Stefan Panhans
20 Nov 2010 - 16 Jan 2011
STEFAN PANHANS
20 November, 2010 - 16 January, 2011
‘I’m cold..did I actually do the bank transfers or not?... Pass me the coffee... what kind is it? Or is it tea?
The videoworks by Stefan Panhans train for the worst case.
They show artificial characters in situations we all seem to know. Shot using just one camera position, actors are staged in minimal scenes, often almost spinning out of control, their hysteria in sharp contrast with the formal setting. The recited texts – spoken by motionless actors, and in staccato – create confusion, seeming to blur visible and imaginary things in a dimension where time seems to have an entirely different presence.
20 November, 2010 - 16 January, 2011
‘I’m cold..did I actually do the bank transfers or not?... Pass me the coffee... what kind is it? Or is it tea?
The videoworks by Stefan Panhans train for the worst case.
They show artificial characters in situations we all seem to know. Shot using just one camera position, actors are staged in minimal scenes, often almost spinning out of control, their hysteria in sharp contrast with the formal setting. The recited texts – spoken by motionless actors, and in staccato – create confusion, seeming to blur visible and imaginary things in a dimension where time seems to have an entirely different presence.