photo: martin behr

josef dabernig

b. 1956, kötschach-mauthen, carinthia, austria

we are beyond excited to welcome one of the permanent fixtures and perennial favourites of past metakino programmes, austrian artist and filmmaker josef dabernig (b. 1956) finally as our festival guest. metakino regulars will remember dabernig's humoristically formalist short films lancia thema (2005), zlaté piesky rocket launch (2015) and river plate (2013), as well as rosa coeli (2003), herna (2010) and stabat mater (2016) from festival editions #1-5. the last three of these were based on texts by bruno pellandini, whose writing once again forms the complementary/contrasting narrative for the images of a curious funereal ceremony in dabernig's latest film, the poignant and mysterious lacrimosa (2024), which had its world premiere just earlier this month at the kurzfilmtage oberhausen.

the evening will begin with a rare live performance of dabernig's delightful, football-themed found-text-piece ticket content (2014/2024, specially updated for the helsinki performance), and afterwards the artist will discuss his work in depth with olaf möller.

note: josef dabernig will also appear in gallery kohta (työpajankatu 2) in discussion with gallerist anders kreuger on saturday june 1 at 16:00.

ticket content | josef dabernig | austria, 2014/2024 | ca. 20'

concept & realization josef dabernig | performed live by josef dabernig, diego ginartes, jelle hugaerts, natalia kozieł-kalliomäki, olaf möller, vau sousa, mika taanila

lacrimosa | josef dabernig | austria, 2024 | 11'

direction, script & editing josef dabernig | cinematography christian giesser | sound design michael palm | distribution / copy source sixpackfilm