Christian Niccoli\u2019s artistic work examines situations and patterns of behaviour within different social groups, focusing on the interaction between individuals. Niccoli works with photography and video, and he always stages his themes with great precision, employing professional actors. His films do not copy reality, therefore; they represent it in an abstract and metaphorical way.<\/p>\n
In K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien, Christian Niccoli is showing \u201cAn steilen H\u00e4ngen Laufen lernen\u201d (Learning to Walk on Steep Slopes) a multi-channel version of his 16mm film \u201cPlanschen\u201d (Splashing Around, 2007\/08). Six videos, which are projected onto single wooden cubes distributed around the exhibition space, show six people who \u2013 fully dressed \u2013 are aimlessly and helplessly swimming around, wearing a swim ring. No real interaction occurs over the course of the entire film; the protagonists only look around at the others with apparent mockery or envy. Metaphorically, the film describes the \u2018floating state\u2019 experienced by people who live in a city as strangers and simply let themselves \u2018drift\u2019.<\/p>\n
Often demonstrating an absurd aspect, Niccoli\u2019s films always represent the artist\u2019s way of coming to terms with his autobiographical experiences. As a result, they are both self-analysis and a critical observation of our society.<\/p>\n
As a guest at K\u00fcnstlerhaus Bethanien, Christian Niccoli is currently participating in our International Studio Programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-8966","kb_exhibition","type-kb_exhibition","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"article_image":8968,"article_image_bu_de":"","article_image_bu_en":"","datum_suche":"2013-07-09 10:16:07"},"yoast_head":"\n