Nosbaum Reding

CHRISTOPH MEIER

Born 1980 in Austria. Works and lives in Vienna.

The works of Christoph Meier focus on the performative and narrative possibilities of media and presentation formats as such. Besides themes like mutability, imitation and recognition, his approach therefore highlights the artist's act of going public and the audience's acts of ascribing meaning. Also, the gap between the original, its copy and further copies corresponds to the creative scope that Meier's objects mark out. Recent solo exhibitions include Kunstverein in Hamburg (DE), Secession (AT), Kunsthaus Graz (AT), MUSA Museum auf Abruf (AT), Fonderia Battaglia (IT), The Program at Hochschule für Bildende Kunst (DE) and Kiosk (BE). Meier's work was included in group exhibitions held, between other venues, at Austrian Cultural Forum (USA), Kunstverein in Hamburg (DE), Galleria Collicaligreggi (IT), Kunstraum St.Virgil (AT), Cité internationale des arts (FR), 21er-Haus (AT) and Frac Auvergne (FR).

The exhibition is accompanied by a text by Monika Georgieva:

It is raining cats and dogs. All the animals are locked in the barn, quietly smoking their pipes.
The sea cows are tied to the hitching post. Everything is quiet.

At 00:05 the beam of the lighthouse is interrupted by a sharp artificial light. The shadows of what appears to be a human figure and the clear outline of a stick horse are visible washed up on the shore.

Based on the smooth, unwrinkled face,
the human figure appears to depict
a captain of a ship with some kind of helmet
or headgear.

When you're choosing a helmet, you have to compare the advantages and disadvantages, it's a choice you have to make. Sometimes it's better to have a completely protected face but other times it's more useful to pick a lighter helmet in which you can have more movement. For infantry, it's usually a better choice to pick the lighter helmet, whereas a knight or horsemen better pick full protection.

The captain of the ship wore a pointy helmet
decorated with white, glowy stripes.
His shield was perforated with one thousand nine hundred seventy-five holes.




Great helmets, also known as great helm, pot helm, heaume or bucket helm, are the mostknown type of helmet. At first, these Helmets had a square top, but this happened to become a target for hammers. Later the designs upgraded to a conical (pointy) top, this lessened the impact of hammers and swords.

With his long, blue beard and pointy helmet
he looked like an old sea dog.
On top of his helmet he wore a cowboy hat, secured with a strap.
His stick horse was firmly tied to his wooden leg.

- He looks like a distinguished gentleman, why is he riding a stick horse made of cardboard?
- It was a budgetary reason, the movie couldn't afford real horses.




The beach ranch employed ten or twelve cowboys and ten or twelve captains of twelve ships. Sixteen cowboys of this ranch (64 %) were knighted at some stage of their careers.
(and were given helmets or some kind of headgear)

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
We are ready for take-off.
In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, neon helmets will automatically fall over your seat. Take the helmet and pull it over your head. If you have children with you, fasten your headgear first before assisting them. To keep the helmet in position, please fasten the strap under your chin.




Is the strap on this one adjustable?

Monika Georgieva