2010-[…]
262 manually composed digital collages
C-Prints, Diptych, Dimensions variable
Videoanimation, Loop, Dimensions variable
The series JALOUSIE is based on the numerously imagery of celebrity photography that is omnipresent on the internet. From various areas of society – pop culture, art, politics, science, sports, and religion – one “female” and one “male” perceived person with a comparable historical and cultural background were selected. The two figures were chosen in similar or identical body postures and then digitally superimposed.
For the realization, each individual image was first divided into horizontal strips. The width of these strips is determined by a precise biometric measure: half the diameter of the iris of the portrayed individuals. From the strips of both images, two collages are ultimately created, in which the two figures interpenetrate each other by exactly 50%. The visual result: two image compositions that stem from the same source material but are nonetheless completely distinct.
The works are presented side by side as a diptych. Between superimposition and difference, equivalence and individuality, visibility and erasure, a field of tension emerges. JALOUSIE addresses questions of gender imagery, media representation, and the construction of identity – while simultaneously reflecting, on a formal level, the concept of “jalousie” (Venetian blind) as a screen, grid, or filter.
Dr. Birgit Wudtke in correspondence with the artist Stefan Mildenberger: https://www.postdigitale-fotokunst.de/stefan-mildenberger-en/
JALOUSIE
2010-[…]
262 manuell erstellte digitale Collagen
C-Prints, Diptychon, Größen variabel
Videoanimation, Loop, Größen variabel
Die Serie JALOUSIE basiert auf dem vielfältigen Bildmaterial der Celebrity-Fotografie, wie sie im Internet allgegenwärtig ist. Aus verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen – Pop, Kunst, Politik, Wissenschaft, Sport oder Religion – wurden jeweils eine „weiblich“ und eine „männlich“ gelesene Person mit vergleichbarem historischen und kulturellen Hintergrund ausgewählt. Die beiden Figuren wurden in ähnlich oder identisch wirkenden Körperhaltungen gewählt und anschließend digital übereinandergelegt.
Für die Umsetzung wurden die jeweiligen Einzelbilder zunächst in zahlreiche horizontale Streifen zerlegt. Die Breite dieser Streifen orientiert sich dabei an einem präzisen biometrischen Maß: der Hälfte der Iris der porträtierten Personen. Aus den Streifen beider Bilder entstehen schließlich zwei Collagen, in denen sich die beiden Figuren zu exakt 50% durchdringen. Das visuelle Ergebnis: Zwei Bildkompositionen, die zwar aus denselben Ausgangsbildern gespeist werden, sich jedoch vollständig voneinander unterscheiden.
Die Werke werden als Diptychon nebeneinander präsentiert. Zwischen Überlagerung und Differenz, Gleichsetzung und Individualität, Sichtbarkeit und Auslöschung eröffnet sich ein Spannungsfeld. JALOUSIE thematisiert Fragen nach Geschlechterbildern, medialer Repräsentation und Identitätskonstruktionen – und reflektiert zugleich auf formaler Ebene das Prinzip der „Jalousie“ als Sichtschutz, Raster oder Filter.
