- 2008
Max Hattler & Robert Seidel – Japan 2008-2009
Max Hattler & Robert Seidel in Tokyo
29 April – 4 May 2009
| City | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 4.29. Wed. 19:30 |
Image Forum Festival – Germany Dreaming, curated by Max Hattler and Robert Seidel // Park Tower Hall. The programme features video art and experimental films by artist born or living in Germany including: Julian Rosefeldt, Bjørn Melhus, zeitguised, Julia Oschatz, Matthias Müller & Christoph Girardet, David OReilly, Volker Schreiner, Christiane Wöhler, Thorsten Fleisch, Astrid Rieger, Daniel Burkhardt, Florian Gwinner, Barbara Hlali, Jörn Staeger, Tim Bollinger, Robert Seidel and Max Hattler. Park Tower Hall, Shinjuku Park Tower 3F, 3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
Max Hattler in Tokyo
Design Week 1-4 November 2008
| City | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 11.1. Sat. 20:00 | Digital Dreams / DVD Launch + Max Hattler Talk + Screening + AV Live Performance w/ Nao Tokui // SuperDeluxe. This event forms part of the 6th birthday celebrations of Superdeluxe and is co-hosted by Uplink and Minimal Tokyo. Part artist talk, part club night, it introduces the new Max Hattler vs. Robert Seidel DVD published by Uplink. ± event flyer: en ± dvd press release: en | jp |
| Tokyo | 11.2. Sun. 20:00 | Future Abstraction – Max Hattler Solo Exhibition // Someone’s Garden Gallery. Includes world-exclusive preview of Aanaatt, Max Hattler’s video work with Japanese electronic musician Jemapur for W+K Tokyo Lab. ± exhibition press release: jp |
| Tokyo | 11.4 Tue. 21:30 | GOOD & EVIL NIGHT vol.7 – Max Hattler vs. Noriko Okaku Visuals Live Performance w/ DJ Set by Salmon // Solfa, Nakameguro ± flyer: jp |
Max Hattler & Robert Seidel Japan Tour
22 April – 27 May 2008
映像作家／メディアアーティスト
マックス・ハットラー＆ロバート・ザイデル 日本ツア– 4月22日～5月27日
Tour Dates
| City | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 4.23. Wed. 21:00 | Exclusive Tour Launch Party / ツアー開催記念パーティー // Le Baron – Mini-Screening + Short AV Live Performance w/ soundtrack by The Springmine Disaster / ミニ上映会、 AVライブパフォーマンス, Guest DJs: Tatsuya (Minimal Tokyo), Kaskay & Anita. Guest VJs: Kotaro Tanaka, Takafumi Tsuchiya (takcom), re:re:re:mojojo, Sinan, Bento (Minimal Tokyo, Bentographics) + Secret Special Guest VJs, ¥2500 w/1d, ¥1500 w/ flyer w/1d Le Baron, Aoyama Center Bldg BIF, 3.8.40, Minami-Aoyama Minato-ku, Tokyo 107.0062 |
| Tokyo | 4.24. Thu. 19:00 | Pecha Kucha Night – Presentation / プレゼンテーション // SuperDeluxe, ¥1000 w/1d SuperDeluxe, B1F 3.1.25 Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031 |
| Tokyo | 4.28. Mon. 14:30 | Image Forum Festival – Screening + Talk / 上映会、 トーク // Park Tower Hall, ¥1200, ¥1000 advance ticket Park Tower Hall, Shinjuku Park Tower 3F, 3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| Tokyo | 4.30. Wed. 17:00 | Image Forum Festival – Screening / 上映会 // Park Tower Hall, ¥1200, ¥1000 advance ticket Park Tower Hall, Shinjuku Park Tower 3F, 3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| Tokyo | 5.5. Mon. 18:00 | Apple Store Ginza – Mini-Screening + AV Live Performance w/ soundtrack by The Springmine Disaster / ミニ上映会、 AVライブパフォーマンス, free Apple Store Ginza, Saegusa Bld Ginza 3-5-12 Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 |
| Yokohama | 5.6. Tue. 13:00 | FFIAK – Film Festival of International Animation in Kanagawa – Presentation / プレゼンテーション FFIAK, Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Gallery, Yamashita-cho 3-1 Naka-ku Yokohama-city |
| Tokyo | 5.7. Wed. 18:30 | Uplink Factory – Screening + Talk / 上映会、トーク, ¥1800 w/1d Uplink, Totsune Bldg. 1F, 37-18 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042 |
