To the sea 2840 kilometer_2011: Kristof Georgen

To the Sea 2840 Kilometres

2011
3-channel video / 4-channel audiosystem, sync unit, 4 loudspeakers, 3 monitors, wooden bases
Overall loop-time: 54:10 min

with Johannes Denk (A), Franz Dold (D) Günther Egger (A), Norbert Fuchs (A) Hansjörg Heinzmann (D), Josef Geith (A) Florin Papadatu (Ro), Christian Mititelu Railmanu (Ro)

Kunsthalle Krems / Kunstraum Stein 2011

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To the sea 2840 kilometres (Bis zum Meere 2840 Kilometer) merges three geographic positions in Germany, Austria and Romania which are connected by the Danube river. By using documentary film and audio Kristof Georgen leads us into an imaginative space interconnected by the 3000 Kilometer long line betweeen the Black Forest and the Black Sea. The title quotes part of the inscription at the historical source of the Danube at Donaueschingen.
The multi-channel sound diffusion and three-channel video screening on monitors is synchronised and relates to simultanious events and situations far away of each other. A major focus and constant cinematic parameter are interviews conducted by the artist at the three geographic points (Black Forest, Krems and Sulina). The intervewees talk on their personal and professional references to the Danube. As they never met in reality, the film imagines similarities and parallels as a site-related snapshot of sound, image and language.