JALOUSIE
Handmade digital collages, Digital chromogenic prints, 70 x 100 cm
Installation view, Projektraum Isa Maschewski / DARE Redaktionsbüro, Hamburg
JALOUSIE #33 HUG ME BEFORE ITS TOO LATE (Uschi Obermaier & Joe Dallessandro), 2010
JALOUSIE #114 WHEN BODYS BECOME A FORM (Unkown model & Unkown model), 2020
JALOUSIE #113 THE STRENGH OF SERENITY (Unkown model & Unkown model), 2020
JALOUSIE #103 THE SPHINX (Kate Moss & Werner Schreyer), 2014
JALOUSIE #55 I LIKE YOU (Linda Evangelista & Mark Vanderloo), 2016
JALOUSIE #112 TO HOLD BUT NOT TO OWN (Michael Addo & Unkown model), 2020
JALOUSIE #116 TO BEAUTIFUL TO DIE (Unkown model & Unkown model), 2020
JALOUSIE #106 FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL AND BACK AGAIN (Arvida Byström & Alec Soth), 2020
JALOUSIE #109 WHEN A VIRUS DOES NOT STOP INFLUENCISM (Cathy Hummels & Logan Paul), 2020
JALOUSIE #105 THINKING ABOUT YOU AND MY DENTURE (Amalia Ulman & Lars Eidinger), 2020
JALOUSIE #104 THERE IS A HORSE IN MY KITCHEN (Andy Kassier & Leah Schrager), 2020
JALOUSIE #20 DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER RELIGION? (Adam & Eva), 2012
JALOUSIE #32 WHO THE F*** IS IN THE POOL? (Dolly Buster & Rocco Siffredi), 2012
JALOUSIE #14 THERE IS SOMETHING HARD IN MY BOX (Emily Grey & Jim Redford), 2019
JALOUSIE #65 YES, WE GOT IT ALL! (Jeff Stryker & Lolo Ferrari), 2019
JALOUSIE #59 FINGERS CROSSED THAT MY EYEBROWS GROW BACK (Mona Lisa & Salvator Mundi), 2017
JALOUSIE #22 SOMEONE`S SHAME IS ANOTHER ONE`S FAME (Michael Jackson & Madonna)
2010
JALOUSIE #96 MAY I USE MY FITNESS BAND WHILE CRUCIFICTION? (Tony Ward & Naomi Campbell), 2019
JALOUSIE #53 RIDING MY BICYCLE TO HEAVEN (Jesus & E.T.), 2013
JALOUSIE #50 OOPS, I LOST MY TOWEL (Joe Dallessandro & Uschi Obermaier), 2015
JALOUSIE #12 BY THE POWER OF GENDER FLUIDITY! (He-Man & She-Ra), 2019
JALOUSIE #97 STRONG LIKE MY DRESS (Cicciolina & Arnhold Schwarzenegger), 2019
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JALOUSIE #121 WISH YOU WERE IN TOWN (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd), 2021
JALOUSIE #123 I DESERVE IT (Rhianna & Bruno Mars), 2021
JALOUSIE #122 WHAT DO YOU THINK? (Beyonce & Usher), 2021
JALOUSIE #125 MY LIPSTICK BRINGS ALL THE BUTCHES TO THE YARD (Grimes & Drake), 2024
JALOUSIE #47 BEEING YOUNG IS NOT IMPORTANT (Miley Cyrus & Justin Bieber), 2013
JALOUSIE #21 YES MADAM I CAN BOOGIE (Lady Gaga & Justin Timberlake), 2010
JALOUSIE #93 YOU ARE MY STAR (Kylie Minogue & Eros Ramazzotti), 2020
JALOUSIE #42 I WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU (Jennifer Lopez & Ricky Martin), 2013
JALOUSIE #76 YOU SURPRISE ME (Mariah Carey & Robbie Williams), 2020
JALOUSIE #54 WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME? (Cindy Lauper & Gerorge Michael), 2017
JALOUSIE #06 I DONT` THINK SO (Tina Turner & Joe Cocker), 2019
JALOUSIE #80 LOVE CAN BE LOUD (Screamin‘ Jay Hawkins & Etta James), 2020
JALOUSIE #70 THE REVOLUTION IN YOUR EAR (Nina Simone & Marvin Gaye)
JALOUSIE #41 CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE? (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong), 2015
