerged around media art pioneer Zdeněk Pešánek in Prague around 1930.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 23 Oct 2020 |
| Event | Lichtsicht 7: Projektions-Triennale - Bad Rothenfelde, Germany Duration: 23 Oct 2020 → 2 Nov 2020 https://www.lichtsicht-triennale.de/ |
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