VISIONS OF REALITY a film- and exhibition project by Gustav Deutsch

Illusionary painting and colour concept by Hanna Schimek

(work in progress)

VISIONS OF REALITY will bring to life fifteen paintings by the American painter Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967). Similar to tableaus vivants—a popular theatrical entertainment of the 19th century—the people depicted in Hopper’s paintings will become the protagonists in mini-dramas. The “snapshots” of the paintings will each be extended to a period of six minutes either before or after the events shown. The film will show the episodes - and Hopper’s reconstructed painting - chronologically over the course of one fictive day and night (excerpts: Gustav Deutsch) more: www.gustavdeutsch.net/index.php/en/news.html

Feature film I 2012 I Austria (tbc) I 90 min I English I Cast: Stephanie Cumming, Christoph Bach, Florentin Groll, Elfriede Irrall, Tom Hanslmaier, Rudy Ruggiero, Yarina Gurtner Vargas , Direction: Gustav Deutsch, Script: Gustav Deutsch, Kamera: Jerzy Palacz, Editing: Gustav Deutsch, Music: Christian Fennesz, David Sylvian, Sound: Christoph Amann, Scenography: Hanna Schimek, Gustav Deutsch, Veronika Merlin, Art for Art Theater Service, Rudi Hopsig, Costumes: Julia Cepp, Production management: Marie Tappero, Light: Dominik Danner, Production: KGB Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production http://www.kgp.co.at

JOES' BAR

Concept for an interactive multi-media installation at the Nationale Fairground Archive / University of Sheffield by D&S, 2010 Painting of one of the showcases

PLANTS OF THE DESERT

1m² desert chosen from 9 million km² - The Sahara in a sandpit. Confronting forces of nature with forceps. Labeling and numbering tiny life forms. Methodical approach to a primeval landscape with the means of scientific drawers and criminalists. Crime Scene Botany. Study of the vegetation in the stone desert near the Figuig oasis. Categorization according to type, frequency and location with help of a square frame, signs, photographs, specimen and aquarelle sample cards.  Presentation: TRAVEL ART – The Athens Conference, Palamas Building, Athens,1995