JALOUSIE #11 CAN YOU BRING ME MY CREAM PLEASE? (Whitney Housten & Prince), 2016
JALOUSIE #15 LET ME THINK ABOUT IT (Elton John & Cher), 2017
JALOUSIE #45 DO YOU SEE ME? (Grace Jones & David Bowie), 2014
JALOUSIE #51 I AM THINKING OF YOU (Madonna & Michael Jackson), 2016
JALOUSIE #61 DONT` BE SAD (Patti Smith & Lou Reed), 2019
JALOUSIE #89 DANCING ON A MOTOR CYCLE (Elvis Presley & Brigitte Bardot), 2019
JALOUSIE #13 I WANT YOU NOW (Janis Joplin & Jim Morrison), 2016
JALOUSIE #82 LET ME BE YOUR ROYALTY, PLEASE (Freddy Mercury & Liza Minelli), 2019
JALOUSIE #40 HANDLING THE MIC JUST RIGHT (Iggy Pop & Debbie Harry), 2016
JALOUSIE #75 I NEED TO FOCUS ON MY POSTURE (Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck), 2019
JALOUSIE #99 THE MOON IS HIGH ABOVE US ALL (Laurie Anderson & Brian Eno), 2020
JALOUSIE #77 WHO THE F*** IS SITTING IN MY CHAIR? (Missy Elliott & Snoop Dogg), 2020
JALOUSIE #71 YOUR MAMA IS COOL! (Vanilla Ice & Foxy Brown), 2020
JALOUSIE #08 I LOST MY CONTACT LENSE (Marilyn Manson & Courtney Love), 2019
JALOUSIE #79 WEARING MY MUSTACHE TODAY (Björk & Casey Spooner), 2020
JALOUSIE #43 YES, YOU ARE RIGHT (Marusha & HP Baxxter), 2013
JALOUSIE #44 KISS ME WHEREVER YOU WANT TO (Kurt Cobain & Shirley Manson), 2013
JALOUSIE #49 BOO (Nina Hagen & Ozzy Osborne), 2019
JALOUSIE #60 NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Marie Curie & Albert Einstein), 2017
JALOUSIE #86 PLEASE, STOP TALKING NOW (Hedy Lamarr & Marlon Brando), 2019
JALOUSIE #69 I WILL CATCH A STAR FOR YOU (Jaques Brel & Dalida), 2019
JALOUSIE #72 WHAT A SHOCKER! (Edith Piaf & Frank Sinatra), 2019
JALOUSIE #68 THE ROOM IS SLOWLY MOVING (France Gall & Udo Lindenberg), 2019
JALOUSIE #67 I AM LEAVING (Nancy Sinatra & Udo Jürgens), 2020
JALOUSIE #02 THE MAGIC OF SOUND (Montserrat Caballé & Luciano Pavarotti), 2019
JALOUSIE #92 IT WAS NOT A JOKE (Charlotte Roche & Jan Böhmermann), 2019
JALOUSIE #05 WHY DO YOU THINK? (Marie Antoinette & Napoleon Bonaparte), 2019
JALOUSIE #108 WEARING MY CROWN (Petra Collins & Phil Toledano), 2020
JALOUSIE #56 PRAISE THE DANCE (Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Chametowitsch Nurejew), 2017
JALOUSIE #63 I FEEL SOMETHING DIFFERENT (Maryl Streep & Gerard Depardieu), 2019
JALOUSIE #78 CONCENTRATION SEEMS TO BE WITHIN (Halle Berry & Johnny Depp), 2019
JALOUSIE #91 THE BEAUTY OF BEEING NON BINARY (Uma Thurman & River Phoenix), 2020
JALOUSIE #74 WHY ARE YOU HERE? (Sean Penn & Tilda Swinton), 2019
JALOUSIE #03 AS IF I WOULD CHANGE MY STYLE (Vivienne Westwood & Karl Lagerfeld), 2019
JALOUSIE #83 HOPE MEET YOU LATER (Anna Wintour & André Leon Talley), 2020
JALOUSIE #07 THIS IS ENOUGH (Donatella Versace & Jean-Paul Gaultier), 2017
JALOUSIE #87 I AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU (Bette Gordon & John Waters), 2019
JALOUSIE #84 I FEEL GOOD TADAY (Peggy Guggenheim & David Rockefeller), 2020
JALOUSIE #27 WHY DO I LOOK LIKE THAT? (Angela Merkel & Barack Obama), 2010
JALOUSIE #31 THE POWER OF ILLUSION (Queen Elizabeth & Papst Benedict XVI), 2010
