Peter Land
dal 13/5/2003 al 8/6/2003
Segnalato da
Salzburger Kunstverein, Kunstlerhaus
13/5/2003
Peter Land
Salzburger Kunstverein - Kunstlerhaus, Salzburg
Peter Land appears in his videos as an anti-hero, a man who suffers failure in everyday, ordinarily humiliating situations: falling down a staircase over and over again in a continuous loop, drunk, naked and dancing with a cello or walking in hunter's garb toward a lake, getting into a boat, shooting a whole in the hull and sinking.
"The Ride"
Within the series "Areas of Action"
Peter Land appears in his videos as an anti-hero, a man who suffers failure in everyday, ordinarily humiliating situations: falling down a staircase over and over again in a continuous loop ("The Staircase", 1998), drunk, naked and dancing with a cello ("The Cellist", 1998) or walking in hunter's garb toward a lake, getting into a boat, shooting a whole in the hull and sinking ("The Lake", 1999). Employing the tools of (self-) irony and slapstick, he seeks to undermine the aura of the artist and his work, moving constantly along the outer limits of reality, facing the ever-present danger of slipping into chaos, risking the complete destruction of identity. Land's videos pose the question of what remains once cultural/social values and patterns of behaviour have become invalid.
Peter Land, born 1966, lives in Copenhagen. He is regarded as a star of the Danish art scene in the 1990s. His videos attracted considerable international attention.
In the image: 'The Staircase' (1998), Double video projection Duration 5 min. Looped
Opening: 14 May, 7 p.m.
Salzburger Kunstverein
Hellbrunner Strasse 3
Salzburg