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David Reiber Otálora

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David Reiber Otálora (*1992) is a German-Colombian artist and filmmaker who was born in Münster and grew up in Bogotá. In his cinematic as well as sculptural works he deals with exoticisms and colonial representations of the so-called other and explores possibilities to affirm them as the basis of fantastic and ambiguous narratives. A recurring element in his work are objects that change the climatic conditions of the room, such as air conditioners, radiators or fans, which are often overlooked due to their functionality. 
 

He recently exhibited at Klosterruine Berlin (2021), ELGARAFI Bom Dia (2021) and Dortmunder Kunstverein/Urbane Künste Ruhr (2021). His exhibitions, screenings and projects include Tropical Frenzy at Kunstverein Gießen (2019), Intimate Matter at Bärenzwinger Berlin (2019) and Hi Ventilation at Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof (2019), Musée de la Porte Dorée (2018), Kassel Documentary Film Festival (2017), Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (2017), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (2017).

From Oct—Dec 2021, David Reiber Otálora was a resident at the KunstVereineRuhr.

Hamminkeln

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Hamminkeln by Erdem Teper

so müssen wohl die bäume über die menschen denken, 
der mensch ist ewig damit beschäftigt 
versteht, dass alles und jeder irgendwo
eins ist 
versteht, dass alles –  liebt und lacht und lebt in frieden existiert; stoa
versteht, dass es ist – ebenbild 
wenn mensch findet sich selbst 
vor uralten baumrinden 
ein wesen schaut das andere an, 
am ende haben beide einander
und somit sich selbst erkannt 
beide aus gerüst, beide aus haut 
nur dass der baum im wald sich zutraut
zurecht, dass er den menschen überlebt; 
während die zeit bereits 
das leichentuch des menschen webt 
und der baum schaut den menschen an, 
beide aus haut, rinde und knochen 
nur hat der neue mensch 
seine beziehung zur natur unterbrochen

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Erdem Teper

Erdem Teper writes about everything that makes Erdem feel. Themes in his poetry are often taken from philosophical and religious contexts.

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