JALOUSIE #19 PLEASED TO MEET YOU (Günther Jauch & Ophra Winfrey), 2013
JALOUSIE #62 NO COMMENT (Theresa May & Donald Trump, 2019
JALOUSIE #04 PALATINATE PIG STOMACH MADE OUT OF STEEL (Margaret Thatcher & Helmut Kohl), 2019
JALOUSIE #29 RUN BABY RUN (Marta Vieira da Silva & Cristiano Ronaldo), 2020
JALOUSIE #48 CROSSING THE LINE (Michael Ballack & Birgit Prinz), 2014
JALOUSIE #17 FOCUS AT THE POINT (Steffi Graf & Boris Becker), 2013
JALOUSIE #73 ALWAYS ON THE RUN (Hito Steyerl & Christoph Schlingensief), 2019
JALOUSIE #24 A HIDDEN SMILE (Jeff Koons & Cindy Sherman), 2010
JALOUSIE #100 I GOT COUGHT (Jean-Michel Basquiat & Pipilotti Rist), 2019
JALOUSIE #25 A SKULL ON MY CHEST (Marina Abramovich & Damien Hirst), 2010
JALOUSIE #98 CAN YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU? (Yoko Ono & Nam June Paik), 2019
JALOUSIE #94 I WILL PLAY FOR YOU (Louise Bourgeois & John Cage), 2019
JALOUSIE #64 SKULL AND FLOWERS ON MY HEAD (Andy Warhol & Frida Kahlo), 2019
JALOUSIE #09 THE CRAZYNESS OF A BLACK MUSTACHE (Salvador Dali & Yayoi Kusama)
JALOUSIE #16 LOOK ME IN THE EYES (Georgia O‘Keeffe & Marcel Duchamp), 2019
JALOUSIE #88 I AM GONNA MAKE IT (Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks), 2020
JALOUSIE #85 HOW CAN I HELP YOU? (Angela Davis & Harvey Milk), 2019
JALOUSIE #39 DANCE WITH ME (Charlie Chaplin & Josephine Baker), 20
JALOUSIE #102 A BULGE IIN MY DRESS (Lily James & Richard Madden)
JALOUSIE #37 THAT IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT (Romy Schneider & Karlheiz Böhm), 2020
JALOUSIE #10 HOPE TO MEET YOU LATER (Fred Astaire & Marlene Dietrich), 2016
JALOUSIE #30 YOUR LIPS CAN`T LIE (James Dean & Marilyn Monroe), 2010
JALOUSIE #34 FINALLY YOU MADE IT (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John), 2019
JALOUSIE #81 I SAW THAT COMING (Goldie Hawn &Udo Kier), 2018
JALOUSIE #90 HOW ARE YOU? (Nicole Kidman & Brad Pitt), 2020
JALOUSIE #23 YES, IT IS TRUE (David Hasselhoff & Pamela Anderson), 2011
JALOUSIE #26 FULL OF JOYFUL EXPECTATIONS (Kate Winslet & Leonardo Dicaprio), 2012
JALOUSIE #95 WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? (Demi Moore & Keanu Reeves), 2019
JALOUSIE #28 I AM RELAXED (Julia Roberts & Richard Gere), 2013
JALOUSIE #46 AN UNHAPPY SMILE (Roseanne Barr & Bill Cosby), 2018
JALOUSIE #118 LOOK AT ME! (Winnie Harlow & Chad Esau), 2020
JALOUSIE #66 YOU ARE WONDERFUL (Twiggy & Richard Roundtree), 2020
JALOUSIE #117 FINALLY YOU`RE HERE! (Unkown model & Unkown model), 2020
JALOUSIE #38 COME OVER HERE! (Claudia Schiffer & Markus Schenkenberg), 2014
JALOUSIE #111 JUST SITTING AROUND (Galene Gasadalur & Unknown model), 2020
JALOUSIE #57 POSING FOR YOU (Sean O`Pry & Doutzen Kroes), 2015
JALOUSIE #01 GET A GRIP (Mark Wahlberg & Kate Moss), 2016
JALOUSIE #52 WHY ARE YOU SO SERIOUS? (Claudia Schiffer & Markus Schenkenberg), 2016
JALOUSIE #110 FINALLY I AM HAPPY (Cindy Crawford & Greg Hansen), 2020
JALOUSIE #58 POSE THE HOUSE DOWN (Uschi Obermaier & Joe Dallessandro), 2016
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