Exploring mirroring and feedback through abstract shapes,
RE:AX takes us on a journey of action and reaction.
- Honorable Mention - Animated/Experimental, Marin County Festival of Short Film & Video, USA, 2012
- Mention for Best Sound, Derapage, Montreal, Canada, 2012
SCREENINGS 2012
- Marin County Festival of Short Film and Video, San Rafael, California, USA, 30 Jun - 4 Jul
- Backup Festival, Weimar, Germany, 10-13 May
- Magma Short Film Festival, Rotorua, New Zealand, 24-29 Apr
- Derapage, Centre de Design, Montreal, Canada, 19 Apr
- Max Hattler: Audiovisual Abstractions, Vilnius Art Academy, Vilnius, Lithuania, 27 Mar
- Monstra - Lisbon Animated Film Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 19-25 Mar
- Go Short, Nijmegen, Holland, 18 Mar (Max Hattler Special Screening)
- Animac, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, 1-4 Mar (Max Hattler Special Screening)
- Imperial War Museum Film Festival, London, UK, several screenings until 24 Feb
- 8th Berlin International Directors Lounge, Berlin, 9-19 Feb
2011
- Imperial War Museum Film Festival, London, several screenings between 2 Dec 2011 and 24 Feb 2012
- Max Hattler Special Screening, Off and Free Film Festival, Seoul, Korea, 17-23 Nov
-NOVA Contemporary Culture, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sat 29 Oct
- East Pop West, London, 30 Sep - 2 Oct (group exhibition; Max Hattler solo screen)
- World Peace Day Games in Tokyo, Japan; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Subang Jaya, Malaysia; San Diego, USA; Mexico City, Mexico; Westford, MA, USA; Herzogenaurach, Germany, 21 Sep
- Feast on Film, Moors Bar, Crouch End, London, 21 Sep
- New Screen New-Castle, Newcastle, UK, Sat 10 Sep
- One Young World, Zurich, Switzerland, 1-4 Sep
- World Peace Festival, Berlin, Germany, 20-27 Aug
SELECTED BLOGS AND PRESS
- Style and the Family Tunes, 11 Sep 2011
- Newham Recorder, 11 Sep 2011
- Animate Projects Observer, 31 Aug 2011
- UEL, 22 Aug 2011
- Designcollector, 22 Aug 2011
- Dinca, 21 Aug 2011
- Superfuture, 20 Aug 2011
- PSST! Pass it on, 19 Aug 2011
CREDITS
Directed by Max Hattler
Music production and sound design by Noia Schreus
Produced by Shooting People
Commissioned by PUMA.Peace for the project peace starts with me in partnership with the World Peace Festival 2011
Project curated by PUMA.Creative Chief Curator Mark Coetzee
Available formats: 1080p HD digital file, DVD
Length: 1'30"
Year: 2011
"RE:AX aka Peace Starts With Me is a film about mirroring and feedback—abstract patterns and shapes interact with each other, taking us on a journey from disharmony to peace. Conceptually, it's about how violence breeds violence, and love breeds love. Only by turning the other cheek can we bring about change, understanding and peace."
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID
"Although only under a minute and a half long, Max Hattler's film titled 'RE:AX aka Peace Starts With Me' manages to encompass deep reaching themes like love, peace, war and violence. But with previous work referencing French artist Augustin Lesage, another named Sync and termed a circular looping animation projection installation, Max Hattler's work has always explored extraordinary topics. With abstract patterns, skulls, explosions that morph into stars and psychedelic colours, the film bursts from the screen at you. Confusing, beautiful and symbolic, Peace Starts With Me is a little bit philosophical, a little bit Space Invaders and a lot of amazing." Schön! Magazine, 2011
"Abstract animated film, reflecting on war and computer games." Imperial War Museum Film Festival, 2011
"Max Hattler knows exactly how to impress and leave you thrilled and confused at the same time. Widely considered by international critics as one of the most talented visual artists of his generation, he is able to transform complex concepts into powerful abstract narratives with an impressive and cutting-edge visual aesthetic. … As one of the driving forces behind this year's World Peace Festival in Berlin, PUMA.Peace - a special division of PUMA - has commissioned ... Max Hattler, to create an art video with an abstracted vision on war and peace." Blend.nl, 2011
"Pink Floyd meets Asteriods"
Ben Joergensen, 2011
"미디어 아트에 가까운 아티스트와 브랜드가 결합한 형태의 이런 작업들이 이제 한국에서도 슬슬 기지개를 펴기 시작했다. 현재 외국쪽에선 빈번히 일어나고 있는 이런 작업들이 하루빨리 한국에서 더 확산되었으면 좋겠다. 푸마와 Max Hattler과의 만남." MG25.com, 2011
"完成したての｢RE:AX aka PEACE STARTS WITH ME｣は、以前当BLOGでご紹介の｢COLLISION｣で魅せたｶﾚｲﾄﾞｽｺｰﾌﾟなﾌｫｰﾑを作用･反作用にみられる物理的な法則へと再構築したかの抽象的なﾃﾞｼﾞﾀﾙｱｰﾄが印象的。最小限のﾐﾆﾏﾙな表現域だけで｢平和｣へのﾒｯｾｰｼﾞが凝縮された意欲作はﾌﾗｯﾄだけど力強くｵﾘｼﾞﾅﾘﾃｨが溢れています" Fragile, 2011
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