Portfolio - Johannes Büttner

Portfolio
Johannes
Donaustrasse
12043
Büttner
6
Berlin
Tel: 0049 178 4666961
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Multimedia installation with home-made
batteries and an accumulator as well as
videos, objects and signifiers that refer to
energy fields, energy problems and the
transformation of energy. It remains unclear for the viewer which of the devices
actually fulfil their purposes, and which
only seem to. Concrete experiments merge
with fictional narratives.
Installation view:
Flying Carpet: laser cut carpets
Pyramid: bitumen, acupuncture needle, homoeopathic pill
Accumulator 1: 100 litre humus soil, copper cable, car
radio, gabba-loop, copper crystals, homoeopathic pills, ore
and copper oxide, energy drinks, wood billet, chassie, heating pipe
Orgon and Tachyonen Photographie:
the photo material (photo reel and photo paper was:
a) put in a orgone accumulator for 24 hours (rebulid following a construction guide by Wilhelm Reich)
b) sprayed with Tachyonen (bought from amazon.com)
Battery (first try): energy drinks, concrete, copper sulfate,
distilled water, copper cable, felt, voltage measurement
device
Crystal battery: alaun battery, wires, LEDs, steel
Pyramid: bitumen, acupuncture needle, homoeopathic pill
Accumulator 1: 100 litre humus soil, copper cable, car radio, gabba-loop, copper crystals, homoeopathic pill, ore and copper oxide, energy drinks, wood billet, chassie, heating pipe
Autarkic Photographs: photo prints produced using the autak photography method (explained on page 5), wooden boxes, bitumen
Orgon and Tachyonen Photographie: the photo material (photo reel and photo paper) was a: put in a orgone accumulator for 24 hours (following a construction guide
by Wilhelm Reich) b: sprayed with Tachyonen (bought from amazon.com) Flying Carpet: laser cut carpets Battery (first try): energy drinks, concrete, copper sulfate,
distilled water, copper cable, felt, voltage measurement device
Pyramid: bitumen, acupuncture needle, homoeopathic pill
Flying Carpet: laser cut carpets
Autarkic Photographs, method description
alaun battery
lamp/LED
projection
photo paper
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For this project, I researched the pseudoscientific ‚free energy`
movement and contacted people through the internet, who have
claimed the invention of a machine that self-sufficiently produces
energy. I photographed these machines with an analog camera.
The machines expose themselves as they are lit by the bulbs. The
electricity for the bulbs is being supplied by the electricity emitted
from the machines.
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After the analog developing of the negatives, I manually exposed
a print onto photo paper. The light source used for this procedure was also supplied by the electricity emitted from this very
machine.
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The result are prints which are recording the energy invested in
their own making.
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Installation view of the exhibition Global
Viral at Kunsthaus Kat, Cologne 2014
The devices of the autarkic photographs:
1) Alaun Crystal Battery
build by Markus Bauer
2) Kapanadze Device
developed by Tariel Kapanadze,
constructed by Montgomery Schulz
3) Bedini Generator
developed by John Bedini
constructed by Jochen Wartburg
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4) Hendershot Generator
developed by Lester Hendershot
constructed by anonym
5) Stone Battery
developed by John Hutchinson
constructed by Johannes Büttner
Autarkic Photographs: in wooden boxes on stands made from branches Battery (first try): energy drinks, concrete,
copper sulfate, distilled water, copper cable, felt, voltage measurement device
Tariel Kapanadze invented a 5 kilowatt free energy generator: youtube video (found
footage)
Copper Thieves:
photo series published in De:Bug magazine, 2013, exhibition at Salon Mutlu curated by Zoë Claire Miller, Berlin, 2014
Accumulator 1: 100 liter humus soil, copper cable, car radio, gabba-loop, copper crystals, homoeopathic pills, ore and copper oxide, energy drinks, wood billet, chassie
The non-ferrous metal network map: glass frames, scotch, copper wire, overhead transparency foil printed with found footage of copper thieves, confiscated copper, buissnes structures, crime scenes, techniques to avoid the stealing of copper, surveillance systems
Battery (first try): energydrinks, concrete, copper sulfate, distilled water, copper cable, felt, volatge measurement device
The everyday business of metal theft revolves around dismantling
grounding cables and pipes or stealing scrap for the purpose of
melting them and selling the captured metals.
