Ein Künstlerbuch als performative Erzählung – Hermann Heisig: Timing unterlegt das Format der künstlerischen Monografie mit der Logik eines Fotoalbums. Entlang einer Zeitachse von 1981 bis heute entspinnt sich eine fotografische Drift, die anhand der Entwicklung eines Körpers möglichen wie unmöglichen Wechselwirkungen zwischen Kindheit, Nachwende-Erfahrung, Familiengeschichte, künstlerischen Begegnungen und einem autodidaktischen Zugang zu Tanz und Performance nachspürt.
Hermann Heisig, geb. 1981 in Leipzig, arbeitet als Choreograf, Tänzer und Performer.
Igor Dobričić ist Dramaturg. Er arbeitet und lehrt international.
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Hermann Heisig: Timing [DE]
240 Seiten, 504 s/w und Farbabbildungen, Softcover
Leipzig August, 2025
ISBN: 9783959057318
Breite: 23 cm
Länge: 30 cm
Sprache(n): Deutsch
Editor
Igor Dobričić
Designer
Natasha Agapova
Artist
Hermann Heisig
Besprechungen
Hermann Heisig: Timing
"Born in 1981, the artist leads us through his early awakening teen years against the backdrop of Germany’s historical timeline during its post-reunification years. There is a palpable sense of promise during the 90s as Heisig begins his transformation into one of today’s more intriguing performers."
"I rate this book as an effective strategy that outlines a creative way to tell a biographical tale, whilst balancing a more rounded understanding of how the artist’s practice functions. Instead of focusing on the value of specific actions or works, the book extends the broader context of Heisig’s movements and offers a more interesting possibility/read for people interested in contemporary choreography and performance. Design is a large part of the book’s success."
"This is a universal book. You do not have to be German to understand its implications, and within that sentiment lies the greatest employ of the book as a medium, that it is flexible, open, and suggests an open possibility to the world in which it travels."
"Timing is a great object to read."
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"Born in 1981, the artist leads us through his early awakening teen years against the backdrop of Germany’s historical timeline during its post-reunification years. There is a palpable sense of promise during the 90s as Heisig begins his transformation into one of today’s more intriguing performers."
"I rate this book as an effective strategy that outlines a creative way to tell a biographical tale, whilst balancing a more rounded understanding of how the artist’s practice functions. Instead of focusing on the value of specific actions or works, the book extends the broader context of Heisig’s movements and offers a more interesting possibility/read for people interested in contemporary choreography and performance. Design is a large part of the book’s success."
"This is a universal book. You do not have to be German to understand its implications, and within that sentiment lies the greatest employ of the book as a medium, that it is flexible, open, and suggests an open possibility to the world in which it travels."
"Timing is a great object to read."
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