Kolja Kunt
Born in Jena 1972. Lives and works in Berlin.
Filmography:
Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst, und das ist schwarzweiss (in progress)
Unterwegs mit Maxim Gorkiy (2014)
Manifest (2013)
Border (2006)
Operator (2006)
Heimat – Sandwichkonstruktionen (2004-2006)
Films
- Travelling with Maxim Gorkiy10’
Production: DE 2014
As in many cases, also here it's rather about allusion than description. This also applies to the persons represented. Flat silhouettes of people. Their heads depicted in profile. Faces with no expression, formal gestures. In the background, a little bit of everyday life: the hard, square, stone architecture arises from ochre, brownish, blackish mush of colour or mud. A demonstration of the function of the central perspective. An idealised representation of a tropical paradise. Strangely, there's no absurdity in this.
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