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natural causes / RULE gallery
Nathan Abels invited me to be part of his show at RULE gallery in Denver/Colorado and I am already looking forward to the exhibition. The works in “Natural Causes” explore the landscape and its inhabitants with each image depicting a visual pause in an ongoing event. What I am capturing in these paused moments is a sense of “straining at particles of light in the midst of great darkness.” (Keats). Please have a look at Nathan's great blog and check out the RULE gallery website for additional information.
äon exhibition in Stuttgart
Next week I have a solo exhibition in Stuttgart. The vernissage will be on Friday (05.02.2010) at 8 pm. Location: gez. - raum für urheber, Leonhardsplatz 22, 70182 Stuttgart. The flyers are already printed and of course it would be nice to meet some of you there! You find all upcoming infos at my blog and at www.gez.name
interview at Revel in NEW YORK
The people at "Revel in New York" have already featured some of my works a few days ago.
Now I've got a quite long interview with Marc Santo at their website - and I guess it's one of my best interviews so far. Not because of my answers but due to the well prepared and interesting questions of Marc and the great photos which he used to illustrate the whole interview. If you want to know more about me, my works, the things I like and which books I read then check it out at: http://www.revelinnewyork.com/blog/01/26/2010/interview-with-artist-photographer-alexander-binder
really kinki
Yesterday I received some copies of the latest issue of Swiss "kinki magazine" with a 12 page feature of my "Traum" works. The production people at kinki did a great job - the rainbow colors are vibrant and lively, they achieved strong bw-contrasts and the matte paper looks really good. A fine piece of Swiss craftsmanship.
all copies of "black goat of the woods" are sold.
from the Black Mountain Transmitter MySpace Blog: "Firstly, the "Black Goat Of The Woods" cd-r is now completely sold out from myself, Hammer Smashed Sound distro and Aurora Borealis. I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported this release in every way through distro, buying, trading and generally spreading the word...
I have had some enquiries relating to the future availability of the "Black Goat" which have led me to consider a larger second edition of the title at some point down the line. This would most likely be a standard (possibly jewel cased) release with simplified artwork etc etc. If there are any small labels who would be interested in getting involved with this, get in touch."
Edvard Munch und das Unheimliche
Last week I went to Vienna for some days to visit the Edvard Munch exhibition at the Leopold Museum. To be honest: It was the best exhibition I've seen so far. The curator Michael Fuhr and director Rudolf Leopold did a truly amazing job. They showed 37 works of Munch and I guess over 200 works in total. There was a whole room with paintings and drawings of James Ensor, they showed Alfred Kubin, Goya, Schiele, Böcklin and so many other great artists (also my nearly forgotten, personal hero from Norway - Theodor Kittelsen) that I needed several hours to look at all the works. I mean, normally I tend to be a depressive pessimist - but this day at 'Edvard Munch und das Unheimliche' was really a highlight. The sad news for all of you: Sunday (January 17) was the last day of the exhibition, but there's at least an exhibition catalogue available (published by Brandstätter) and a 360 degree view of the Munch room (http://www.leopoldmuseum.org/munch.html).
Emerging Artist's Auction at iGavel.com
I have this work in Daniel Cooney's "Emerging Artist's Auction" at iGavel.com. If you know someone who might be interested, please forward the following link: http://auction.igavel.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1680898&_UserReference=7F000001477CF40922EA6533427C4B4F2B63
You Can't Always Get What You Want
I was lucky enough to have one of my works in this great exhibition at theprintspace in London - right beside a photo of Jan von Holleben, whose works I really like. The show ends at January 30. So if you're in London this could be worth checking out.
2009 in pictures (#1)
I just read a post at Dalton Rooney's Blog where he showed his year in pictures. He also invited other photographers to do so and this is my selection for 2009. Some of these works have already been shown in magazines and blogs - others will be released in 2010.
Toteninsel
Besides his several versions of the world-renowned "Toteninsel" (Isle of the dead) Arnold Böcklin created some of the most beautiful paintings I've ever seen.
LOVECRAFT
At the end of 2009 the swine flu hit me really hard and I had to stay in bed for quite a long time. Because most of the German TV shows are really annoying I had to discover something new. Well, in this case the "new" was something old: The works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. I loved to read his books when I was younger - and somehow I just forgot his great oeuvre. LPL records just published a whole series of his works as audiobooks. And to be honest: They are great! They didn't use the first speakers to come along but the German dubbing voices of Johnny Depp and Jack Nicholson. And so I spent days and nights in my bed listening to stories about Cthulhu and the Necronomicon ...
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Itchy Eyee
http://itchyeyee.blogspot.com/2009/11/traum.html
"If photography could be death metal than this is it, along with Svart Metall by Grant Willing. These are from his two new series Traum I and Traum II. They are mind blowing. Go look at more on his website. He has a blog too."
"If photography could be death metal than this is it, along with Svart Metall by Grant Willing. These are from his two new series Traum I and Traum II. They are mind blowing. Go look at more on his website. He has a blog too."
Cover for "Black Goat Of The Woods" (released at Lysergic Earwax)
http://www.lysergicearwax.com
"Black Goat Of The Woods" - 40 minutes of dank and foetid summonings...hand numbered edition of 75 copies
pluton again ...
quite a lot of people have been watching my first video work pluton/calabi-yau and i got a lot of motivating feedback. so i am already preparing props & stuff for my next video. if everything works out i am releasing it at the beginning of 2010. stay tuned.
thanks to boogie, ben alper (the exposure project), todd pendu and many more for blogging the pluton video.
