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falling
video
dv pal, color, 5 min
2003
artist:
johannes burr
how does energy come into the world?
exploring the energy conservation principles 1-6
"falling" is a code for the basic condition of our daily life, which we aren’t usually conscious of. "falling" means perpetual dying, perpetual falling apart. "falling" shows different instances of falling in berlin, at the greinapass (switzerland) and in the mountains of the elbsandsteingebirge (germany). "falling" are short performances, in which I explore the connection and separation of consciousness, will and body: I let my body plunge into the spree-canal. I roll down a hill, spinning around myself until I fall over. I hop on a high rock until I collapse and meditate by balancing a stone on top of my head. When I’m falling asleep, he falls down and I wake up...
"falling" was screened at e.g. 17th são paulo international film festival 2006 / offensiva film festival, wroclav poland 2006 / plasticiens du web, centre pompidou, paris 2005 / fluxus 2005, 5th international film festival on the internet / purgatoria. wie wird man, was man ist? theater am halleschen ufer berlin 2003
idea/performing/editing: johannes burr
camera: juergen daum, marcus mueller-witte, ines strauch
