My Poster
Beautiful posters at Silent Green, Berlin and one of them is mine, hooooray!!!!
my main website
my pinhole photos / Lochkamerabilder!
my recipes - all about eco film developing!
my workshops
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Where Is My June?
I just realize: I haven’t posted anything in my beloved month June. Why not? I can say I was fucking busy … too busy … one fat workshop in Braunschweig, one film festival in Hamburg, many films to develop … I just forgot it.
But I did not forget to film. To film each and every day a little bit of super 8 for my “Ode to June” film. The little symphony. Finished now, waiting to be developed, scanned and then … edited into “Ode an Juni / Ode to June #11”!!!!
Mai
29
Ein Husch Von Einem Filmbild
Auntie Google translates it as “A whoosh of a film frame” and I like it!
My new favourite film picture. Coming from my film “Die Perfektion der Mücke / The Perfection of the Mosquito”
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Pixel Box
I saw these in Münster … I love them … seems like they pixel their surrounding, their behind …
I tried to find something about the artist who did it and I found this:
“Auf eine neue Ebene der optischen Täuschung brachte es der Künstler Smoe Nova im letzten Jahr, indem er mehrere Kästen an einer vielbefahrenen Straße im Norden Münsters in einem aufwändigen Prozess über mehrere Tage quasi verpixelte – er bemalte die Kästen in einer Pixel-Optik. Der Effekt: Die Stromkästen verschwinden nun quasi im Stadtbild und mit dem dahinterliegenden neuen Gebäudekomplex.”
… which translates as: “The artist Smoe Nova brought it to a new level of optical illusion last year by pixeling several boxes on a busy street in the north of Münster in a complex process over several days – he painted the boxes in a pixel look. The effect: the junction boxes now disappear into the cityscape and with the new building complex behind them.”
Cool!
Mai
8
Maiglückchen
A lovely cinema (Lichtmess-Kino in Hamburg), a great shortfilm program (curated by my friend and cinema maker Dorit … and me): 20 films that make us happy! … a more than half full cinema, nice green vodka-jelly drinks in between and after the show! What a glowing evening!
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Night Walk In Oberhausen
Recently I was invited to the Kurzfilmtage / Short Film Days at Oberhausen, a middle size German town, but a big size famous film festival, well known for its weird choice of more or less experimental films!
I found coincidential beauty on my night walk back to my hotel.
Mrz
21
Experimental Embroidery
I found a new hobby! Stitching! Embroidery! Freestyle!
I wanted to make a flag for today’s filmshow at my LA friends‘ studio (they have it for 3 months here at Göteborg’s Konstepidemin, I’m just a visitor) … so I thought: why not polish my skill of spontaneous stitching! Two afternoons and the new flag is ready!
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Alfajor
This little piece of cake or cookie is an alfajor … it comes from south America (made in Berlin by a woman from Chile) and is made of flour, honey, and nuts.
Aunt Wiki says: “According to Spanish philologist Manuel Alvar López, alfajor is an Andalusian variant of the Castilian alajú, derived from the Arabic word الفَاخِر, al-fakhir, meaning luxurious”!
Feb
10
Is Andec The Center Of The Universe?
I love Andec. One of the last remaining film laboratories in the world! I’ve known them for so many years, had my first super 8 films developed and copied there, I love them.
It happens sometimes: I am there, waiting for something … and another person pops in, another filmmaker is attracted like a fly to the lantern, zzzzzzt … and we meet.
This time it was Helga Fanderl (here’s her website), a film friend, an artist who I admire very much, a wonderful woman … so we went, after our business with Andec, around the block and had a big coffee at Denn’s and updated our friendship 😉
I love coincidences.
Feb
6
Me In My Darkroom With Coffee
… happy with my coffee, the cheapest that I could get = the best because it has the most acid = the strongest developer! 😀
Feb
5
UP 21
ORWO UP 21 meaning Umkehr(reversal)film Panchromatic 21 DIN (= 100 ASA) … very old, I got a bunch to develop here, it’s a job for someone, memories of someone …
I see images!!!
Feb
3
Pump Up The Darkroom
It used to be a factory, a wastewater canalisation company … they transformed it into a youth – culture – communication – center in the eighties: beautiful big industrial buildings … and the old pumps are still there. “Die Alte Pumpe” in Berlin.
And they have a darkroom! But nobody really knows how to run it … how to use it, to handle the enlargers, how to make photo prints …
And then came me, heehee! Just gave a 2 days workshop, played and explored and worked with two handfull of young people who are just beginning to study / preparing their portfolios. Big fun! Big enthusiasm!
Jan
29
Newslecker
Sign in! We publish a newsletter called “Newslecker” which means “news yummy” 😀
(click on the picture)
Jan
28
And Then I Find A Feather
It’s been now 7 months that my lover jumped into an unknown dimension … I don’t really have contact, I miss him …
There are days that I ask me and the universe: where the hell and heavens are you and are you ok?
And then I find a feather.
Jan
27
Pink Telephone, No Anger
I find this highly philosophical … can’t tell you why … old style phone, pink phone, no look back, rainy future, die Schatten der Vergangenheit, wo ich auch bin, da sind sie nicht weit … und Oasis.
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The Tiny Kino Is Alive!
We inaugurated our Tiny Kino with full energy!
For 3 days… 3 film programs each day, packed with short films by me, Dagie. Every program was sold out. OK, that wasn’t that difficult at all with 8 people fitting in!
We served hot chai and the coolest chocolate sweets far and wide, homemade and of course organic / vegan.
We had great fun! We are already working on new ideas … Stay in contact and visit our website cafemueller.space!!!!
Dez
18
Wild Braunschweig
I was in Braunschweig again … the second time that I gave a workshop this year at Hochschule für Bildende Künste! Art School! Seems like I have a recurring job now.
All about analog film making. Super 8 of course. Intuitive filming. Eco processing (Caffenol, Tuttifruttol, Curryol … and some weird smelling mixture: Caffenol with a big shot of Klosterfrau Melissengeist (“Naturally effective since 1826 for colds, inner restlessness, insomnia, nervousness, gastrointestinal complaints, weather sensitivity and muscular complaints”). Fantastic results!!!
Dez
17
Vegan Developing Service
From now on I will develop all Kodachromes black&white films using Caffenol. Eco developer. No more chemicals. My favourite developer used to be Dokumol. It is not available any more in any shops. So I go vegan 😉
