” … ‘Exactly,’ all the noblemen agreed, though they could see nothing, for there was nothing to see. “
[Excerpt from “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen, 1837]
“Handabbeisser” (German for: “one who bites off hands“, from the term: ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you‘) is a blog and functions as production diary, sketchbook/portfolio-notes, news page, with occasional interviews included.
It was started in 2012, originally to communicate with a group of homeless youth in Oregon during a collaborative long-term /long-distance interview /blind-photo project (“Each reflection of myself echoes a different emotion at me”).
It is deliberately written in casual language that every average person can understand and relate to, making an effort to avoid “art-lingo” that uses language as status symbol and to create diversion addressing intentionally exclusively a particularly educated audience or one that likes to appear as such. It has been since twice deleted for various reasons and occasionally restarted again.
Making of a puppet of a boy – Vol. IV – clothes and photo shoot
Clothed and ready for photo shoot before he’ll be sent off (this is a commission). Josiane Keller “little boy stan
puppet of a boy [SOLD]
Josiane Keller “puppet of a boy 3” (2017)
Making of a puppet of a boy – Vol. III – after cutting hair – Happy Halloween!
Oh-oh, someone is pouting a bit. Ops. After cutting hair. Sorry folks, I couldn’t help myself. And anyways, these guys d
Making of a puppet of a boy – Vol. II – after washing hair
After washing hair. Josiane Keller “little boy after washing hair” (2017) Josiane Keller “little boy after w
Making of a puppet of a boy
This is a very belated commission for a good friend of mine. Usually I am very meticulous about commissions, in this case I ha
ホテル-Hotel extension film project: Screen tests – Starfish walking on the beach
Starfish walking on the beach, to view film please click HERE Josiane Keller “Starfish walking on the beach” (2017
Rattenkönig – “Jesus as a rat”-animation
Topic: “Rattenkönig” (“rat king”); animation, “Jesus as a rat”. This project as much as
ホテル Hotel – Grasshopper Road Tour
A long, slow summer is finally coming to an end. It seems we are all hard-boiled and moving slower than before. Much has happe
Brief Interlude: “Pictures Speak Louder Than Words” – new book by Atelier Herenplaats on Outsider Art
Finally it has arrived: new book by artists of Galerie Atelier Herenplaats in Rotterdam on exactly that: Outsider Art. If you
Unexpectedly: Puppet Animation for Children: “Confessions of a Runaway – In the Cafe” (Vol. I)
I never thought this day would ever come, and yet… : here it is, a puppet animation for a very small child, in fact for
ホテル Hotel – on the beach
Molly is spending an awful amount of time with Elle, also at Elle’s fancy apartment, although it’s only fancy ins
ホテル Hotel – making new jeans for Molly
Molly fashion queen is getting a new summer outfit, particularly new jeans: Josiane Keller “making new jeans for Molly&#
panther running at night – screen test (2017)
Screen test ‘panther running at night’; to view click HERE Josiane Keller “panther running at night –
ホテル Hotel – not a black cat, rather a panther
It turns out, no matter how you want to look at it in reality this black cat is a black panther and that’s it. I have no
ホテル Hotel – Around the 50th Day /Starfish in the Museum – test clip (2017)
ホテル Hotel – Around the 50th Day /Starfish in the Museum – test clip; *song: “Por una Cabeza” by
ホテル Hotel – Uncle Karli brought everybody down and Starfish’s Herzschmerz in the museum
Since the stint with Uncle Karli something has definitely changed, although nobody wants to admit it, people are in a foul moo
ホテル Hotel – making a black cat… or something… a wabi-sabi cat
Next to showing the slide-show off I am working since a while on a black cat, or was it a black panther? No idea, it looks wei
Brief Interlude: images, lenses and ‘It doesn’t look like that!’
Since showing the slide-show has thrown me somehow back in discussion with the Animation crowd out there, I am once again con
ホテル Hotel – Day trip out
Day trip, taking depressed Starfish out, we’re taking snapshots with cell phones… Josiane Keller “Starfish,
Brief Interlude: Review by Centre of Ceramic Art York – Rethink Ceramic
This morning started with a surprise review of by the Centre of Ceramic Art York – Rethink Ceramic, surprise, because it
Mein erstes Märchenbuch
Carl Offterdinger “Mein erstes Märchenbuch / Das tapfere Schneiderlein (‘The Valiant Little Taylor’)”
ホテル Hotel – Uncle Karli the art rep, fairy tales, a big let down and how to live and learn from experience
Carl Offterdinger “Mein erstes Märchenbuch / Das tapfere Schneiderlein (‘The Valiant Little Taylor’)”
ホテル Hotel – Notice Of Filming
The Hotel has been a mess since over a week now, because they are filing some sort of Japanese avant-garde movie, some bizarre
ホテル Hotel – Starfish and Molly at the Library Cafe
Today Molly took half a day off to go out with Starfish, upon his urging, wearing a stylish new frock she got yesterday, altho
ホテル Hotel – Molly is gone out shopping and Starfish’s got the blues
Molly is for once not at her secret rehearsals at “Cafe Leben” but out shopping for clothes, claiming she has not
ホテル Hotel – black cat and new eyes
Working on various projects at once for a moment, two out of three are a black cat (that came out a tic huge) for new video an
Brief Interlude: “Spirits and their habitats: signs of the Japanese style in the graphics of Josiane Keller – illustration review on BLOG fairyroom by Masha Skaf/ Мария Скаф
Духи и места их обитания: приметы японского стиля в графике Джосиан К
ホテル Hotel – Molly and Starfish – TV night
Finally an evening when Molly is not staying late for rehearsals at “Cafe Leben” and spending a simple TV night wi
ホテル Hotel – Starfish is coming home from the hospital
Yesterday Starfish came home from the hospital – all a man now. We took him out for a drink, that is Chiaki, Larry and C
ホテル Hotel – a fire in the hospital, ChoCho’s charity performance and the only worthy purpose for art is fighting for freedom
Starfish is still in the hospital and people telephone in regularly, but still no visitors allowed, hospital rule. This mornin
ホテル Hotel – Starfish’s sex change III
Starfish’s sex change stage III: Josiane Keller “Starfish on the operation table 6” (2017) During the operat
ホテル Hotel – Starfish’s sex change II
Starfish’s sex change on its way: Josiane Keller “Starfish’s sex change – body on a green sheet”