Clarissa Thieme's Solo Show and Podcast Explore Traumatic Archives and Visual-Sound Intersections
On February 17, 2020, a podcast featuring Mario Asef, Jan Verwoert, and Clarissa Thieme was released, focusing on Thieme's artistic approach and the concept of traumatic archives in art. This podcast coincided with her solo exhibition titled 'Can’t you see them?' held at Errant Sound in Berlin in November 2019, which was part of Asef's 'Visual Approach to Sound' series. In her installation, Thieme engaged with the Library Hamdija Kreševljaković Video Arhiv in Sarajevo, showcasing a 45-minute video shot by Nedim Alikadic on May 2, 1992. Using motion tracking, she analyzed the footage to produce a light signal that expressed fear and anxiety, delving into personal testimony and collective trauma stemming from the Yugoslav wars. Thieme, a Berlin-based artist, has a background in Media Art.
Key facts
- The podcast was published on February 17, 2020.
- Clarissa Thieme's solo show 'Can’t you see them?' took place at Errant Sound Berlin in November 2019.
- The exhibition was part of the 'Visual Approach to Sound' series conceived by Mario Asef.
- Thieme's work uses a 45-minute video clip from the Library Hamdija Kreševljaković Video Arhiv in Sarajevo.
- The video was shot by Nedim Alikadic in Sarajevo on May 2, 1992, during the siege.
- Thieme performed metadata analysis on the video using motion tracking and a light-projecting motion control system.
- Jan Verwoert is a critic and contributing editor of frieze magazine based in Berlin.
- Thieme studied Media Art at the University of the Arts Berlin and holds a MA from Hildesheim University.
Entities
Artists
- Clarissa Thieme
- Mario Asef
- Jan Verwoert
- Nedim Alikadic
Institutions
- Errant Sound Berlin
- Library Hamdija Kreševljaković Video Arhiv
- University of the Arts Berlin
- Hildesheim University
- frieze magazine
- Oslo National Academy of the Arts
- Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam
- Royal Academy London
- Berlin Center for Advanced Studies in Arts and Sciences
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Sarajevo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Grbavica