David Hotz eröffnet Ausstellung in Berlin!

David Hotz ist nicht nur der Sohn des Schweizer Renn-Urgesteins Markus Hotz und damit vom Rennbazillus genauso infiziert wie sein Vater und seine beiden Brüder, er ist auch ein begnadeter Video- und Installations-Künstler. Eine bemerkenswerte Kombination seiner Leidenschaft präsentiert der 34-jährige Allrounder seit dem 27. Mai in der Galerie "pgal" in Berlin: Überdimensionale Fotografien des verrottenden Steilwandovals von Monza werden konterkariert von einem Video, in dem die dem Kult-Computerspiel "Grand Prix Legends" entliehenen Formel-1-Boliden des Jahrgangs 1967 in perfektem Rhythmus zu Tschaikowskys "Danse Napolitaine" driften, hüpfen, sich drehen und explodieren: Ein akustisch-optisches Festmahl für Motorsport-Fans, das als DVD bei David Hotz für 15 Euro erhältlich ist. (Den Kontakt vermitteln wir gern weiter.)

Zu seiner aktuellen Ausstellung "Danse Napolitaine" gibt der Künstler folgendes Statement:

"Motor racing is an art, although not recognized as such by the followers of ballet, music and so on. nevertheless, to me, to watch Fangio drifting round a corner is as exhilarating as seeing a Pavlova executing a graceful pirouette..."

Based on the philosophical thoughts of english racing driver Sir Stirling Moss "Danse Napolitaine" tries to give an imagination of a lost and forgotten form of automobile motion: tension and elegance at blinding speed, a new, dangerous way of dancing. As Moss compares his opponent Juan-Manuel Fangio to the legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova, making a handful of cars move to Tchaikowsky's "Swan Lake" was obvious, eh? But do not expect a serious car-ballet! Though made by the son of a racing driver, this little film is blinking with both eyes, looking at the subject from a slightly different angle, trying to drive today's formula one hype ad absurdum. Hopping, spinning and flipping cars of an era gone by, perfect donuts and the occasional engine blowing up is what you get.

"bloody marvellous!" - racesimcentral forum

Einen Einblick zum Backround von David Hotz liefert folgendes Statement zu seiner Züricher Ausstellung "Wir lebten in einem Opel Blitz" aus dem Jahr 2000:

Son of a successful swiss racing driver, I grew up on the race tracks, in a world of engine noise, fast cars, working men with greasy hands and nice women who always had a cookie or an apple for the little boy. We lived in an old truck, the opel blitz; eating instant soup between gearbox parts and used tyres, listening to old, sunburnt rolling stones tapes.

"Wir lebten in einem Opel Blitz" is about a world not very much known for many visitors of clean white-cube-art-exhibitions or the tv-watching fan who sees little beyond the sterile face of modern formula 1. a world where people are always working, tired and dirty, but happy in their own way of life.

Its photos and posters are about the new realities created in a childs mind, playing and repeating spectacular scenes. Where the living room carpet becomes a circuit, with houses made of books and boxes, some flowers and plants being a forest. "Wir lebten in einem Opel Blitz" might also try to show you something other people call "home".

Die aktuelle Ausstellung können Sie besuchen in der Galerie:

<<pgal>>
Gartenstr. 9
10115 Berlin
Tel: 030 / 27 90 87 33

Quelle: MSa 22/05 S.21 und David J. Hotz