02 Parusie 2022
DOC 234—34/2
DEUS: 088/26812—81
REX-13: 978-0882681/283
REX-13: 978-0882681/283
I placed an infrared camera at the end of my hotel bed. As soon as I move in my sleep, its sensors pick it up and it fires an indiscerni-
ble flash that lights up the night without me noticing. It‘s one of those unbearable summer nights that don‘t let you sleep in peace.
The stand fan swings like the needle of a metronome, giving the night a pulse. Its gusts of wind find their way under the curtains,
which fill with air like a sail. I leave the old tube TV on, the program is in a foreign language but I took off my hearing aids, so I can’t
hear it anyways. It is this unique hotel room atmosphere that again exerts its influence on my dream. I see myself floating through
the streets of a city unknown to me. In the process, I encounter everyday scenes that my subconscious reconstructs in the dream.
It may sound strange, but waking up the next morning I feel strongly inspired.
Gernot Böhme‘s philosophical essays taught me that atmospheres can be produced. Factors such as light, sound and the geometry of a room and the objects placed in it play an essential role in creating atmosphere. Böhme also says that atmosphere is perceived objectively, as an example he cites the stage design, where a certain climate must be created, which is perceived by the audience in equal measure. Hotel rooms always follow similar principles, which for me creates an atmosphere, I always perceive quite similar. It is always the first night during a stay that I dream of an abstract cityscape.
I have found a way to visualize these dreams by taking my pictures digitally and then rephotographing them in analog from my laptop screen or tube TV. The negatives are then developed under extreme conditions, such as boiling water or chemicals. The ne- gatives are now photographed digitally again. In the last step, I photograph the negatives digitally again and edit them digitally. The edited photo can now be photographed analogue again. That way, countless layers of dust, fingerprints or other physical objects can materialize in the negative and give it its unique texture.
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Gernot Böhme‘s philosophical essays taught me that atmospheres can be produced. Factors such as light, sound and the geometry of a room and the objects placed in it play an essential role in creating atmosphere. Böhme also says that atmosphere is perceived objectively, as an example he cites the stage design, where a certain climate must be created, which is perceived by the audience in equal measure. Hotel rooms always follow similar principles, which for me creates an atmosphere, I always perceive quite similar. It is always the first night during a stay that I dream of an abstract cityscape.
I have found a way to visualize these dreams by taking my pictures digitally and then rephotographing them in analog from my laptop screen or tube TV. The negatives are then developed under extreme conditions, such as boiling water or chemicals. The ne- gatives are now photographed digitally again. In the last step, I photograph the negatives digitally again and edit them digitally. The edited photo can now be photographed analogue again. That way, countless layers of dust, fingerprints or other physical objects can materialize in the negative and give it its unique texture.
