Erik Tannhäuser launched the project “Developments” in 2006. As part of this work and exhibition project, the artist travels through Europe, creating works at various locations and presenting previously completed pieces. On site, he collects natural materials, arranges them on metal panels, and wets them with water to create landscape motifs. This process serves to explore and represent the respective environment.
His first stop was Hanstholm in Denmark, where he depicted fish on eight panels, each measuring 3 meters wide and 1.5 meters high. These works were exhibited in a wooden rotunda with a diameter of 9 meters in Tannhäuser’s Berlin studio.
As the project developed, the artist digitized the motifs, pixelated and colored them, resulting in watercolor prints. These motifs were then used to create blackout clips, in which image distortions gradually pixelate the motifs until the image becomes completely black.
A run-over fox that Tannhäuser found on the roadside inspired him to develop a video game. In this game, the player controls the fox, who kicks cars off the road.
For an outdoor exhibition, Tannhäuser had metal stands made for the panels. The watercolor prints, video clips, and the game are designed for indoor presentation.