Abner Preis
"The focus of my art and its point of departure are rooted in my aspirations to give one hope in a situation which seems hopeless, the ability to laugh at sadness, and the heart to see beauty in a bleak object."
Abner Preis combines different formats, objects, mediums and alter-egos. A dominating component in his art is a continuous effort to unify duality into a message of hope, which can be witnessed in classical paintings of drug users, a video of a family who gives their boy a gun for Christmas which he then turns into a blood bath, an alter-ego performance of a non-religious reverend preaching love and hope in a godless world, and a street-marketing campaign entitled 'Eat Shit Smile'.
"My chosen path for expressing this humor, beauty and hope is not a direct one; it is a trip which deviates from the main punchline to a rabbit punch in the back of the head. This message is not that of a boxer in a ring, but of a street fighter. My style is not militaristic but more guerrilla. My message is as complex as it is simple and is presented in many forms and subjects: war, garbage, dirt, trash, insult, violence, guns, blood, hurt, beauty, poesy, kindness, painting, video, performance and diary."
Super Hero
For the recent project Super Hero, that kicked off at Zaal 5 (Filmhuis The Hague/ curator Manon Bovenkerk) Noordkaap was Abners partner in his current European Super Hero project.
I = S / S = I // = S = Superheroes are in our imagination. If you have an imagination, you are a Superhero
Schwarzwald
During the opening of the metal project Schwarzwald on februari 26th 2010, Abner gave numerous tours through the dark metal forest at Noordkaap and tempted his public to participate as rock stars in his video, please also check program 2010/ Schwarzwald.
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