Directors Lounge

Hio, hio Kunstfreund Petter! May the love be with you.
Peter Sempel (* 1954, † 2026)

It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing of our longtime friend Peter Sempel. Peter, an artist, filmmaker, and jack-of-all-trades, was not only an artist himself; rather, he dedicated his entire body of work to other artists, whom he portrayed with great love and a childlike curiosity. Kazuo Ohno, Jonas Mekas, Lemmy Kilmister, and Dieter Meier are just a few of the countless artists he placed at the center of his films.

Whenever he wasn’t working on his movies for a brief moment, he delighted all his friends with heartfelt postcards, greetings, and poems, always inspired by the belief that art can make the world a better place.

We miss you,
Team DL

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Pictured: Peter Sempel at our screening of his movie “Jonas in the Jungle”, Z-Bar 2019. Foto: Nick Font

It was an honor to present your work at DL, and a fine example that art can and should be of political relevance.

Henrike Naumann (1984 – 2026). You will be missed.

Die C.A.R. Video Lounge [Halle A 12 | 1. OG, Foyer]! Seid dabei Freitag, 24.10., ab 19h geht es los! 24.-26.10. C.A.R. INNOVATIVE ART FAIR // präsentiert von Directors Lounge // Ausgewählte Videokunst und experimentelle Animationen von Max Hattler (Hong Kong): Seine "Animationsarbeiten unterscheiden sich stark von der traditionellen Animationspraxis. Seine abstrakten Formen erschaffen einen einzigartigen Makrokosmos unter Verwendung einer Vielzahl von Bildgestaltungstechniken, darunter analoge und linsenbasierte Methoden, sowie 3D- und 2D-Digitalanimationen. Mehr: http://www.maxhattler.com/
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In vier Hallen: A 5, A 6, A 12, C 70 // ÖFFNUNGSZEITEN: Fr, 19h-22h Sa & So 11h-19h, Tickets: Tageskasse Halle 12, EG

Abbildung: Serial Parallels (2019) enstand mit Stop-Motion-Techniken in der dichten, städtischen Umgebung Hongkongs und spiegelt den schnellen Wachstum einer dystopisch-surrealen Welt wider.