Comments on: Tilman Peschel's Circuit Respiration.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:10:10 +0000

The Rover, I couldn't think of the name, thanks Chris.

By: SMARTER CHILD

SMARTER CHILD — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:28:59 +0000

yo, it's not modern art, it's contemporary art. oh wait. actually it's just shit. thanks for wasting my life. ARAGGGHHGHG.

By: Chris Johnston

Chris Johnston — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:15:20 +0000

Yep, it's the Rover from "The Prisoner".
Good pull, Mindy!

By: Denita TwoDragons

Denita TwoDragons — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:33:04 +0000

"It symbolizes manâ€™s inhumanity to large white balls.

Whose balls in particular remains a mystery, however. "

...Um, giant polar bears? /o_0\

--TwoDragons

By: Commandor Zlorg of What You Earthlings Refer To As Pluto

Commandor Zlorg of What You Earthlings Refer To As Pluto — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:19:28 +0000

It symbolizes man's inhumanity to large white balls.

Whose balls in particular remains a mystery, however.

By: Jacques

Jacques — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:52:40 +0000

Looks like that stupid robot in the recent horrible film version of HHGTTG. Goddamn, why did they make him so cute, the 70s version for tele was much better.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:38:01 +0000

Doesn't this remind anyone of the weird attack ball from the British tv series "The Prisoner"? "I'm not a number, I'm a free man!!" Although it seems to me that a person would just be breathing their own carbon dioxide filled exhalations, get totally light headed and eventually pass out, although then the giant balloon gives an added bonus by the fact that they might not get a concussion while doing so, just land face first at a 90 degree angle to the floor (picture 2).

By: dusty

dusty — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:39:07 +0000

And if you poked a hole in the bubble, then you could call the piece, "Open-Minded"! lol....

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:20:04 +0000

Give one to each smoker. Don't let them out till the air is clear.

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:12:44 +0000

circular breathing is also used in meditation and yoga. both of which seem more applicable given the context than a musical one. if the press release and reviews weren't in german they would probably give you more information. i would think though, that the photos shown are both finished art works in themselves and also documention of the intended use of the latex spheres, which would appear to isolate oneself with, and make one more aware of, one's own breathing. that's where the circular breathing comes in. but, if you stayed in one of those spheres too long you'd eventually suffocate. so maybe that's part of the point? contemplation and also it's down side? i could be way wrong though.

By: BDSMguy

BDSMguy — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:32:52 +0000

http://www.slinkyskin.co.uk/ball-body.htm

The artist has a bondage thing going?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:41:33 +0000

Kreisatmung is possibly better translated as Circular Breathing. From the Wikipedia article, "Circular breathing is a technique used by players of some wind instruments to produce a continuous tone without break, and is accomplished by breathing in through the nose while blowing through the mouth the air stored in the cheeks." It is also used by Didgeridoo players.

Of course, I am not sure how this relates to the artwork in question.

By: jodie

jodie — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:47:04 +0000

nope, i got nothin'.