Abner Preis
20 Jan - 13 Mar 2011
ABNER PREIS
The Adventures of the Great Abnerio
Curator: Gerben Willers
21 January - 13 March 2011
The first show of MAMA in 2011 will be a solo exhibition of the storyteller Abner Preis. Abner Preis tells simple stories with a positive, childlike narrative. Abner tells stories in one on one interaction and for large audiences. He builds settings and involves his audiences in creating a special feeling and delivery of the narratives. For The Adventures of The Great Abnerio, Abner will create an interactive storytelling experience based on friendship, fantasy, magic and - most importantly - storytelling.
Abner Preis' solo exhibition in MAMA is concentrated around the character The Great Abnerio and his tra-vels. The great Abnerio is a ‘strong man' in his own traveling show, in which he tells stories about his adventures as a super hero, about his friends and the magic he learned along the way. The exhibition will be filled with a magic theater, drawings, sculptures, and an Arc with ́squiglies ́ on board. The central piece of the exhibition is a large Mary Go Round in which visitors can take place and can listen to stories of the adventures of The Great Abnerio. The au-
dience will be encouraged to transform themselves into The Great Abnerio. Everybody who enters the exhibition receives a moustache just like the Great Abnerio.
The great Abnerio will also travel throughout the Netherlands from March 1st till March 6th, sharing his adventures with others, presenting movies, magic and laughter. The Great Abnerio will visit o.a. Shunck* (Heerlen), W139 (Amsterdam) and MU (Eindhoven). The International Film Festival Rotterdam invited Abner Preis to make a movie about the circus of The Great Abnerio. This film will have its premiere on the festival on the fifth of February.
Abner Preis' stories deal about daily issues and universal human emotions. His stories have characters as "Donkey Dan", about a boy who never feels accepted by his peers because of his massive penis he calls his Donkey. Dan is an outsider of his communi-ty until he and his family discover the Donkey Tribe during a vacation in Africa. The Donkey Tribe accepts Donkey Dan as a member of their clan. Another story is called "Spots and Stripes" and deals about a dog and a cat who learn to respect and love each other through the lessons of their owner. Pete the Pig and Charley the Clown is a story about baby pig that lost his parents at an art fair... but ultimately finds a friend with whom he can travel around the world with.
The Adventures of the Great Abnerio
Curator: Gerben Willers
21 January - 13 March 2011
The first show of MAMA in 2011 will be a solo exhibition of the storyteller Abner Preis. Abner Preis tells simple stories with a positive, childlike narrative. Abner tells stories in one on one interaction and for large audiences. He builds settings and involves his audiences in creating a special feeling and delivery of the narratives. For The Adventures of The Great Abnerio, Abner will create an interactive storytelling experience based on friendship, fantasy, magic and - most importantly - storytelling.
Abner Preis' solo exhibition in MAMA is concentrated around the character The Great Abnerio and his tra-vels. The great Abnerio is a ‘strong man' in his own traveling show, in which he tells stories about his adventures as a super hero, about his friends and the magic he learned along the way. The exhibition will be filled with a magic theater, drawings, sculptures, and an Arc with ́squiglies ́ on board. The central piece of the exhibition is a large Mary Go Round in which visitors can take place and can listen to stories of the adventures of The Great Abnerio. The au-
dience will be encouraged to transform themselves into The Great Abnerio. Everybody who enters the exhibition receives a moustache just like the Great Abnerio.
The great Abnerio will also travel throughout the Netherlands from March 1st till March 6th, sharing his adventures with others, presenting movies, magic and laughter. The Great Abnerio will visit o.a. Shunck* (Heerlen), W139 (Amsterdam) and MU (Eindhoven). The International Film Festival Rotterdam invited Abner Preis to make a movie about the circus of The Great Abnerio. This film will have its premiere on the festival on the fifth of February.
Abner Preis' stories deal about daily issues and universal human emotions. His stories have characters as "Donkey Dan", about a boy who never feels accepted by his peers because of his massive penis he calls his Donkey. Dan is an outsider of his communi-ty until he and his family discover the Donkey Tribe during a vacation in Africa. The Donkey Tribe accepts Donkey Dan as a member of their clan. Another story is called "Spots and Stripes" and deals about a dog and a cat who learn to respect and love each other through the lessons of their owner. Pete the Pig and Charley the Clown is a story about baby pig that lost his parents at an art fair... but ultimately finds a friend with whom he can travel around the world with.