Jens Tiemann

Automatons in space

Balloon mail

Bisons at the gate

The threshold of the screen

Light, shadow and rendered images shift the boundary between physical and virtual space. The surface of the screen itself becomes a spatial boundary.

— Note on Surface Room

Ice, knife, balloon

Earth’s rotation

An early morning on a rooftop becomes an observation of the Earth’s rotation and the passing of time. While waiting for the sunrise at 4:49, an unnoticed movement of the moon enters the image.

— Note on 4:49

Flight sounds

Hum is a kinetic sculpture and a mechanical sound instrument that grew out of listening to the flight sounds of wasps and hornets. Rotating bands produce a continuous hum.

— Note on Hum

Conversations with an AI

How many other people is the AI talking to at the same time? The question from “Her” becomes a starting point for examining the intimacy of such conversations in a non-place.

— Note on HEY

Pile

Wood and motor

Hornet Vision

Controlled water

As soon as a smart irrigation system is installed, we tend to take it for granted. It keeps plants and soil from drying out – yet the controlled amount of water is a human intervention in a natural cycle.

— Note on allnächtlich

Circular motion

Closeness without touch

How can people sense one another without touching? Skin-tight suits with strong magnets generate invisible forces between bodies – attraction and repulsion become choreography.

— Note on Between Bodies

Nest

Rotating bands

Reversing

A car reversing as an image for the uncertainty of artistic processes – and for the expectation of always moving forward.

— Note on Jede Woche dieser scheiß Film

How a hornet sees

A water reservoir mirrors a video that shows the surroundings through the eyes of a hornet. A drone and a dedicated UV colour scheme, modelled on the hornet’s vision, made this possible.

— Note on Visus