| Tokyo | 5.8. Thu. 18:30 | Uplink Factory – Screening + Talk / 上映会、トーク, ¥1800 w/1d Uplink, Totsune Bldg. 1F, 37-18 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042 |
| Tokyo | 5.9. Fri. 20:00 | Snack Nagako – AV Live Performance w/ soundtrack by The Springmine Disaster / AVライブパフォーマンス // SuperDeluxe, ¥1500 w/1d SuperDeluxe, B1F 3.1.25 Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031 |
| Tokyo | 5.10. Sat. 24:00 | Minimal Tokyo 9 – AV Live Performance / AVライブ w/ live audio by Salmon (Karmarouge Noir, Raum…musik, WC Recordings) // Liquid Loft, Liquidroom 2F, ¥2500 Liquid Loft, Liquid Room 2nd floor, 3-16-6, Higashi Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Kyoto | 4.29. – 5.11. | Eizou Studio 1928 – Exhibition / エキシビション // Dohjidai Gallery of Art, free Dohjidai Gallery of Art, 1928 Building 1F, Sanjo-dori Gokomachi Tonan-kado, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-3082 |
| Kyoto | 5.11. Sun. | Eizou Studio 1928 – Exhibition Closing Party / エキシビション – 閉会パーティー // Dohjidai Gallery of Art, free Dohjidai Gallery of Art, 1928 Building 1F, Sanjo-dori Gokomachi Tonan-kado, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-3082 |
| Kyoto | 5.12. Mon. 14:45 | Kyoto University – Lecture + Screening / レクチャー、 上映会, free Kyoto University, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, South Building, 2nd floor, room 201, Yoshida Nihonmatsu-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 |
| Nagoya | 5.14. Wed. 12:50 | Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences – Lecture + Screening / レクチャー、 上映会, free Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, 57, Takenoyama, Iwasaki-Cho, Nisshin-Shi, Aichi |
| Osaka | 5.15. Thu. 15:10 | Osaka Electro-Communication University – Lecture + Screening / レクチャー、 上映会 |
| Nagoya | 5.16. Fri. 18:30 | K.D. Japon – AV Live Performance / AVライブパフォーマンス w/ live audio by dubmarronics, ¥2300 w/1d, ¥2000 advance or w/ flyer w/1d K.D Japon, 〒460-0012, 名古屋市中区千代田5丁目12-7 |
| Kyoto | 5.17. Sat. 19:30 | Image Forum Festival – Screening + Talk / 上映会、 トーク // Goethe Institut, ¥1200, ¥1000 advance Goethe-Institut, 19-3 Kwahara-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto |
| Kyoto | 5.18. Sun. 18:30 | UrBANGUILD – AV Live Performance / AVライブパフォーマンス w/ live audio by dubmarronics, ¥2500 w/1d, ¥2000 advance or w/ flyer w/1d アバンギルド、京都市中京区木屋町三条下ルニュー京都ビル３F |
| Kyoto | 5.20. Tue. 16:00 | Kyoto Saga University of Arts – Lecture + Screening / レクチャー、 上映会 |
| Kobe | 5.23. Fri. 20:00 | Roots – AV Live Performance / AVライブパフォーマンス w/ live audio by DJ Duct // Gastro Pub Spark, Guest VJ: Bento (Minimal Tokyo, Bentographics), ¥2500 w1d + free buffet Cafe Spark, 1F 3-2-1 Nunobiki-cho Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo |
| Osaka | 5.24. Sat. 15:00 | Planet Studyo Plus One – Screenings + Talk / 上映会、 トーク, ¥1000 Planet Studyo Plus One, 501 Asahi Prazza Umeda-Higasi, 3-1-10 Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita-Ku, Osaka, 530-0015 |
| Osaka | 5.25. Sun. 15:00 | Planet Studyo Plus One – AV Live Performance w/ soundtrack by The Springmine Disaster + Screening / AVライブパフォーマンス、 上映会, ¥1500 AVライブパフォーマンス, ¥1000 上映会, ¥2000 一緒に Planet Studyo Plus One, 501 Asahi Prazza Umeda-Higasi, 3-1-10 Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita-Ku, Osaka, 530-0015 |
| Tokyo | 5.25. Sun. 21:30 | GOOD & EVIL NIGHT vol.5 – Visuals Live Performance / ヴィジュアル・ライブパフォーマンス w/ DJ Set by Nick Luscombe (Flomotion, Bambola Recordings) + Guest MC Coppe (Mango+Sweetrice) // Seco Lounge, free Seco Lounge, 1-11-1, B1F, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| Tokyo | 5.26. Mon. 19:00 | Apple Store Ginza – Screening + Talk / 上映会、 トーク, free Apple Store Ginza, Saegusa Bld Ginza 3-5-12 Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 |
