Moments
Andreas Berner's Moments project visually represents memories of people that are close to him. The stories reflect on the feeling of being alone, establishing a dichotomy between the notion of isolation and solitude that underlie the feeling that the memories are based on. It is a project that talks about in-between events that take place when one least expects them, situations that are more felt that observed during moments of utmost uncertainty. Told without narration, Berner would like chronicle a simplicity without sentimentality that sometimes borders on the mundane, to reflect on moments that could none the less mark a life-altering process.

The piece consists of an even amount (2, 4, etc.) of significant personal memories related to Berner by close friends in a single paragraph. The experiences relate to specific memories that either concern Isolation, defined as an involuntary detachment from others, a negative incentive, or Solitude, the voluntary condition of separating from others; a positive incentive. The identities of the participants will not be revealed. The piece will consist of mixed media: collage, photogram, film, video, 3D etc., will be used to underscore the multiple encoded memory pool that the events are being drawn from.

Artists Bio
Berner recently finished an MS in Digital Imaging & Design at NYU's CADA program. Of Austrian decent, he grew up in Germany and received an undergraduate degree in Communication Design from Dusseldorf University. He came to the States in 1992 to run the New York offices of Select and The Manipulator photography magazines. Before going back to school for his MS degree, he worked as Director of Motion for the Eisnor Interactive Internet agency, founded the Permanent Eye Pictures independent film production company, and produced/directed music videos and commercials for Elektra, Universal, Def Jam, Palomar Pictures and Crossroads.