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international choreolab austria

the icla international choreolab austria is a pilot project of the danube university krems in cooperation with tanz atelier wien. this project is dedicated to providing continuous education in the context of dance and choreography on a university level. I began collaborating with the icla in 2009 as a photographer and look forward to the new module (july 9 - 17, 2010) titled 'membrane motion_phonotope'. the program is available as
a pdf download.

soho ottakring

soho in ottakring is an off festival in a district of vienna with a specific socio-economic and cultural situation. ottakring stands for a multi-ethnic community with residents from all regions of the world and walks of life. the festival aims to display the richness of such a vast mix of cultures and backgrounds as well as raise concern about growing social and ethnic hardships.

paint for life will present a selection of photo work taken by students at the owf one world foundation in ahungalla, sri lanka. I was teaching photography as an artist in residency at the owf, the photos on display were produced as part of a workshop and show the creative potential of the students. the event is carried out by paint for life and will take place on sunday may 9, 2010 at the kunst- und kulturverein 'das werk'. please click here for more detailed information. many thanks to kathrin messner, doron rabinovici, sybille hamann, michael wimmer, ula schneider and blumenkraft for their generous support. if you wish to be kept up to date just sign up for a newsletter in the contact section.

das werk
neulerchenfelderstrasse 6-8
1160 vienna
austria
opening may 9, 2010 11 am - 8 pm

donau university krems

I just agreed with the donau university in krems, austria to hold an exhibition with new and previously not shown dance photography. the opening of the exhibition is set for july 13, 2010 at 12 pm in the old part of the university compound. more details coming soon.

victoria coeln

I was given the opportunity to document some of the most recent creations of vienna based visual artist victoria coeln. colored light was projected on large semi transparent mesh from different angles and objects moved inside the lid up space. the arrangement of light created ever changing and multi layered shadows that I found adventurous and captivating. a larger selection will be online soon.

exhibition at owf

just a few more days to go and my students will present a selection of photographic work at the one world foundation. we picked about 120 images for the exhibition and I am excited about both, artistic approach as well as technical quality. the workshop lasted mere two month and some of the photos certainly meet professional standards. if you happen to travel through sri lanka in these days, please drop by!

owf campus
ahungalla
sri lanka
opening january 28, 2010 10am

photo (c) isuru dhananjaya

project period

my residency at the one world foundation goes well and time is flying all too fast. the new year started with a project period. together with about 25 students we developed different visual concepts and themes, ranging from still photography and documentary work to action shots. in total there are six projects and a selection of photos will be presented to the public in late january. I captured some students on the job near hikka duwa, a small beach resort at the indian ocean. and yes, sri lanka is
that beautiful...

jooloomooloo

one of the products the garment factory ran malu fashions takes care of is jooloomooloo, a label for small and very small people, founded by christina gschwantner. now, what is a jooloomooloo (tschulumulu)? well, to be precise, jooloomooloos are small beings that live in clothes, can only be seen by kids and are happy and peaceful until they smell toxic colors. then they get really bad-tempered and itchy. please click on the heather for detailed product information. and you might like to know, jooloomooloo is the lead character of a book written by doron rabinovici and illustrated by christina gschwantner. the publication received awards for 'best children book' in austria, is printed on elephant poo(!) and well, designed for small and not so small people.

ran malu fashions

ran malu fashions is one of many garment factories situated in biyagama, an hour drive outside colombo. the factory depends largely on orders from abroad and is keen on working in accordance with fair trade regu-
lations. I was allowed to access the production area and photograph various manufacturing processes. many thanks to rajen wijenathan for his generous support!

a chassidic rabbi in colombo

mendy crombie is a young chassidic rabbi from the lubavitch movement who moved to sri lanka five years ago, certificating kosher food as well as locating and converting local jews back to the path of judaism. the vienna based author and essayist doron rabinovici interviewed the rabbi a few days ago and asked me to document the meeting. it again showed me how complex and intertwined the world is. traveling to colombo and photographing a rabbi who worships the ideas of lubavitch is quite a surprise... click here for more information on this movement.

chestnuts roasting on an open fire...

