Christian Niccoli's 'Du bei mir' Trilogy Explores Spirituality and Belief
Christian Niccoli's video trilogy 'Du bei mir' (2015-2021) examines humanity's relationship with spiritual and metaphysical entities. The project, part of the 'HUMANS. Video-ritratti della società contemporanea' series curated by Giovanni Viceconte, is presented under the keyword '[In]esistenza'. Each film uses a different cinematic language: Teil I (2016-17) focuses on spirituality through the body, Teil II (2019) on transcending life via a pole vaulter's leap, and Teil III (2020-21) on interpreting signs and forms. Niccoli, born in 1976 in Bolzano and based in Berlin, employed stop-motion and narrative short film techniques for the first time. The trilogy was supported by the Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Cultura Tedesca and other institutions. Niccoli's works have been exhibited internationally at venues including Kunsthaus Graz, Berlinische Galerie, and Museion Bolzano.
Key facts
- Christian Niccoli created the 'Du bei mir' trilogy between 2015 and 2021.
- The trilogy is part of the 'HUMANS. Video-ritratti della società contemporanea' series curated by Giovanni Viceconte.
- The series was born from the isolation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Each film in the trilogy uses a different cinematic language: Teil I is about spirituality through the body, Teil II about transcending life, Teil III about interpreting signs.
- Niccoli used stop-motion and narrative short film techniques for the first time in this project.
- The trilogy was supported by the Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Cultura Tedesca and Ilse Augustin Stiftung.
- Niccoli was born in 1976 in Bolzano and lives in Berlin.
- His works are in public collections including Collezione Farnesina, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Szczecin, and Museion Bolzano.
Entities
Artists
- Christian Niccoli
- Giovanni Viceconte
Institutions
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Cultura Tedesca
- Ilse Augustin Stiftung
- Kunsthaus Graz
- Phönix Art – Sammlung Harald Falckenberg
- Cinémathèque québécoise
- Berlinische Galerie
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- 8th Baltic Biennial of Contemporary Art
- 4th Bienal del Fin del Mundo
- Para Site / Art Space
- Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art
- 21er Haus – Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst
- Museion – Museum für Moderne und Zeitgenössische Kunst
- Collezione Farnesina – Ministero degli Affari Esteri
- Museo d’Arte Contemporanea
- Artribune
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Berlino
- Germany
- Graz
- Austria
- Amburgo
- Montreal
- Canada
- Szczecin
- Poland
- Valparaiso
- Chile
- Hong Kong
- China
- Yerevan
- Armenia
- Vienna
- Roma