Corvus corone cornix, the hooded crow, is not just any old crow. It is an indicator of east and west. Because the various crow families have divided up Europe among themselves, we only encounter hooded crows east of the Elbe, where \u2013 like their western relatives \u2013 they inhabit border regions\u00a0between populated districts and the countryside as followers of civilisation.
\nWhen the Dutch artist Roderick Hietbrink crossed over the former border of the old political blocks on his way to a guest studio in Berlin, he also moved from the habitat of the carrion crow to the territory of the hooded crow, and this is a detail of his research into urban space which plays an important part in his Berlin installation.<\/p>\n
Hietbrink\u2019s new installation \u201cCorner Corone\u201d consists of video projections and sound sources showing the audience the interior of an empty Berlin office block. Nothing much happens in this unused, unfurnished space. A few movements, diffuse shadows passing by and changes in the light visualise the passing of time rather than firmly outlined events, while subtle quadrophonic sound enables us to presume or recognise events outside the space.
\nIn this way, Hietbrink investigates the extent to which our experience of space can be manipulated and how familiar urban surroundings may be given a fresh interpretation. The viewer\u2019s perception alters according to his perception of details. Controlled addition of insignificant changes redirects his attention. Corvus corone cornix thus becomes the audience\u2019s perspectival partner, and we experience an unexpected encounter with the hooded crow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-12678","kb_exhibition","type-kb_exhibition","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"article_image":16000,"article_image_bu_de":"","article_image_bu_en":"","datum_suche":"2014-07-09 11:12:35"},"yoast_head":"\n