Specialized work techniques call for special tools. I commissioned
tools for copper thieves from several artists, which I then further
altered and demonstrated in action. The tools are presented as
devices in the photo series Copper Thieves. In the exhibition their
various functions were documented with videos and experimental
set-ups.
The non-ferrous metal thieve network map: glass frames, scotch, copper wire, overhead transparency foil printed with found
footage of copper thieves, confiscated copper, buissnes structures, crime scenes, techniques to avoid the stealing of copper,
surveillance systems
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Beanie: Carhartt
Pulli: Soulland
Hose: Carhartt
Schuhe: Adidas
Dariusz:
Jacke: Ben Sherman
Schuhe: Adidas Slvr
Dariusz, Martin und Dimitri:
Jacken: Transform-Tryptichon; Johannes Büttner
Dariusz
Hose: Levis
Martin
Hose: Soulland
Sneaker: Onitsuka
Dimitri
Hose: Y3
Kupfer
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Font – die Öffentliche von Strobo
Rute - Nina Hollensteiner
Rucksack – Llot llov
3 zu 1 Eurasienstab – Johannes Büttner
Copper Thieves: fashion photospread for De:bug Magazin #148. Magazin for electronic live aspects. Styling and special tools for the copper theft by Johannes Büttner and contributing artists
Walking Palmtrees (Pseudoüberbrückungsableiter für Erdungskabel) – Johannes Paul Raether
Divining Rod (Proof 1): with Nina Hollensteiner: screen, videofile
Triptych: with Alexander Seeberg-Elverfeld: embroidered bomber jacket with arm braids
3 Kilo Copper: copper ingots with a stock exchange value of 19,42 Dollar, cable ties
Crystal Battery: alaun battery, wires, LED´s,
steel, wood plate, energy drinks
Goggle: with Joscha Schell: bottle of korn, copper wire, lens, wooden shelf
Battery (first try): energy drinks, concrete, copper
sulfate, distilled water copper cable, felt, voltage
measurement device
Interview with a Copper Thief,
Performance at Salon Mutlu, Berlin,
Hidden behind a shadow sreen, a professional copper
thief answers questions from the audience. Techniques,
distribution channels and perspectives on copper theft
are discussed.
2) The interview
Invitation to the performance
1) The entering
Loot: temporary installation during the performance, in front of the gallery Mutlu
Dark Enterprises,
lecture performance with Helge Peters
Left overs: including DIY weapons, DIY candles, DIY drugs, DIY battery, DIY time detonator and others
Accompanying text: “Don‘t be afraid of the apocalypse! Peak oil?
Overcome your mental barriers and let cosmic energies flow. Hunger strike? Optimize your survival skills! One man‘s crisis is another man‘s chance. The coaches Johannes Büttner & Helge Peter
will help you hone your Armageddon entrepreneurial skills.”
The workshop provided instructions, plans and exercises to give
the participants an advantage in the worst-case scenario. We trained wilderness survival skills, building bombs, manufacturing
drugs, sabotage, as well as going underground and covering the
tracks of our existence.
