Exhibition Photo Graz 08

The exhibition Photo Graz 08 shows two selected photographs of the work destination unknown. open from 19.12.2008 to 11.1.2009 | Künstlerhaus Graz

A representative cross section of the styrian photo scene.
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ABSTRACT AND SEMI-ABSTRACT GRAPHICS INSPIRED BY BIKE TRACKS LEFT IN DIRT

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© Christian Wagner

Eyes on Klaus Kinski

Rechbauer cinema special | 28.11. + 04.12 | watch the program

Naked through America

365 days of wandering naked across America. One of the so called new American photographers: Ryan McGinley

View from upstairs

Steirischer Herbst

Now: www.steirischerherbst.at
Unfortunately - again I missed my favorite act: Bonanza. Bad luck.

General election 08

2008-09-28: Austrians go for an early general election. Here an incomplete random selection of which smiles on voting poster lining the path to the poll sites we are able to vote for.

I am curious about the results. ...waiting...

...in between... ...(Offset) Smiles on posters in random order:

Smile A

Smile B

Smile C

(Smile) D

Smile E

Smile F
Photos are taken from election posters lining the path to the poll site. Photographs by Christian Wagner

East of Gurktal and Predil

GRAZ - TARVISIO - Checkpoint PREDIL, the deepest impression next to the thorns under my skin - KOBARID, the cheap base - tour 14 by bike - STOL South by bike - Checkpoint PREDIL again - TARVISIO again - DAILY LIFE... ...to be continued.
Going for some bike tracks to kiss rambling briars in the Soca valley, beeing proud of biking with some real race chicks , getting stuffed with fish - that's all I expect from life.

inspired by Gurktaler

Outbid

I was looking for some appropriate decoration for my apartment: maybe the golden calf by Damien Hirst. But - someone overbid me.

The forests of Saint Anna near Aigen

Mystics and eruptions in the throat - a recommendation for rural hedonistic weekends.

Hotel - the film

100% Austria with atmospheric tendencies remembering films of David Lynch, Kubricks Shining minus establishing shots… ..forget that… …watch it… …no,… …buy it – cadger.

Hotel, Jessica Hausner, 2004

A Life over the edge

I’m impressed that rock climbing becomes more a kind of general knowledge than a popular sport here in Graz. Everybody “does” it. Well, the hell for individuals, when the alternatives turn into mainstream and become commercialized. But it’s simple: wearing blinders is all you need to feel individual.

The commercialization of the surf sport – a nightmare for surf legends. The autobiographic book "Da Bull, A life over the edge" of Greg Knoll - a hell of a surfer - provides deep insights in the beginning of the big wave surf scene and the society living just for one dream: riding waves and making crazy things and nothing else (Clip from the film “riding giants”). The fifties and sixties - a time when bulky surfboards were made from redwood or balsa and a lot of spots along the coastline were not explored and documented in the way nowadays. Nostalgic, funny and impressive stories about surfing from legends. From that book you can not merely learn about the greatest surf spots along the US west coast and Hawaii, but rather about some mobbing techniques of the fifties and sixties, such as the effect of chopped fibreglass in the jockstraps of disliked guys or the effect of awaking cuddling with a rotten skunk in the sleeping bag after a long night. Well – thanks for the inspirations. Here and now politicians would discuss the raised violence of the youth and pretty funny expressions would have been defined for that practices.

The myth and spirit of surfing and other adrenalin sports has often been eulogized. So – cut to the chase: In the end the lifestyle fades beside living mentally and physically over the edge. “Da Bull – life over the edge”, a guideline for crossers.

Additional notion:
When lifestyle overcomes all niche sports – maybe there is a 2nd chance for table tennis. The renaissance of table tennis: beach table tennis.

The Wedding

23.8.2008, Dresden, Germany. Congratulations to the Freiwalds.

In memoriam of Magdalena Kerschberger

A great grand aunt died on 9.August 2008 +

The beach boys

Earl of Thornpike and Sir Williams on Mt. Rose

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The visitor

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The bilingual wisdom of fortune cookies

Cookie 1
side A: "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"
side B: "Wählen sie einen Job, den Sie lieben, und Sie müssen nie einen Tag in Ihrem Leben bearbeiten"

Cookie 2
side A: "Pleasure in the job put perfection in the work"
side B: "Vergnügen am Job setzte Verkollkommnung in die Arbeit ein"

well.

Corsica

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Issue: AESTHETICS OF DESTRUCTION. On the edge of analogue photography. Diapositives exposed by fire.

Lendwirbel - welcome impulse in Graz

Lendwirbel, Block party Lend. Hope for resumption.

Sub sonic bone shaker - the anti 60+ device

The sub-sonic bone shaker: an emerging new 60+ deterrent system for keeping annoying geezers away. Well poor joke - but...
... not anything like as poor as this fantastic product: ultra-sonic teenage deterrent sytem. Pretty sick.

Have a look at...

...the photo portfolio of Margot Quan Knight

Mastery of animal

Collpased

Generation mid thirty - the answer to our questions

“tired, small, boring and nervous” says Heinz Bude in die Zeit. We didn’t get a total social experience. That’s why we are a little bit more tired, smaller and more boring.

War, inflation, revolution – the ingredients of a total experience. Would these things make our generation more interesting?

Life long learning, missing out nothing, being competent in any situation – freaking boring, isn’t it?

Waldi

Trophy #1.

The beauty of winter

Come to Carinthia - where you can explore the pure beauty of winter - each season. Live is sunny in the south of Austria.

Go watch...

...no country for old man | a film by Coen brothers

Photo Graz 2008

Exhibition announcement: Graz 2008 | An overview about the photo scene in Graz
For everyone who wants to join this exhibition. The application information you'll find here.

Leaving New York City

Gerhild even back in Graz.

Seductive Opportunities

I never joined the freaking discussion digital versus analogue and I was sure about never writing something technical about photography because there is too much of this bullshit. But now – I’m slobbering and joining the bullshit.

Now digital devices reached a maturity level which provides an added value towards analogue gear – 6400 ASA and passably noise. Especially full format sensors are seductive tools. Have a look at this demonstration.

Conclusion: I think i need such a thing. Currently most wanted: Nikon D3 but rather expensive. By the way: my Musicman Sterlin bass guitar is for sale. I got some insider hints from a salesman and that's the real intention posting this information: End of 2008 two new cameras (versions) are awaited: Canon 5D and Nikon D 300; Nikon will probably split the D3 in one high resolution professional device and an upgraded D300 with a full format sensor. Waiting, waiting, waiting, …for new possibilities in photography… …or buying now?

First experiments for series "doubts"

Heating some dia positive material effects in something like this. Now - being prepared for a consequent destruction of photo materials thought good.

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Best of 2007 - a retrospective

Air on fire - The first major collection of artwork by David Lynch / Best place visited: Berlin / Best choice for chilling: Neil Young live at Massey Hall 1971 and Studio One * Rude Boy - by the way - both are recorded more than 30 years ago / eagerly awaited exhibition: Tulsa by Larry Clark/ Aspiring gallery in Graz: Don't make a bow around POW / finally - the extraordinary film: Inland Empire by David Lynch

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Flashback - Xmas at work

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Travelling home for Xmas

Approaching Noestlbach - an inhospitable place in the mood for xmas

At home