Im Schatten der Made: John Bock
Im Schatten der Made (In the Shadow of the Maggot), 2010
74:16 minutes
Written and directed by John Bock.
With: John Bock, Matti Isan Blind, Heiner Franzen, Friederike Kempter, Adrian Lohmueller, Linnart Schneider.
Camera: Rene Gorski
Music: Richard Siedhoff
Produced by John Bock, Anton Kern Gallery, Museum Tinguely & Universal Museum Graz.
Styled after 1920s German Expressionist films, Im Schatten der Made (In the Shadow of the Maggot) tells the story of an artificial creature, an automaton that is created from biological materials and resembles a human. For falling in love with a human, the android is brutally punished and destroyed, while his human lover Merle is incarcerated and humiliated. In great secrecy, Merle attempts to recreate her loverʼs body out of saliva and bread with surprising consequences…
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John Bock
Anne Doran, Art in America, November 1, 2011 This link opens in a new tab. -
"In the Shadow of the Maggot" at Anton Kern Gallery
Will Heinrich, New York Observer, August 9, 2011 This link opens in a new tab. -
John Bock: In the Shadow of the Maggot
Roberta Smith, The New York Times, August 5, 2011 This link opens in a new tab. -
Art Review: John Bock, “Im Schatten der Made (In the Shadow of the Maggot)”
Howard Halle, TimeOut New York, August 2, 2011 This link opens in a new tab.
