I DEDIDED TO DO SOMETHING 2009     13 Prints auf Fotopapier, 24 cm x 30 cm Ich war noch nie in Prag. Anhand eines auf Youtoube gestellten Touristenvideos machte ich mir ein Bild der Stadt. Von diesem gefilmten Stadtrundgang fotografierte ich einige Standbilder, bedeckte diese mit Nebel und versah einige Bilder mit Untertiteln. Ergebnis ist eine Fotoserie, ein imaginierter Spaziergang durch den entvölkerten historischen Stadtkern, die Sinne für fiktive Geräusche, Gebäudesilhouetten und Details am Wegesrand weckend. Die Arbeit entstand für die Gruppenausstellung «Urban Kiss» in der Galerie Kritikù im Stadtzentrum Prags. Fiktiver Tagebucheintrag: «I decided to do something. I put on my jacket and took a walk into town. It was foggy and completely silent. On the way to nowhere I thought about many things, nothing important. Walking with a kind of street map in my head I navigated my way through the grey. I had chosen to walk along a dull road which now however was not boring anymore. I heard voices from afar. Somebody in a kitchen. A fountain. The mist combined freshness with a dinstinct smell of dirty washing. All I could see was thick mist. Mist, my belly, my legs, my feet and the pavement. I watched my feet walking. After a short while - it felt like hours - I changed direction. The ground was uneven. The mist created a magical effect: It made things disappear and sharpened my senses as well. I was fully aware as I walked and felt the space narrowing in the alleyway and openening out again when I entered the square. I walked slowly and caught the smell of coffee. I found myself in front of my favorite coffee shop and went in.» KB |
