Tijmen Hauer, Talking Heads | 2009 | 5min | DV | Netherlands
Who tells us what’s happening in the world: a white man with androgynous features, placed centre stage in front of a studio camera. His light brown hair is cut just above the ears. He shaves his upper lip and cheeks clean and it is unclear if he is wearing glasses. He prefers to sport a dark jacket with a colourful tie. When he speaks, he gives little nods to add force to his words. In the process, he keeps his rather narrow chest as still as possible. Has Morpheus taken possession of the boob tube? There is neither rhyme nor reason to what he says. In the background, we read that this is a live broadcast. Grids and statistics indicate economic and ecological developments. A sizeable houseplant provides reassurance and welcomes us to the desert of reality. (Anna Abrahams, Filmbank)
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Tijmen Hauer (1977, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is an Amsterdam based artist and filmmaker. Since graduating from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 2005 his work has been presented at film festivals and exhibitions around the world. With short films such as: I Live Everywhere, Daddy I’m Scared, Talking Heads, Mtv Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack Too, Hit & Run, Oh Great Now Look What Happened and I Didn’t Really Want To Go There, Tijmen Hauer is developing a direct and catchy oeuvre which reflects on contemporary society and the place of the individual within it. Hauer also works as a guest curator for the Filmbank, as well as a freelance director and editor.
http://www.tijmenhauer.nl/