Flyers
E-FLYER (includes tour dates – April 2008)
PRESS RELEASE (Japanese and English – April 2008)
Selected Coverage from Media
White-Screen, Japan (October)
Someone’s Garden, Japan (October)
CG WORLD, Japan (October)
Hitspaper, Japan (September)
UIT VISUAL, MJTV, Japan (July)
PingMag, Japan (May)
White-Screen, Japan (May)
Metropolis Magazine, Japan (May)
Animation Show, USA (May)
Minimal Tokyo, Japan (May)
Tokyo Art Beat, Japan (May)
Kansai Art Beat, Japan (May)
Roots, Kobe, Japan (May)
Computerlove (April)
Südwest Presse, Ulm, Germany (April)
White-Screen, Japan (April)
Stash Feed, USA (April)
Shift Magazine, Japan (April)
Bento Graphics Blog, Japan (April)
Motionographer, USA (April)
Roots, Kobe, Japan (April)
Shots Newsletter, UK (March)
Lumen Eclipse, USA (March)
What Others Have Said About Max and Robert at Image Forum 2009:
Das Image Forum veranstaltet im Zeitraum vom 28.05.-06.04.2009 Japans größtes Medienkunst-Festival in Tokyo! Als deutscher Beitrag wird von den Filmemachern Max Hattler und Robert Seidel ein Programm mit 17 künstlerischen Positionen kuratiert. Nach den Screenings des deutschen Programms wird es ein Künstlergespräch mit ihnen geben. Der Filmemacher Matthias Müller, seit 2003 Professor für experimentellen Film an der Kunsthochschule für Medien (KHM), ist zudem als Jurymitglied in Japan zu Gast.
Goethe Institut Tokyo
Die deutschen Medienkünstler, Animationsfilmer und VJs, Max Hattler und Robert Seidel, die letztes Jahr mit ihren Arbeiten in Japan groß gefeiert wurden, kuratieren 2009 das deutschsprachige Programm des [Image Forum] Festivals.
Goethe Institut Kyoto
日本で最大規模の映像アートの祭典「イメージフォーラム・フェスティバル」が今年も、日本国内外の実験映画、ドキュメンタリー、アニメーション、ドラマなど広いジャンルから作品を募って４月２８日から５月６日の間、東京で開催されます。今年はドイツの映像作家、マティアス・ミュラーも審査メンバーに加わり、またロベルト・ザイデルとマックス・ハットラーとのコラボレーションによるドイツ実験映画特集が上映されます。 アニメーション作家、メディア・アーティスト、VJ、と様々な顔を持つ彼らが選んだ、最も新しく刺激的なドイツの実験映画 を通して、世界の映画祭で活躍するドイツの作家の多様性に迫ります。
Goethe Institut Tokyo
What Others Have Said About Max and Robert's Japan Tour 2008:
Interview for UIT VISUAL on Music Japan TV, July 2008.
rockin’ Japan Tour.
Motionographer
Now video heads get the chance to see what two of Europe’s most hotly tipped visual artists are up to when Max Hattler and Robert Seidel arrive for a monthlong tour.
Metropolis Magazine, Tokyo
I highly recommend the programme of contemporary German Experimental Animation which features the work of Max Hattler and Robert Seidel.
Nishikata Film Review, Japan (writing about the 22nd Image Forum Festival)
German artists Max Hattler and Robert Seidel are currently showing us their beautiful visualisations, short movies and VJ sets.
PingMag, Tokyo
Hattler and Seidel swallow Tokyo whole.
Animation Show, USA
マックス・ハットラーとローベルト・ザイデルはドイツ国内外で注目の若手ビデオ・アーティストだ。マックス・ハットラーはアニメーション、メディアアートとならんでミュージック・ビデオも手がけている映像作家で、英カルチャー誌“Dazed and Confused”では「世界のもっともエキサイティングな若手アニメーション作家３名」の一人と紹介された。ローベルト・ザイデルはカナダのコマーシャル映像マガジン“Boards”で世界の注目監督30名に掲げられている。
Goethe Institut, Tokyo
Other Projects
- 2025
Taking inspiration from 20th-century avant-garde experiments in graphical sound generation, the entire image in O/S functions as an optical soundtrack. Abstract motion becomes sound. What you hear is what you see.
A circular looping animation projection installation and award-winning abstract universe by Max Hattler.
- 2013
Visual artist Max Hattler and advertising agency Contrapunto BBDO have collaborated to create abstract political short film Stop the Show (aka WAR). The film, commissioned by Amnesty International, is a reference to international relations and arms trade. The campaign was created in support of a United Nations treaty to regulate the arms trade between countries and reduce worldwide killings through firearms. Inspired by Collision .