I always wondered what it would be like, x-mas on the beach, under palm tress, with a spectacular view and any notion of snow or roasted chestnuts far away. it is happening... I wish you all, where ever you
are, a jolly good time! enjoy all there is. and good luck for 2010 ;-)

costumes, music and dance

december 15 marks the last day in school and is celebrated in large crowds with beautifully designed costumes, music and dance. in sri lanka final exams are carried out in december and a new school year begins january 4. my students prepared for this occasion and up to eight photographers documented the event. please click at the heather to see some of their work. I brought my camera as well and like to share a few impressions from backstage. it's a celebration...

the end of my first month

this is the end of my first month at the owf one world foundation in ahungalla. there are about 40 amazing(!) students in my classes and days are filled with a crash course on theory as well as excursions to the indian ocean and a nearby buddhist temple. we work with ten digital pentax slr cameras and a standard zoom lens. the school provides the infrastructure to upload the images and complete the whole working process with photo editing software. I am also taking time to teach about history of photography and present a small number of artists I find precious and relevant to know about. earlier this week I took an hour off and captured some of the other students, looking for a photographic approach in this new environment.

robyn lee

in the moment | the art of being is the most recent publication of new york based acting teacher and coach robyn lee. robyn has been teaching internationally over the last 15 years. we met back in 1999 when robyn took an assignment at my former dance school spiral[e] in vienna. I am thrilled to contribute to her new book with a portrait from our last photo session.

artist in residency

I am leaving this coming sunday to sri lanka for an artist in residency, teaching photography and creative work at a free education unit south of colombo. the residency is financed by paint for life in collaboration with owf one world foundation. I put up a blog with regular updates, if you are curious please click here.

owf one world foundation sri lanka
#162/15 wathuregama
ahungalla, sri lanka

akram khan

I recently met up with choreographer and dancer akram khan at the occasion of his premiere of gnosis at sadler's wells in london. inspired by the mahabharata story of queen ghandari, who blindfolds herself for life to follow her blind husband, gnosis explores the notion of inner know-
ledge and clouded vision, of 'seeing darkness yet being blind to light'.
akram invited me to collaborate in 2010 and I like to thank sanders for putting us in touch.

tanz die toleranz

the british choreographer royston maldoom has been the initiator and leader of numerous dance projects around the globe. his work was especially honoured in 2005 with the project 'rhythm is it' when 250 kids danced 'le sacre du printemps' by igor stravinsky in collaboration with sir simon rattle and the berlin philharmonic orchestra. royston is currently choreographing a piece to john adams’ 'harmonielehre' with 100 children from various social and ethnic backgrounds as part of 'tanz die toleranz', initiated by caritas wien. participating in this project and documenting
the process of work has been a great privilege. many thanks to bettina frenzel and juergen knoth for making two ends meet.

gasometer
guglgasse 8
1110 vienna
austria
premiere october 9, 2009 8pm (through october 10)

life on earth

the german dance magazine ballettanz (jahrbuch 09) named the performance project life on earth by cabula 6 the collectiv of the year (category important ensembles). life on earth takes place in macondo, a well hidden refugee camp at the outskirts of vienna. cabula 6 consists of claudia heu and jeremy xido as well as associative members and supporters. claudia invited me to macondo for the first time in 2007. please click on the heather for more detailed information and photographic work.

international choreolab austria

the icla international choreolab austria is a pilot project of danube university krems in cooperation with tanzatelier wien. this project is dedicated to providing continuous education in the context of dance
and choreography. the main focus is to foster discourse on an expanded understanding of choreography, which links contemporary dance, theoretical excursions und performative training across the disciplines. the icla involves dancers and choreographers as well as others professionals from neighboring scientific fields. this is an image of the first module on 'cartography bodymemento' (september 5 - 12).

bellyflop magazine

I was recently introduced to louise mochia, a kind spirit who happens
to be a london based dancer and dance editor. louise runs her own magazine so if you seek the latest news in dance check out her site for performance hungry people ;-)

ko murobushi

the japanese butoh dancer ko murobushi visited vienna at the occasion of the annual impulstanz festival and we took photos at an old train station. many thanks to kersten kloser, caro heinecke, michikazu matsume and akemi takeya for their generous support.

sri lanka

I was awarded an artist-in-residency in ahungalla, sri lanka this coming autumn, provided by the vienna based ngo paint for life. my project is about documenting the daily life, possibilities as well as struggles of a private school that finances the education of in total a thousand pre- school kids, teenagers and adults in various courses and fields. if there is interest, I like to offer workshops in photography and arrange a group exhibition at the end of my stay!

'vexations' wir nennen es arbeit (we call it work)

repeating a piece of music 840 times – that’s a lot of work. work that choreographer kerstin kussmaul and pianist jan burkhardt go to trouble with the composition 'vexations' by erik satie, the longest piece of music in history. 'we call it work' is thus the suitable subheading for their performance lasting twenty one hours. it features a cleverly devised system of admission that focuses on the attendance and function of the audience. I joined 'vexations' as a photographer, witnessing the course of events with all its subtle changes and story telling. and yes, it was work!

andrea schlehwein

the german choreographer andrea k. schlehwein invited me to take photos of her most recent creation, "right in the middle of something I can't see" in gmuend, austria. andrea and I haven't met before and I was deeply drawn into her work and perception of dance. many thanks to the dancers and the production office a.k.e.s. for their support and kindness.

