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Thomas Taube

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In his artistic works, Thomas Taube (*1984) detaches the medium of film from its linear and stringent narrative structure. By means of multi-channel installations, associative, reflective and surreal sequences, Taube works against conventional cinematographic codes. By abolishing the immediacy of the medium through epic elements and discontinuous montage, his works aim for a differentiation between seeing, observing, experiencing and reflecting. 

He won the Prize of the Leipziger Jahresausstellung 2015, the Marion Ermer Prize 2016 and received different grants such as the ISCP New York residency by the Cultural Foundation of Saxony. His works are collected by different collections such as the Dresden State Art Collection. He published The Whirr of The Image Machine 2015 at Spector Books. For the Staatstheater Stuttgart, he conceived and directed the 16-part video walk Un/True. Currently, Taube is working on a 12-part film project, among other things, that deals with follower-ship, participation, and the concept of free will.

From April—June 2021, Thomas Taube was a resident at the KunstVereineRuhr.

Xanten

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.

Xanten by Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a house with a front yard in Xanten. Text: "We are not talking about work here, we are talking about... front yards."

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a house entrance with a palm tree and decorative figures. Text: "There is a lot of work here... and very careful work."

© Jul Gordon

Drawing of two lion statues in front of a door with dialogue. Text: "So, I just wanted to say, I won’t set an alarm or anything." – "Why? If something happens...?"

© Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a frog with binoculars sitting on a table in front of a door. Text: "Do you remember Simex?"

© Jul Gordon

Artistic drawing with flying birds and a ribbon. Text: "She has become a cat." – "Could we maybe redirect this?"

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a creative front yard decoration with stacked shapes. Text: "She is really awesome."

© Jul Gordon

Minimalist drawing of a house with a lion figure in front of the door. Text: "And prevent more of this mess."

© Jul Gordon

Critical illustration of an advertising poster with the text "You belong" and a crowd. Text: "E.g. fascism."

© Jul Gordon

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Jul Gordon

Jul Gordon lives in Hamburg and works as a comic artist. In addition to drawing, she curates exhibitions and works as a lecturer at the HAW Hamburg.

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