Künstlerhaus Bethanien

DANIEL BEERSTECHER is showing his video work "50°60'59,50"N / 8°40'35,30"O", produced in 2007, which examines the apparently unbridgeable gap between man and nature: "With the help of smuggled-in natural materials, I transformed a suite of the Hilton Hotel in Frankfurt into a forest clearing for one night. Here, real turf, small planted trees and an igloo tent become a natural reservation for the successful businessman, who can live out his longing for a true experience of nature with candlelight, packet soup and birdsong from his MacBook in front of the Frankfurt skyline." (D.B.) The slide projection "Outdoor Mobil" (2009), which will be shown in the second exhibition week, documents a journey undertaken by the artist along the classic route of the Germans at the time of the economic miracle: to Rimini across the Gotthart; Lago di Como, the beach in Rimini and the return journey via Venice and the Brenner Pass in a home-made “Outdoor-Mobil”. "This consists of a truck, on the loading area of which - it can be folded out on three sides - areas of natural lawn have been laid out as well as a tent and a campfire. Once a stage on the journey has been reached, the lorry is parked and unfolded and the campsite, which is always immediately usable, can be occupied." (D.B.)
Daniel Beerstecher, born in Schwäbisch Hall in 1979, lives and works in Stuttgart and while travelling.

Daniel Beerstecher
23rd July - 8th August 2010
Tuesday - Sunday, 2 - 7 pm
Opening: Thursday, 22nd July 2010, from 7 pm
Gallery spaces at Kottbusser Straße 10