The instructions, as well as a theoretical analysis of the workshop
themes, were collaged from texts and construction plans from different sources:
Anarchist Cookbook, brochures of the German armed forces and their Department for Future
Analysis, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, Feral Faun, K-Hole,
Michael Ruppert Phoenix, Class War Council Survivalist Forum, Timothy Mitchell, Tiqqun
ZOZ [Dahdahdididahdahdahdahdahdidit]
The installation ZOZ [Dahdahdididahdahdahdahdahdidit] is the fragmentary illustration of
a dystopian landscape through different found
objects, slide projections, and video material. Models and techniques of visualization taken from
scientific and archaeological research contexts are
used and activated. The finds and relics, categorized in the process of artistic work, tell a nonlinear story. It is about the “Floatpeople,” who are
on their way to a better future after an apocalyptic
event. The research results show that the survivors were floating on a raft, trying to navigate with
the aid of a DIY system of communication and
notation. Tools, clothing, navigation carpets as
well as other documents and relics outline their
practice. This is examined and interpreted in a
fictional laboratory. The imaginary archaeology
refers to symbols, materials and structures – some
of which are familiar – that refer both to the apocalypse and its accompanying “fresh start.”
Exhibition view
The Primal Myth: video loop 9.35 min.
Navigation Carpett
ZOZ [Dahdahdididahdahdahdahdahdidit]
Relicts cataloged at the Dia Slides Archives
The Primal Myth
Fragment of the whole
Reconstruction
Fragment of the whole-Form-Sign #33
Fragment of the whole-Form-Sign #1
Tool #37
Tool #45
Dome #1
ZOZ [Dahdahdididahdahdahdahdahdidit]
Relicts cataloged at the Dia Slides Archives
Navigation Carpet #67
Navigation Carpet #1
Navigation Carpet #2
Scheme SuperSign Diagram 1
SuperSign g6 #1
Suit #15
Suit #18
Suit #14
Kini,
photo series and objects
A copperplate print from 1886, made on the
occasion of the funeral procession for Ludwig
II., who died under mysterious circumstances,
shows a group of figures with black masks,
leading the procession with torches in their
hands. The mysterious men are members of
the Bavarian secret society “Gugelmänner,”
and faithful monarchists. Besides separatist
aspirations for an independent Bavaria, up
until today their goal is solve what they believe
to have been the murder of their king.
The legacy of Ludwig II. is extremely contentious. It stands for a passion for the arts, insane architectural enterprises and homoerotic
friendships. The death of the so-called fairy
tale king in Lake Starnberg under circumstances that remain unclear today, as well as his
legacy, are the stuff of legends. Several photographic and sculptural works engage with
the myth of the fairytale king and the secret
society of the Guglmänner.
Gugelmänner: copperplate print from 1886
Starnbergersee: photo prints, wooden light box
Unken: sculpture, branches, horsehair, cake server
Die Gugelmänner,
different performances
On several mythic places that are connected to the life of the ‚Fairytale King‘ Ludwig II, ceremonies to his memorial were performed.
Floatpeople:
performance
After a great flood, a diverse group of survivers has rescued themselves on a raft. Destined to float
into an unknown future. Here, while preserving their past they establish a new civilisation. The work
explores the creative potential inherent in every form of devastation.
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REDAKTION
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Laura Ewert
Nina Scholz
GESTALTUNG
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Das Hate Magazin entstand aus
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gerne lesen würden.
Das Magazin ist kostenlos. Die
Finanzierung läuft über eine Releaseparty.
Kongress der Möglichkeiten,
zusammen mit dem Hate Magazin, Ausstellung und Kongress vom 30. April - 10. Mai 2015 im Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, www.hate10.com
Auszug aus dem Pressetext:
Raus aus dem Fatalismus! Rein in die Möglichkeiten!
Seit den 90er Jahren ist vom Ende der Geschichte (Francis Fukuyama) die Rede. ungefähr genauso lange erleben wir die einverleibung jeder noch so kleinen Utopie, jeder
Subkultur durch allmächtige Marketingmaschinerien, so dass wir heute die in Empire
diagnostizierte „Welt ohne außen“ (Michael
Hardt/Toni Negri) als klaustrophobischen
Dauerzustand ohne Interventionsmöglichkeiten und Hoffnung auf Umbruch erleben.
