Handabbeisser (Blog)

” … ‘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.

Maybe I am trying to express something that can’t be expressed I (2018)

Josiane Keller “Maybe I am trying to express something that can’t be expressed I” (2018)

Minokichi feet (2018)

Josiane Keller “Minokichi feet” (2018)

crane girl feet (2018)

Josiane Keller “crane girl feet” (2018)

crane girl – test 1 (2018)

Josiane Keller “crane girl – test 1” (2018)

Minokichi – test 1 (2018)

Josiane Keller “Minokichi – test 1” (2018)

Josette going to work (2014)

Josiane Keller “Josette going to work” (2014)

ホテル Hotel – here’s looking at you, kid – Sebastiao stops by

We’re still alive. Older, not necessarily wiser. Sebastiao stopped by, a kind of anniversary of the time he picked me up

ANIMALIA by master puppeteer Hobey Ford @ Ashburn Library, July 26th 7pm – 8pm

If you want to see Hobey Ford in action and are in the area, he is performing his show ANIMALIA at the Ashburn Library today,

homage to Giovanni Segantini – The Evil Mothers (2018)

“homage to Giovanni Segantini – The Evil Mothers”, collaboration/live projection with Thomas Renoldner’

Kurze Pause – alien 1 – triple

Josiane Keller “alien 1 – triple” (2018)

ホテル Hotel – Edie (Edith Weisslechner, Edie W.)

Edie (Edith Weisslechner), Billy’s baby sister, photo model, actress, artist, poet; at the time of her arrival 23 years

HOTEL ホテル – blue (2016)

ホテル Hotel – Surrogates – Italy premiere @ KromArt Gallery in Rome (Dec 2017)

Dal 14 dicembre  al 21 dicembre  2017 Vernissage giovedì  14 dicembre ore 18.30   Orari: Da lunedì al venerdì dalle

ホテル Hotel – Surrogates – Slide-Show (world premiere) at AUTOMATA LA, Mar 2017

http://www.automata-la.org/calendar.html

ホテル Hotel – Surrogates: ナジャ NADJA – the Lover’s Flower – puppet of a contemporary photo book

Sample pages from photo book of “NADJA – the Lover’s Flower” (ナジャ), a “puppet of a contemp

Visit with master puppeteer Hobey Ford – Vol. II

This is BLOG post Vol.II on NC based puppeteer Hobey Ford. For additional info please check also the previous post, “Vis

Visit with master puppeteer Hobey Ford – Vol. I

A visit with master puppeteer Hobey Ford / Hobey Ford’s Golden Rod Puppets in his studio near Asheville, NC. In the beg

ABOPevent – Vol.3 (2018)

ABOPevent – Vol. III – June poster (2018)

ホテル Hotel – Kiss – Chiaki and Starfish (2016)

Josiane Keller “Kiss – Chiaki and Starfish” (2016)

Bird man assembled

Bird man assembled, who will play  apart in a film (of course): Josiane Keller “birdman assembled” (2018) Josiane

New propane-fueled projector, Agnes tattooed in the kitchen at night and bird man with part of his hair

Look at that, we got a propane-fueled projector, the things I’m gonna do with that! Josiane Keller “RYOBI propane

Monument Film 2013 – Austrian experimental filmmaker Peter Kubelka talks about “what is film”?

Austrian film maker Peter Kubelka talks within the event “PETER KUBELKA PRESENTS MONUMENT FILM” at BFI Southbank

ABOPevent Vol.2 – poster, B version, limited edition of 20, #000014 (2018)

In addition to the regular poster for the monthly A.B.O.P.event there is also a limited edition “B-Version” design

Bird man and other skulls

More projection work requires new puppets. Birdman and other skulls, production diary: Josiane Keller “bird man rawR

ABOPevent Vol 2 – special edition : Austrian Avant-Garde Animation

Morpho “ABOPevent poster Vol II – Austrian Avant-Garde Animation” (2018)

Hissing Tiles – Sans-hannah / Okapi -show @ Static Age Records, May 2018

morpho “Hissing Tiles – Sans-hannah / Okapi -show @ Static Age Records” (May 2018)

MOON2 #7017, projection (2018)

Projection “MOON2”, #7017; to view click: HERE (*password protected) wall projection with sound by John Tyler duri

All Go West #7 Music Festival West Asheville – trailer (2018)

All Go West #7 Music Festival West Asheville – trailer; *soundtrack: RBTS WIN; to view click HERE Studio KOMOREBI “

ホテル Hotel – Surrogates: Slide Show @Static Age Records and other work with live music by John Tyler, Asheville NC, April 25th /9pm

Event: the Slide Show @ Static Age Records, Asheville, with live music by John Tyler. The original flyer (showing “Moll

Shooting MOON2 – test pics

test pics of MOON2: KOMOREBI “MOON test 1 – #7215” (2018) KOMOREBI “MOON test 2 – #7216”

ホテル-Hotel-Surrogates – The Slide Show @ Prague Photo / 11th Edition 2018 with Centro Sperimentale di Fotografia CSF-Adams

ホテル-Hotel-Surrogates – The Slide Show @ PRAGUE PHOTO with Centro Sperimentale di Fotografia CSF-Adams https://www.

Setting up and Moon

Setting up for screening: Josiane Keller “setting up” (2018) Josiane Keller “setting up 2” (2018) Josi

ABOPevent – ART BRUT OPEN PROJECTOR Event @ The Sly Grog Lounge – Vol. I

A.B.O.P. event – ART BRUT OPEN PROJECTOR Event @ THE SLY GROG LOUNGE, https://www.instagram.com/abopevent/ Susie Watson

ABOPevent – ART BRUT OPEN PROJECTOR Event @ The Sly Grog Lounge – Vol. I @ The Sly Grog Lounge – filming a trailer and setting up

INFO here: https://slygrog.wordpress.com/ [*and meanwhile also here:]  https://abopevent.com/ and here: https://www.instag

ALL GO WEST Music Festival clip – retake ISIS bar scene

Retake in front of ISIS bar was successful, luckily. Here some patient feet of Chiaki, Larry and Starfish: Josiane Keller R

ALL GO WEST Music festival – editing and unwanted hand shadow

Almost done with he clip for ALL GO WEST Music Festival clip, but just when I thought everything was going smooth I found an u

riding a donkey (2018)

  Josiane Keller “riding a donkey” (2018)

riding the donkey 1 and 2 (2018)

Josiane Keller “riding the donkey 1 and 2 /Vincent with Alexander on Bella” (2018)

riding the donkey 2

Josiane Keller “riding the donkey 2” (2018)

Donkey project – Vol. IV

The donkey is finished, ready to go travelling: Josiane Keller “donkey 1” (2018) Josiane Keller “donkey 2