Ungeheuer_Luna_Leeuwarden_2026
Luna Nights 2026, Town Hall, Leeuwarden/Nl
The work itself is inspired by Goya's drawing : The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, out of the series of aquatintas: Los Caprichos.
It is based on the first presentation at Klanglicht Graz 2024 and modified for Luna Nights, Light Art Festival in Leeuwaarden/NL. The former german version is now in english and the animationn is adapted to the backside of the Town Hall.
A special soundtrack for the video was produced and adapted to english by sound artist Joseph Gründler on base of the Sounscape for the first presentation at Joanneum Graz.
“A Spanish work of art inspired Detlef Hartung and Georg Trenz to create their installation „Ungeheuer“. They posed the question: Is it the presence or absence of our reason that create monsters? The artists used light and typography to play with the architecture of the Joanne quarter in Graz and opened imaginary windows through which the audience could look. The associative mental space that the two artists created in this way allowed us to reflect on the ambiguity of statements. Equally contrasting where the sound islands with which sound and media artist Seppo Gründler accompanied the project.”
by friendly courtesy Birgit Lill