premiere june 26, 2009 8pm (through june 30)
lodronsche reitschule
9853 gmuend | carinthia
austria

nora von waldstaetten

I met up with berlin based actress nora von waldstaetten earlier this month for a new photo session. all in all we spent two days exploring venues and traveling across the city. many thanks to doerthe for her generous support.

paint for life

the aim of paint for life is to support people in poor countries to gain access to sustainable education in order to lead a self-determined and dignified life. the association finances initiatives that run schools and other educational institutions in underprivileged parts of the world and for that purpose frequently holds charity events. a selection of art work was auctioned off by sotheby's on june 5 at the austrian embassy in berlin and I was thrilled to see my donation being sold to the highest bidder.

flamenco turco

I was recently invited to collaborate with other dance photographers on the 2nd pera flamenco festival from june 9 - 14 in taksim, istambul. a selection of photo work will be presented in designated areas as part of the festival.

life ball 2009

the 17th life ball took place on may 16 as the largest european charity event raising money for hiv research and related social programs. bill clinton, ivana trump, fran drescher, roisin murphy and eva longoria were some of the celebrities marking this highly illustrious event. click on the header for a selection of glamorous shots ;-)

angina p

the artist angina p just released her latest album sensitive files. the cover design features two stills we took back in 2005, hands productions took care of the art work. more information and mp3 downloads are available at http://www.anginap.com

die winterreise

karl schreiner, a former dancer of abc dance company, presents his most recent creation, a ballet for franz schubert 'die winterreise'. karl brought together an exceptional set of dancers and I feel touched by his work. the premiere is scheduled for april 8th at the klagenfurter stadttheater. don't miss it!

live on earth

my contribution to the performance project live on earth resumes with the presentation of living maps, an interactive exhibition developed in exchange with residents of a vienna based refugee camp. living maps
is located at the bus stop 73a zinnergasse kaserne.

opening april 5, 2009 4 pm (through may 15)
more information at http://cabula6.com/macondo

artparis

zoom photo magazine based in milan, italy will present a selection of fine art prints taken from my current series forbidden colors | austrian eyes on japan at the annual artparis. what a thrill...

booth p37
grand palais champs-elysées
avenue winston churchill
75008 paris
france
opening march 19, 2009 (through march 23)

ko murobushi

ko murobushi visited vienna for a week of teaching and an improvised performance together with boris charmatz at the tqw tanzquartier wien.
a small selection of photos is up ;-)

wunderland featuring alice

wunderland featuring alice made it to vienna for performance work and we took new photos, resisting the bitter cold with good stories and frequent coffee breaks. many thanks to aristidis georgiou for his kind support!

wir_hier exhibition

the media project wir_hier kunst unter strafe is presenting the work of recent years at the kunstpavillon in eisenach, germany. the exhibition will provide insight to five years of artistic collaboration with detainees at a state prison in vienna, austria. this project is very dear to me and I hope for many more years of collaboration. please drop by if you happen to be near eisenach!

kunstpavillon
mariental 3
99817 eisenach
germany
opening april 9, 2009 7 pm

paint for life

I recently joined paint for life, an online network where artists trade and discuss their work and create their own art collection. all participants are asked to donate at least one art work, all contributions are auctioned and the revenues invested in social programs. the main aim of paint for life is to provide children access to sustainable education in order to lead a self-determined and dignified life. paint for life is up with a new auction taking place june 8, 2009 in berlin!

life on earth

life on earth is a collaborative project of cabula6 with the aim to record and communicate stories of residents based in macondo, a refugee camp at the outskirts of vienna. I joined the project in 2007 as a performer and photographer and was immediately drawn to this place. life on earth resumes in 2009 with a new agenda and range of artistic work. just click on the header for more information.

ute bock

I collected christmas presents for children that are taken care of by ute bock, herself being an elderly woman who runs a small vienna based ngo with the help of a few volunteers. ute bock looks after several hundred migrant families from all parts of the world, providing shelter, language classes and legal assistance. there is no official support and the ngo fully depends on private donations, addressing grinding poverty and injustice. many thanks to everybody who supported this project and contributed in whatever way.

mikado

the five musicians of ensemble mikado play renaissance and medival music in the most subtle and sincere way. I had the chance to photo-
graph the release of the latest album with english consort music and like to introduce the lyrics of one of their songs, 'o thrice-blessed earthbed' by john tomkins.

o, o, thrice-blessed earthbed, under whose happy pressure all in a sheet more blessed, lies fast my sleeping treasure. palilia, palilia, palilia awaken! leave death's cold, too cold pleasure. no love in death is taken. but thou with death, aye me, aye me, art ever living. and I in death still live, in love am dying. but death's hand is but vain, soul to dissever: we'll live in heav'n again, we'll live for ever. no chance shall there pursue our souls here distressed. till then adieu, adieu, most blessed.