Opera instigates big feelings in the spectator´s
heart and audiovisual over-input in his mind by
creating opulent images and emotional music. The
OPERA series transforms the basic structure of
music theatre into cinematography by composing
visual impact accompanied by enchanting and
breath-taking musical compositions.
The film footage has been recorded in the US and
Europe and altered during post production process.
The SUPREME SUPERPOWER AMERICAN OPERA
All elements of the images- might they make more
or less associations to objects, landscape,
animals, flowers etc. recognizable in the highly
abstracted patterns or not- are compose in
relation to the underlaying musical score like
steps in a dance.
The footage is taken in different US states shown
different parts of the country referring to what
Hollywood cinema has told us about how to
experience the american way of life and the US
lifestyle. Like cinematic language of Hollywood
and the importance of motion in american society
the film is all about movement and dance.
The SUPREME SUPERPOWER AMERICAN OPERA, 2015,
0min43sec excerpt
The NEWs BULLETIN BROADCASTING OPERA
The latest news are celebrated like operas since
decades. Expectations are wakened. Hopes and
disappointments are celebrated like you are
watching a typically Hollywood Cinema movie loaded
with all great human feelings- or an Italian opera
of the 19th century. Simple images are getting a
overwhelming impact by music scoure underlying.
The NEWS BULLETIN BROADCASTING OPERA, 2015,
1min12sec excerpt
publication:
2016, WHAT´s NEXT/ KAS TOLIAU, international art
project, Lithuania, link
The BATTLESHIP`s LARGER THEN LIFE OPERA
Carnival used to be a free playground for everyone
embedded in catholic faith. Especially in
Southwest Germany, the Alemannia region, people
still play during Fasnet the same old games their
ancestors played centuries ago. Analyzing this
game you will find out that Fasnet is still the
time when religious and ideological theories don
́t have any value to anyone- something which is
unknown to islamic or communist ́s traditions.
The BATTLESHIP´s LARGER THEN LIFE OPERA, 2015,
1min33sec excerpt
articles + radio interview:
Interview with Joas Nebe on his OPERA serial
conducted by curators JOSH RYDER and BARBARA
SCOTT, ARTiculAction Contemporary Art Review,
anniversary edition, may 2016, link
Interview with Joas Nebe on YALE UNIVERSITY RADIO
WYBCX, hosted by BRAINARD CAREY, 20th october
2015, link
shown at:
SEA CHANGE FESTIVAL, Video Social Club,
Post-Everything, Totnes, UK
PLYMOUTH ART WEEKENDER, Video Social Club,
Plymouth, UK