Mix-4 (1983-1999)
The Mix-4 matrix combines 24 short scenes portraying various planes of reality which were shot between the fall of 1996 and the summer of 1999. 1-Buddha 2-Austria 3-Boots 4-Mask 5-Cola/Key 6-Echo 7-Reproductions 8-Hat 9-Flipbook 10-Ashtray 11-Ear 12-Hair 13-Bread 14-Kiss 15-Death’s-heads 16-Hot Dogs 17-Lucky Strike 18-Mask I 19-Mask II 20-Bavarian Veal Sausage 21-Camera 22-Chaise Lounge 23-Lamp 24-Sun (Dietmar Brehm) In Dietmar Brehm´s films, there is always an element of practical philosophy. Similarly to Mix-2, Mix-4 tends to concentrate on this interest, proceeding from everyday objects which are reinterpreted through appropriation in a creative act: The pair of sausages with ketchup und mustard which is transformed into an "action painting" corresponds to the surreal act of dropping a bunch of keys into a glass of Coca-Cola. Brehm quotes the strategies used in conceptual art with a light touch, and he even quotes his own work, placing images from earlier films into a new context. A woman´s hand leafs through a flipbook containing found footage, frames with prominent scenes from one of Brehm´s main works, Perfekt-3. The most noteworthy subject in Mix-4 is the artist himself, whether he appears in an armchair or with a mask, a Fantomas in the jewelry store of modern art. (Bert Rebhandl)
Mix-4 (1983-1999)
2000
Austria
21 min