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

THE LAST REALA 120 SOON TO BE "EXPOSED"??

Just another sad day in many for the analog world of photography over the last years. Fujifilm Austria has now confirmed in an email that my most beloved film "Fuji Reala 120" has been discontinued - among other films and products - and that NO follow-up is planned. Seems like it is time to buy a fridge for my stock that should get me through until the end of 2014, but still: Soon the last one of this brilliant films will probably be exposed or expire somewhere in the world.

With the (since years of course) rising popularity of (in the first place) cheaper and for some purposes definitely more convenient digital photo"graphy" it became much more difficult and expensive to keep the handcraft of photography and the dying art of the photographic darkroom alive because you are constantly confronted with changes, delivery problems, discontinuations ...

Still: Digital photo"graphy" is just not the same even though filters can do the job for you to make it nearly "look a like". In regards to media philosophical and -theoretical aspects, its brilliance of color transitions in print, and in regards to archival purposes for the future, they communicate a different thing though - the period that will probably be known as a "dark hole of digital data information loss". But why? Because either noone will be able to read the harddisks, or noone will have the time or be interested to digg through folders of digital trash in search for a holy digital grale. At least platforms like facebook will have a big archive of photos they can sell, haha; its as ironical as that.

Anyways, being constantly confronted with the question of which ingredient to the most delicious version of a cake you can cook will be discontinued next, I will try to keep working in the photographic darkroom up as long as I can. I know this will not change Fujis decision or the market that orients itself after what can be sold and makes the biggest profit, but still I feel better with these words written. "Gut Licht!".

RASHAD BLENDING HIP HOP & ACADEMICS

One of the two artists responsible for one of my most favourite Hip Hop LPs in 2012. Really looking forward to hear more from RaShad, Director of Community Diversity in Natural Resources, North Carolina State College (technicianonline.com) in the future. His new album "Transitions" seems to be in the pipeline...

 

SANCHEZ & WASHINGTON - P.W. ESQUIRE

Henry Sanchez and Pat Washington rippin' it:



"I glide with the beat, ride with the beat! Sometimes even get high on the beat! ..." - very nice interaction between skateboard- and rap-parts!

From "Got Gold?" Skatevideo, 2002

PARISIAN SPRING

this one should speak for itself ...

STEVE LAMBERT ON UTOPIA & EXHIB: ENACTING POPULISM

polaroids by SM.us

UTOPIA TRANSLATES TO: NOT PLACE -----------------
UTOPIA IS NOT 
A DESTINATION - 
BUT A - DIRECTION 
-----------------
(Steve Lambert)



this statement origins from Steve Lambert's lecture at "Transmediale 10". He printed an unlimited series of "give what how much you can" posters, one of which i bought at a very interesting exhibition called "Enacting Populism" at Kadist Foundation Paris (currated by Matteo Lucchetti). It opened February, is still running and I had to at least go two times and not even this was enough.
Among his work in this really GREAT exhibition I also want to link to two other projects: "Simba, the last prince of Ba'ath Country" - a work about Syriah, social networks, political visual landscape, ... that kept me reading and digging for at least one hour and the video "Le President" by Alterazoni Video that I wont explain further ... I loved the way he played with the appropriation of subcultures in media-landscapes.



And "last but not least" a link to a short Video with Matteo Lucchetti talking about the Project "Enacting Populism".

MYSTERY'S EXTINCTION

Another absolutely incredilbe track from my men Deja Voo (really nice guy as far as I can say) and Blame One from Mystery's Extinction. You might recognize the sounds from some of my former mixtapes. Deja Voo is also featured on one of my most favourite Kankick releases ever called "Observation". It took 15 years for this video to appear; take your time to enjoy! Great vibe!

I observe things ...