TIME SCULPTURES – ROMAN SIGNER’S CONCISE AKTIONEN

Tische mit Ventilatoren, Tisch mit Kamera

Along with the survey of Signer’s Aktionen-films two of his works are shown in the exhibition space in the basement of Etablissement d’en face. In the video film Tisch mit Kamera (2001) Signer turns us into witnesses of an experiment with familiar ingredients from his artistic vocabulary: a table, with an explosive charge attached to it along with a camera, is floating down a tiny river. The recordings of this ‘second’ camera take us along on an unreal odyssey. The installation Tische mit Ventilatoren (2004) consists of four tables, hung from the ceiling in their centre, and as many radiators, switching on and off, causing the tables to revolve on their axes in a dazzling ballet mécanique.

in the presence of Roman and Aleksandra Signer

ETABLISSEMENT D’EN FACE PROJECTS
Fri, 15 Oct 2004
18:00 - 21:00

ETABLISSEMENT D’EN FACE PROJECTS
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
14:00 - 19:00

Tische mit Ventilatoren
Tisch mit Kamera

Installation

Super 8 Films and videos from 1985 to 2002
Time Sculptures # 1

Signers Aktionen-series turns us into witnesses of his often absurdist experiments with everyday objects and elements like water and fire. As plastic formations in time and space they are in fact part of his investigations as a sculptor.

In the presence of Roman and Aleksandra Signer

PETIT THEATRE MERCELIS
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
20:00 - 21:00

Aktion vor der Orangerie
Kassel, Dokumenta 8
20. Sept. 1987

1987
00:06:04 | col.
non spoken

Aktion in der Tabakfabrik
Krems:Stein
18. Juni 1988, 15:00

1988
video | 00:02:27 | col.
non spoken

Windmill
6. November 1996
Verfmolen "De Kat" Zaandam, Zaanse Schans, Amsterdam

1996
video | 00:05:12 | col.
silent

Bett
5. december 1996

1996
00:04:08 | col.
non spoken

Eskimorolle
Rheintal, 1995

1995
video | 00:01:20 | col.
non spoken

Hut
April 1997

1997
video | 00:04:22 | col.
non spoken

Schweben in einer Kiste
Galerie Hauser & Wirth, Zürich
9. Januar 1999

1999
video | 00:06:17 | col.
non spoken

Kajak

2000
video | 00:05:20 | col.
non spoken

Kabine
St. Gallen/Venedig 1999

1999
video | 00:05:20 | col.
non spoken

Gleichzeitig
Venedig 1999

1999
video | 00:00:55 | col.
non spoken

Blaues Fass
Venedig 1999

1999
video | 00:00:32 | col.
non spoken

Sand auf Radio
Dezember 1998
Galerie Luciano Fasciati, Chur

1998
video | 00:09:50 | col.
non spoken

Kabine mit Rauch
Weissbad, 31. Juli 2000

2000
video | 00:02:40 | col.
non spoken

Hot Spring, Island
August 1994

1994
video | 00:03:22 | col.
silent

Aktion sur le toit de Saint-Gervais, Genève
4 novembre 1997<7ème Semaine Internationale de la Vidéo

1997
video | 00:01:20 | col.
non spoken

Vier Stühle

Zwei Tische mit Fässern
Zeewolde, 6. Dezember 2000

2000
video | 00:00:50 | col.
non spoken

Frosh

2000
video | 00:02:10 | col.
non spoken

Super 8 Films and videos from 1985 to 2002
Time Sculptures # 2

PETIT THEATRE MERCELIS
Sat, 16 Oct 2004
22:00 - 23:02

Versuch in Atelier, St. Gallen 2001
Installation im Centre Pompidou Paris, 2001

2001
video | 00:03:22 | col.
non spoken

Kleine Ereignisse
Zuoz, Hotel Castell, 5. Oktober 1996

1996
video | 00:11:50 | col.
non spoken

Kamera-Fall, New Castle, 11.09.2002

2002
video | 00:01:24 | col.
non spoken

Forum Stadtpark Graz
Herbst 1987

1987
Super 8 | 00:10:40 | col.
non spoken

Ereignisse mit Roman Signer
Norbert Möslong, Andy Guhl
5. December 1985
Grabenhalle St. Gallen

1986
video | 00:17:23 | col.
non spoken

Don’t cross the line
Mohave Desert, California 2002

2002
video | 00:03:22 | col.
non spoken

Civitella d’Agliano, 1990

Super 8 | 00:08:22 | col.
silent

Biennale di Venezia, 1999
Roter Ball Sitter/Kt.Appenzell 1996 (00:00:48)
helicopter auf Brett Sitter/Appenzell 1998 (00:01:02)
Fass mit Kamera Hirschberg/Kt.Appenzell 1999 (00:01:35)

1999
video | 00:03:23 | col.
non spoken

Aktion mit eine Rakete
Bilbao, 1995

1995
video | 00:00:25 | col.
non spoken

Dit evenement is onderdeel van argosfestival 2004