Mitverantwortlich dafürist unter anderem
die technische Innovation Internet, die
das soziale, geistige und kulturelle Leben
nachhaltig verändert hat. Informationen zu
jedem ereignis sind umgehend in Form von
Videos, Bildern, Tweets, Statusmeldungen
oder Artikeln im Netz verfügbar und damit
verwertbar.
Wie sieht eine konkrete Praxis in der digitalen
Gegenwart aus?
Die veränderten technischen Voraussetzungen und das konstatierte Ende der großen
Erzählungen sind für uns ein Neuanfang.
Mit hilfe von kunst und Performances, Podiumsdiskussion und Workshops, Theaterund Filmaufführungen wollen wir gemeinsam mit den Teilnehmenden Fragen stellen
und mögliche Antworten erarbeiten.
Teilnehmer und Künstler:
Bartholl, Aram
Becker, Lars Karl
Beifuss, Artur
Birnbacher, Manuel
Brinkmann, Jörg
Buckley, Simon
Christl, Wolfie
Coleman, Gabriella
Crowle, Joshua
de Brito, Carlos
Domanović, Aleksandra
Downey, Brad
Dresel, Dominik
Ehlers, Saskia
Elektra
Engster, Frank
Escher, Alice
Feigelfeld, Paul
Foxitalic
Gagnon, Dominic
Giesemann, Elisabeth
Giligan, Conor
Glaser, Paula
Gottlieb, Baruch
Guffond, Jasmine
Heidenreich, Stefan
Herfurtner, Cornelia
Hoppenstedt, Max
Kayaci, Senol
Kaltheuner, Frederike
Kleiner, Dmytri
Klingebiel, Johannes
Köhn, Steffen
Krakenbürger, Fiona
Kronemann, Mey Lean
Küchler, Laura
Kulla, Daniel
Lowtzow, Dirk von
Lindal, Laura
Marszewski, Katharina
Miller, Zöe Claire
Naprushkina, Marina
Myland, Marcel
Naumann, Henrike
Neubacher, Daniel
Nowak, Alexander
Peters, Helge
Rieger, Frank
Schell, Joscha
Scholle, Carmen
Schramm, Julia
Schroeter und Berger
Schuda, Susanne
Schulz, Jana
Seeberg-Elverfeldt,
Alexander
Staiger, Marcus
Stephansson, G.
Stakemeier, Kerstin
Suckale, Stephen
Vollhardt, Lene
Wecke, Martin
Wermke, Matthias
Weichsel, Jonas
Windauer, Lars (aka Lasse)
Zelik, Raul
kunstraum
kreuzberg/Bethanien
Radikalisierungsraum, zusammen mit Swype Right und Live from Earth
Jenseits der Utopie, Veranstaltung mit Raul Zelik, Marcus Staiger, ein Vertreter
vob KP Frankfurt – Radikale Linke / umsganze, Marina Naprushkina
30. april - 10. Mai 2015
Möglichkeitsmensch, zusammen mit Manuel Birnbacher
Ausstellungsraum
let´s implement some little errors
Catalog, project group UdK Verlag, 2008
In co-operation with Olafur Eliasson‘s
Institute for Spatial Experiments and
Otto Rössler
The point of departure for this project
was a three-day event with the biochemist and theorist Professor. Dr. Otto E.
Rössler. During the annual UdK open
studios event, Rössler held a lecture with
a focus on the “CERN experiment” and
black hole theories. Rössler‘s theories are
disputed in scientific circles, and he is
sometimes characterized as a mad scientist.
One year after the event in May 2010,
an exhibition was presented in the underground vault of the Pfefferberg, a
former brewery in Berlin. It featured
research results as well as artwork which
was developed based on the lecture. The
three components (transcribed lecture,
research results and exhibition) were
compiled in a catalog.
links: Einladungs zu Otto’s Impossible Talks
rechts: Ausstellungsansicht
unten: Doppelseiten des Kataloges