{"id":9451,"date":"2024-10-04T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fotokessler.org\/?page_id=9451"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:26:32","slug":"david-brooks-theres-gold-in-them-thar-hills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fotokessler.org\/de\/david-brooks-theres-gold-in-them-thar-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"David Brooks, &#8222;There&#8217;s Gold In Them Thar Hills&#8220;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9451\" class=\"elementor elementor-9451\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7914ebd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7914ebd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64cb79d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64cb79d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Projektbeschreibung<\/h1><div style=\"padding: 40% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 80%; height: 80%;\" title=\"David Brooks talking about the Project, \u201eThere's Gold In Them Thar Hills\u201c oder es steckt Gold in diesen H\u00fcgeln\u2026\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1016296716?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/rGnRttWbtopfysVC8\">Wo findest du das Kunstwerk:<\/a><\/h3><h3><iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m13!1m8!1m3!1d247.8505203955045!2d10.189080053301913!3d47.354780044547184!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m2!1m1!2s!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sat!4v1728129808987!5m2!1sen!2sat\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3><h3><b>David Brooks und das Karl Max Kessler Archiv:<\/b><\/h3><p><b>\u201eThere&#8217;s Gold In Them Thar Hills\u201c oder es steckt Gold in diesen H\u00fcgeln\u2026<\/b><\/p><p>Der <strong>New Yorker K\u00fcnstler David Brooks<\/strong> war der zweite K\u00fcnstlerresident des Karl Max Kessler und im Juni 2024 zu Gast im Naturhotel Chesa Valisa.<\/p><p>W\u00e4hrend seines 2-w\u00f6chigen Aufenthalts erkundete er die Landschaft, erforschte das Archivmaterial und verschaffte sich \u00fcber zahlreiche Gespr\u00e4che einen Einblick in Traditionen, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Werte und Lebensweise im Kleinwalsertal. F\u00fcr sein <strong>Kunstwerk<\/strong> w\u00e4hlte er ein konstruiertes Bild aus dem Karl Max Kessler Archiv, dass am 12. Oktober 2024 auf dem Billboard an der Kanzelwand-Abfahrt enth\u00fcllt wird.<\/p><p>Es zeigt eine<strong> \u00fcbertriebene Schneelandschaft<\/strong> mit H\u00fctten, die unter einer f\u00fcr heutige Verh\u00e4ltnisse unvorstellbaren Menge Schnee begraben sind. Es kontrastiert diese idyllische, \u00fcberbordende Szene mit der Realit\u00e4t heutiger Landschaften, die durch den Klimawandel ver\u00e4ndert sind.<\/p><p>Das auf <strong>Goldfolie gedruckte Bild<\/strong> wirkt vertraut und \u00fcbertrieben. Es verleitet uns dar\u00fcber nachzudenken, welche kulturellen und physischen Einfl\u00fcsse unsere <strong>Wahrnehmung von Natur<\/strong> pr\u00e4gen. Die Natur des Kleinwalsertals ist sowohl landschaftlich reizvoll als auch wirtschaftlich bedeutsam. Das Kunstwerk fordert uns auch dazu auf, \u00fcber die <strong>eigene Rolle in der Natur<\/strong> des Kleinwalsertals nachzudenken.<\/p><p>Der Titel There\u2019s Gold In Them Thar Hills\u201c bezieht sich auf eine amerikanische Redewendung aus der Zeit des kalifornischen <strong>Goldrauschs<\/strong>, die symbolisch f\u00fcr berufliche Chancen und die <strong>Kommerzialisierung der Natur<\/strong> steht. In seiner Arbeit zieht Brooks eine visuelle Parallele zwischen der Suche nach Gold und den vielf\u00e4ltigen Werten, die wir Landschaften heute zuschreiben \u2013 seien es \u00e4sthetische, biologische oder wirtschaftliche Werte.<\/p><p>Dar\u00fcber hinaus wurde eine<strong> 1:1-Nachbildung der Werbetafel in 32 Teile zerschnitten<\/strong> und im gesamten Tal verteilt, \u00e4hnlich wie W\u00e4hrung. Diese St\u00fccke, die an verschiedenen kommerziellen Orten im Tal platziert wurden, symbolisieren das Zusammenspiel unterschiedlicher Werte, die in der Landschaft aufeinandertreffen.<\/p><p>F\u00fcr weitere Informationen kontaktieren Sie bitte Bettina Kessler: <a href=\"mailto:bk@fotokessler.org\">bk@fotokessler.org<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>David Brooks url:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/davidbrooksstudio.com\/\">David Brooks | Home (davidbrooksstudio.com)<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>David Brooks, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/t\/CuJKigdPiDQgLEeT\"><strong>download link<\/strong><\/a><strong> Pressebilder<\/strong><\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kurzbiografie David Brooks<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Brooks\u2018 Arbeit untersucht, wie kulturelle Bedenken nicht vom nat\u00fcrlichen Umfeld getrennt werden k\u00f6nnen, und hinterfragt dabei die Bedingungen, unter denen Natur wahrgenommen und genutzt wird. Er hat bedeutende Projekte am Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Storm King, MoMA\/PS1, Tang Museum, deCordova Museum, Nouveau Mus\u00e9e National de Monaco, Galerie f\u00fcr Landschaftskunst in Hamburg, Crystal Bridges und dem Sculpture Center durchgef\u00fchrt. Im Jahr 2011 kreierte Brooks \u201eDesert Rooftops\u201c am Times Square, ein Erdwerk, das von der Art Production Fund in Auftrag gegeben wurde; 2018 eine gro\u00df angelegte geologische Installation auf Governors Island. Er ist zudem Tr\u00e4ger des Rom-Preises 2020.<\/p><h3><strong>Orginaltext von David Brooks\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8222;There&#8217;s Gold In Them Thar Hills&#8220;<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8222;There&#8217;s Gold In Them Thar Hills&#8220; is an American colloquial expression commonly associated with the early prospecting days of the mid 19<sup>th<\/sup> century California Gold Rush. Though it was originated by Mark Twain, the expression is used in popular culture to evoke broader notions of opportunity in the American West, where settlers ventured westward in hopes of striking it rich.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a similar but more metaphoric light, the idea that the hills might contain gold, or even <em>be<\/em> gold, infers that we can see a natural space as idyllic, scenic, rejuvenating, wild, teaming with life, and simultaneously profitable and commodifiable all within the same gaze. This work, titled &#8222;There&#8217;s Gold In Them Thar Hills,&#8220; explores how we assign varying values to natural spaces, values that the landscapes themselves do not voluntarily create.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The image used for the project is a uniquely constructed image from the Karl Max Kessler archive taken in the first part of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century. It portrays a picturesque snowy landscape, with huts blanketed in a caricaturesque amount of snow and a collaged tree bending from the weight of the excessive snow. This image represents an exaggerated vision of abundance that contrasts with the environments we encounter today, affected by climate change and other human impacts. It highlights how both the image and its perception are shaped equally by cultural and physical constructs (e.g. humans living in balance with a pure nature, albeit with the aid of snow machines and terraformed landscapes).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main billboard perched atop the ski slope implores passersby to see themselves within the natural spaces of the Kleinwalsertal which contain aesthetic, biological, and economic value which we all share responsibility for. Additionally, a 1:1 scale replica of the golden billboard has been cut into 32 pieces and scattered across the Kleinwalsertal valley, mimicking the distribution of currency. 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