MAKI UMEHARA
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2014
[Exhibition catalogue, artwork (USB-stick)]
The project by nüans
Ed.: nüans (Anna Heidenhain, Elmar Hermann, Maki Umehara)
[USB-stick] English, German, Italian, Japanese, animal voice. Film: digital
[Publication] English, German, 14.5 x 21 cm, 72 pages, photographs, colour, b&w
Text: nüans, Elke Kania - Photo: nüans, Mia Boysen - Design: Dora Celentano
First edition 50(USB-stick) - €30 (Bk., tax incl.)
Edition 500 (publication)
Publ.: Revolver Publishing, Berlin | website
ISBN 978-3-95763-222-7 - Printed in Germany
“HAYY — A Self-Taught Musical” is based on Ibn-Tufail’s novel Hayy ibn Yaqdhan / The Self-Taught Philosopher, a classic of medieval Islamic philosophy. It's the story of Hayy, a boy raised by a doe on an uninhabited tropical island. When the doe passes away, Hayy’s life develops from one of dependency to one of exploration and discovery. He starts by dissecting his mother in order to find out where life comes from. Over the years he grows up to discover the truth about the world and his own place in it, unaided but also unimpeded by society, language, or tradition.
Artists, contributors and collaborators:
Concept: Anna Heidenhain, Elmar Hermann, Maki Umehara
Film: Alexander Basile, Hugo Schneider, nüans
Choreography: Rita McBride
Music: sub-tle.
Hoshiko Yamane, Naoki Matsushita, Olof Jönsson, Christian Wieser, nüans
Hayy: David-Marlo Conrads
Elke Kania
Karolina Thorwarth
Michael Maurissens
Bambi
Andy Šlemenda
Antje Feger & Benjamin F. Stumpf
David Bernstein
Carlotta Werner
Christian Wieser
Claudia Barth
Glen Rubsamen (publication)
Hiroyuki Masuyama
Hüseyin Karakaya
Janosch Pugnaghi
The ART Foundation
Maiko Sugano
Matthis Bacht
Miki Hoei
Yoshimi Kanbayashi
Thanks to:
Kunststiftung NRW
Bonn Kunstfonds
For more information, please check the Revolver Publishing website or artists' website.