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// Cinematic Documentation of the Projection Sculptures //
Black Mirror
Robert Seidel
Projection on Paper Sculptures in front of a Mirror
Sculpture #1: 1,6 x 1,2 x 0,8 m
Sculpture #2: 2,1m x 0,8 x 0,9 m
USA / Germany 2011

// Title //
The title "Black Mirror" refers to the dark mirror used in the 18th century for landscape painting, also called Claude glass. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_glass

// Part of the Exhibition //
Black Mirror – A New Installation and Moving Paintings
1st US Solo Show of Robert Seidel Young Projects, Space B210, Los Angeles
March 22nd to August 20th 2011
youngprojectsgallery.com


// Press Comments //
Robert Seidel’s first solo show in the U.S., at Young Projects, is an immersive experience, a sensuous dip into light, color, movement, sound and change […] Seidel’s stream of visual consciousness is well worth dipping into.
Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, April 29th 2011

Experiencing Seidel's art seems both external to the self and internalized. Mirages come and go as fleeting as thought, with just their collective impact lingering.
Anne Martens, Flash Art, International Edition, No. 279, July–September 2011

// Excerpt from the Essay / Behind the Curtain of Things //
Woven by laser into scarcely discernible forms, gossamer papers inspired by bark beetle traces float in the exhibition space. Light-structures invade these delicate paper beings, shower them with dazzling colour, caress them with flowing powdery haze. A mirror reflects the viewer’s incidence angle of vision and seems to open up a unifying space that nonetheless remains only a surface.
Ulrike Pennewitz, Art Historian

// Credits //
Sculpture and Projection: Robert Seidel
Documentation Editor: Falk Müller
Music: Richard Eigner ritornell.at
Curator: Paul Young

Supported by German Short Film Association, Joe Day / Deegan Day Design LLC, Camila Vial, Ulrike Pennewitz, Thoralf Müller, Marko Schmidt, Ricky Korf und Sebastian Schwartze


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  • Patrick Alsobrook 6 months ago
    Wow. This is an intoxicating aesthetic.
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  • Bruno Gallo 6 months ago
    Robert you are a genius!!!
  • Robert Seidel plus 6 months ago
    Thanks, glad you like my stuff :-)
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  • Ricky Pannowitz 6 months ago
    Robert that was wonderful on my monitor, I could only imagine how breathtaking it would be in the real..great work, very impressive and aesthetically beautiful.
    regards
    Ricky
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  • Sebastian Lange plus 6 months ago
    beautiful !
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  • sincere congratulations! I really like your art ...
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  • Kasper Kamperman 6 months ago
    Wow!
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  • Nathan Selikoff 6 months ago
    That is killer. Thanks for sharing.
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  • sodazot 6 months ago
    Very beautiful!
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  • Steve MacD plus 6 months ago
    stunning. nice work.
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  • Angeline Gragasin plus 6 months ago
    Gorgeous, I hope to see this in person before it closes! Thanks for adding me, I'm happy to make your acquaintance.
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  • Christian Müllern 6 months ago
    Soaked up in magic...
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  • Meat Bingo plus 6 months ago
    Intricate evolving visual landscape - shame I can't get to LA
  • Robert Seidel plus 6 months ago
    Thank you, I wanted to turn my films into reality in a way... the documentation of my other exhibitions in Seoul & Altenburg (Germany) follows in September :-)
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  • Cristopher Sea plus 6 months ago
    A true innovation within the intersection of video, sculpture, & painting hybridity. The next level of evolution is apparent from project to project for Mr. Seidel. Great work Robert!
  • Robert Seidel plus 6 months ago
    Thank you very much Cristopher! Indeed is was my goal to bring my films to life, make the fine lines and shades float in real space...
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  • william roy 5 months ago
    fantastic realization of immersive vision. Congrats. Inspiring work! thank you.
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  • Audiovisual Academy 3 months ago
    That is stunning! We added this video to our AUDIO VISUAL DIGEST - audiovisualacademy.com/blog/en/2011/09/22/audio-visual-digest-2/
  • Robert Seidel plus 3 months ago
    Thank you very much!
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