Lukas Birk

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ART . RedBox Studio .cn – Do a Book: Group exhibition and installation at White Space, Beijing

[...] Bell, Lukas Birk,章森 George Chang, 张能杰 Rutherford Chang, 陳龍斌 Chen Longbin, Ain Cocke, 郭鸿蔚 Guo [...]

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Lukas Birk was born in Austria in 1982. He was educated in Austria and received a BA in digital arts and photography at LCMM in London. As a former journalist for Austrian and German media, he has also traveled extensively as a news correspondent and photographer, with a specific focus on the Middle East and East Asia. His photography, films and ongoing projects are directly informed by his experiences in Afghanistan, the Gobi desert, India and China. In 2007 he co-founded the Austro Sino Arts Program, an artist run, not-for-profit organization promoting Austrian art in China and in 2010 also co-founded the Austro Indonesian Arts Program in Jogjakarta. His films have been screened around the globe in prominent festivals such as the New York independent film festival and he has published several books documenting his research during his travels, including Kafkanistan (2008), a personal observation from Afghanistan about war tourism in conflict zones, and in 2012 he will complete his long term research project documenting the lost art of the Afghan box camera. (Support their new Kickstarter project for 2012)  He currently spends his time between Beijing, Jogjakarta, Austria and travels along the way.

Rebirth-Reverie (2011)
重生梦幻
Photo transfer, conte-crayon, pen, ink on paper
28.2 x 36.3 cm / 11 1/8 x 14 1/4 in
28.2 x 72.6 cm / 11 1/8 x 28 1/2 in (open)
Unique

“Rebirth-Reverie” is a hand crafted journal of thoughts, ideas, moments, dreams-illustrations of the surreal moments of fleeting emotions and visions between waking and sleeping. This unique artist book is a travelogue of the creator’s mind and recent past. The book begins with candid visions from life in Beijing, is interspersed with nostalgic moments of his family and friends in Austria, and captures adventures in Afghanistan and explorations in Japan, Korea, India and many other places along the road. This book is displayed openly and is meant to be touched, for viewers to experience the narrative of the artist’s thoughts and travels.