FULLTIMEHOBBY COVER COMPETITION
i just took part in this cover competition. i really like the fulltimehobby releases - and they are looking for a "a truly killer album cover". so this is my idea - you can support me with a vote at dazeddigital.com
I Don’t Believe in Miracles/2
i'd really love to be there. but flying to new york is a little bit too expensive for me at the moment. so if you're in new york on friday you should definitely check out the "I Don’t Believe in Miracles" show (opening: friday 14th august 18:00 - 20:30). alana who curates the exhibition did a great job and the first images of the installation look amazing.
Spacewomb
22-48 Jackson Ave #1
Queens, NY 11001
find more infos on artslant
(photos by .:Dubs/Malcolm Webb and artslant)
late summer emerging artists auction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm in the late summer auction of daniel cooney - and if you are interested in this work from my latest series "maleficium" just click here (and feel free to forward the link to this work on igavel to anyone who might be interested).
official press release:
Late Summer Emerging Artists Auction
I Don’t Believe in Miracles
I Don’t Believe in Miracles
August 14 – August 31, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, August 14, 2009, 6:00 – 8:30 P.M.
Summer Hours: Thursday – Monday, 12:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Spacewomb is pleased to present I Don’t Believe in Miracles an exhibition which features a breadth of artists using different photographic processes such as collage, manipulation, and alternative materials to explore the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water. The artists featured in this exhibition include Alexander Binder, Charlotte Bonjour, Amy Giese, Nicholas Gottlund, Jessica Hans, Jessica Williams, and Grant Willing.
Spacewomb, founded in 2009, is a contemporary art space located in Long Island City, Queens.
For additional information or visuals, please contact Spacewomb or Alana Celii.
spacewomb@gmail.com / alana@alanacelii.com
http://www.spacewomb.com/
22-48 Jackson Ave #1
Long Island City, Queens 11001
917 670 1342
By Subway: G to 21st Street
7/E/V 45th Rd - Court House Sq
(Image: Somewhere in the Sky by Nicholas Gottlund)
rote raupe
andré and thomas from german online-pop-culture-fanzine "rote raupe" just made a feature about my latest works. if you are into music by henning basler, peter broderick or the horrors then you should have a look at roteraupe.de
infestation @ printed matter, inc.
"Alexander Binder’s blurry black and white pin-hole photographs have an unmistakably eerie quality to them. His subjects are, for the most part, recognizable. Skeletal legs, a house enmeshed in fog, spiders, and screaming figures are already the stuff of the gothic horror genre, but even such benign subjects as rabbits and lone figures seem to be shot from the point of view of some otherworldly being with sinister intentions."
via printedmatter.org
maleficium featured in the "vice photo issue 2009"
(cover photo by ryan mcginley)
thanks to tim barber who made it possible.
new photo series: maleficium
after 8 months in the black forest, i finally finished the work on my latest series "maleficium". you find all the images on my updated website (maleficium I, maleficium II).
gustave doré
i love paul gustave doré's illustrations for one of the greatest book of all times: the divine comedy of medieval poet dante alighieri. a few days ago i also bought the dvd with the filmic adaption "l'inferno" (1911) by giuseppe de liguoro. the movie is nearly one hundred years old - but it generates such a deep and haunting atmosphere that most of the stuff which runs in cinemas today looks really amateurish.
please stay tuned
i received a lot of motivating mails (thanks for that) in the last months from people, who asked me, if i'm planning to release some new stuff. so i guess it's time for a short info-update:
at the moment i'm checking hundreds of photographs which i've taken on my recent trip to iceland and i guess i'll produce a book as soon as i'm d'accord with the final selection of works.
and: i am going to spend several weekends in the northern black forest to finish a photo-series i'm working on since december last year. i don't want to say too much in advance - but it will be very dark and the photo shown above shall give you a first impression.
araki and jellyfish
from time to time i'm trading some prints with other photographers. last week i received a package with two works from jeremy liebman. they are part of his series "1987 gold" and what shall i say? they are utterly marvelous ...
paul paper
paul paper sent me this book with a lot of inspiring bw-photographs. unfortunately i don't know if this one is still available - but you should definitely check out his website!!
a journey round my skull
thanks a lot to jessica hans who drew my attention to this wonderful blog, called "a journey round my skull". there is a really impressive series about forgotten artists & illustrators - like albín brunovský.
theodor kittelsen
theodor severin kittelsen's neo-romantic paintings and
illustrations are some of the most spiritual works i've
ever seen. a true norwegian genius.
(read more here)
turbochainsaw
i've got 4 pages in the latest issue (#4) of
turbochainsaw magazine
(get it here)
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turbochainsaw is a non-profit underground
publication featuring artists, photographers,
creative writers and music from all over the world.
the magazine is A5 portrait, B+W, 100pages, perfect bound.
limited to 150 copies.
antwerp fashion show 2009
© photo: elle tudor
antwerp fashion designer paula selby avellaneda used
one of my -26,8 mag works as inspiration for her collection.
(find more pictures here)
heosphoros
vintage cardboard photo book, rubber nose,
digital c-type prints on fuji crystal archive paper,
prints on backlit foil, color laser copies, adhesive tape
(edition of 1)
100 pages
22 x 30 x 4,5 cm
(see more here)
pluton (calabi yau) has been selected
for the 8th annual urban nomad film festival
in taipei
(read more here)
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