REDEFINING THE ATLANTIC WALL 2010

One of talks/discusions during International Expert Meeting "Redefining The Atlantic Wall", Amersfoort, Netherlands 2010.

Atlantikwall Platform

FOUKAULD - BOOK PRESENTATION

My first monograph "Foukauld - La Disparition" about the disappearance and apporpriation of Hitler's fortifications on the Atlantic coast around Cap Ferret finally got it's first proper presentation at "OstLicht.Gallery" Vienna on March 22, 2013. 

For 45 minutes I was involved in something that I would refer to as a "call and response talk" with art historian Anna Stuhlpfarrer. Still - in the end - I had the feeling that the audience wanted to hear/know more, so... 

"Big Thank You!" to all those that made it, to OstLicht's team for the great cooperation and again to all those that supported me realizing this huge longterm project. Without you all this would not have been possible. 

Also dont miss out on the LIMITED BOX (Edition: 50) with a limited print, the photofilm "Omega Point" feat. DDay One on Blu-Ray, an accompanying booklet with a text about the film by media philosopher Lydia Nsiah, a set of postcards... Only a very limited quantity is still available. 


You can get the monograph in selected stores in the US, UK and Europe or order via my or my publishers (Fotohof edition) website. 

Another possibility to get hold is the Viennaphotobookfestival which will take place at Ankerbrotfabrik (OstLicht Gallery & Gallery Anzengruber) on June 8th and 9th 2013. For more information ...

http://www.markusoberndorfer.com/foukauld

http://www.fotohof.at/content.php?id=18&buchid=845

http://www.viennaphotobookfestival.com/

Stay tuned for more coming soon. 

Photos: Sophie Haslinger

WAY BACK, BACK INTO TIME ...

Dear friends and family ... I'm going to start rolling up a little bit of my/our history. A history that somehow started before we even realized that it would become our's too... It was the mid 80ties, that should be the beginning of a long era in Gmunden's "Freestyle Sport" and "Creative Mindz" history ...

In the first photo (1987) you will find two of those guys responsible for lots of that ... our dear long time friends Gerald Loidl (first from the left) and former flatland world champion Richard Vobr (second from the left). Both part of the "BMX Team Gmunden". I sadly never met the others as far as I remember, but in the back you see another really good friend of ours, that would accompany us over the years in various shapes and forms: The Ghetto-Blaster! Blaaasting Hip-Hop into my ears from the first day I remember joining the Posse in 1994. There are lots of stories I could tell from here, but for now i just want to "HOLLAAA!" at those who cleared the way for generations to follow.



And that's what all you "Skaters and BMX-freestylers" out there that enjoyed this pre-heated nest in Gmunden back then and the ever growing skatepark and freestyle sport community should do too. Hold still for a moment, think back and ... "HOLLAAAA!!!"'

Without the effort of Gerald, Rick, Mario, Rudi, ... a lot would have turned out different i suppose and maybe the one or other would have worshipped anything else but a miniramp, skateboard or bicycle. I'm writing this post, because i think it's important, to bring into our mind again, that there was a time when new ramps and obstacles were not suddenly falling from the sky. A time when we used to build those wooden ramps on our own; having the will to create! (and of course we had a ghetto blaster in 1995, what did u think?!).
I can only speak for myself, but I think I don't do any wrong by saying that a part of this possee, the various groups existing within it and the freedom we all somehow experienced together changed and shaped my life. And I also believe that this time and this place where lots of us met, was also leading some of us to what they do now ...

... being free mindz, doing whatever they do, but doing their thing, making films, taking photos, doin graphics, producing, nerding on music ... and cars of course. KEEP CREATING my friends & DO YOUR THING!!!! Thx for one part in my personal "school of life" fam!!! And to some of our friends that got lost along their path, R.I.P ... I won't forget the time we all had together!

Originally posted on our rotaug collective website october 22nd 2010 ...