Julius von Bismarck: Talking to Thunder

Name: Julius von Bismarck: Talking to Thunder
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SKU: 9783775745611
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By Stephen Pyne and Karsten Heller

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Julius von Bismarck: Talking to Thunder presents an immersive exploration of natural forces through the innovative artistry of Julius von Bismarck. Combining sculpture, photography, video, and technology, Bismarck captures water droplets, lightning, wildfires, hurricanes and ocean waves in slow motion, prompting reflection on humanity's relationship with nature in an era of environmental crisis. The book includes insightful essays, interviews and excerpts that deepen understanding of his provocative work and its relevance.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in contemporary art, environmental themes and the intersection of technology and nature, as well as those keen on philosophical and cultural discussions around ecological issues.

The Berlin-based artist's latest works explore the destructive beauty of natural forces--lightning strikes, tornadoes, and forest fires--and catastrophes caused by humans. A student of îlafur El'asson, von Bismarck explores the relationship between nature and human perception in his installation, video, and performance works.nd performance works.

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Focus on Natural Forces

In a historical moment gripped by environmental catastrophes of our own making, Julius von Bismarck confronts the forces of nature at their unruly extremes. Deploying sculpture, photography, video and technological devices designed to harness the elements, Bismarck stills water droplets and fragments of exploding stone, shaping them into slow-motion disasters calibrated to the rate of human perception.

Through performative encounters with lightning, wildfires, hurricanes and ocean waves, the artist stages a timely reckoning with the fate of age-old ideas of nature. Following a foreword by museum director Susanne Pfleger, Talking to Thunder explores the implications of Bismarck's latest work through essays by philosopher Dehlia Hannah and curator Nadim Samman, interviews with Wiwa shaman Taita, Jurgen Trittin of the German Green Party, and fire historian Stephen Pyne, and excerpts from Gaston Bachelard and Max Frisch.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775745611

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 September 2019

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Contributors:

Text by Nadim Samman
Text by Dehlia Hannah
Contributions by Julius von Bismarck
Foreword by Susanne Pfleger
Contributions by Jürgen Trittin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 1000g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Karsten Heller Non-Fiction Stephen Pyne

About the Author

Julius von Bismarck (*1983) grew up in Riad, Saudi Arabia, and Freiburg, Germany. He studied visual communications at the Berlin University of the Arts and at Hunter College in New York, and finished his graduate studies under Ólafur Elíasson in 2013.

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