June 4, 2006 by Vurdlak with 76 Comments
Johan Lorbeer became famous in the past years particularly because of his spectacular “Still-Life” Performances, which took place frequently in the public area. His installations like “Proletarian Mural” and “Tarzan” are famous in Germany, but still unknown internationally. This artist was pointed to us, by our fan Simon, who sent us the original article. I have no idea how these performances were done, it bugs me /a lot) quite frankly! So if you have some knowledge or ideas, be sure to post them under comments! This is what Simon sent us:
German news website Spiegel Online features this nice photo of a performance artist Johan Lorbeer in a still-life-performance” in Krasnojarsk (it’s said to be in Siberia…)! Quite fun to see, and “Johan Lorbeer” on google images reveals many more fun installations. I don’t have a clue how they work! Keep on building the fabulous page!!!
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anyone heard of photoshop
cos its photoshoped
They arent photoshopped- he does these in public.
Its all easy to see he uses harnesses- the part that I dont get is how he sets them up so that people dont notice what hes doing before he finishes the piece
the illusion in the 4th picture is that his fly is down
Hey guys guys…any of you can explain the pic 3…ok I agreed that he got a harness or whatever to support his body…but what the heck with the table floating in the air..?..I cant believe he is supporting the table while his hands on the laptop…and i dont believe in any of those superhuman fantasies…
Nify Mat
Pfft, that’s so Chris Angel
Well where can I start,the mouldly sandwhich one was rubbish! LUV
Great Website I LOVE IT well done whoever made it .P.S FORGET WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WRITES THEY,RE JUST 100% JEALOUS.
Actually I saw this on another site, his real arm is inside of a fake arm glued to the wall. It’s probably the same principle with the others. Although, he must have alot of strength to hold himself up.
If you know anything about stage magic and illusions, think of how “levitation” is done. This is just a well put-together illusion, he can keep this up for hours if he chooses with no physical effort.
Oh yeah…there is no photoshop involved. The spectators are real people around the scene.
i don’t know, just a guess… but i think that he puts this really thick thick! piece of steel rod through the wall and into his suit, and shaping it to fit his body shape just enough to get down to the waist and hold him up or something like that, or all the way to his feet.
Just a guess…… check youtube also for videos “johan lorbeer”
yeah actually i do know how he does it, he does have a frame of metal around his body…… its all on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-qq2KcUo40
this url will show you the video of how its done wicked stuff
It’s actually very simple. He has a reinforcing frame that follows the contours of his body. Kind of an exoskeleton of sorts. That’s what supports all the weight.
The title??? Preformance???? Isn’t it Performance???
Human can do those incredible things when improve the mind.If you can improve your mind then you can zero the weight of your body for sometimes.Meditation is the method of doing these things………
i know the trick for the first 2,
he is accualy being supported by his arm touching the wall, its a fake arm and is connected to a strap and harness we wears under his coat and suit
I don’t get it. The illusion in the 4th one is that his fly is down! XYZPDQ! eXamine Your Zipper Pretty Darn Quick!
Yes. He’s using harnesses and support beams, but he’s hiding them in his clothes. Notice how he’s always wearing long sleeves and long pants? Notice that he’s always got at least one hand or foot flatly and soundly pressed onto something solid? My theory is that under those clothes, he’s standing/sitting in some kind of metal frame that is grounded to the wall or floor. Under his loose-fitting clothes (and with his lack of movement), we don’t notice that his body is encased in a suspended cage… the supports of which are most likely hidden under his wrists and/or the soles of his shoes.
KEWL
What a bunch of dumb asses. PhotoShop? Really? Another good one was “mind power”…what a classic. This is a f**ked up world we live in when people can’t figure out simple stuff. I guess that’s what makes a con man’s life a whole lot easier! Golly Batman…maybe he’s a Warlock and has magic powers granted to him by Satan.
HA! in the 4th one his fly’s undone!!!
that so toatlly fake
He wears a harness and the arm attached to the wall is a fake arm. As for the computer, it is probably a hollow cardboard model, stuck to his arms.. It’s not photoshopped, or fake, I’ve seen the live performance before, and I’ve seen the behind the scenes for it.
hm i beleve those who say its a matal harrnes attached to a solid at first i thought they were modles made of concrete and suh thatcks for the mettale frame pposability th theose people who have brains and no its not majic maybe majic does exist buts its probably some guy who gets a fork to move 2 centameters and remmember theese r OBSTICAL ILLUSIONS not rell majic mojo or watever.
The Million dollar question is? Why did someone in the crowd ask him to remove his hand on the wall, just for a second? I wonder what will happen next if he do it. hehehe.
Two things at the most, either he falls on the ground (if he really is floating?) or his secret would be found out that there’s a metal harness on the wall through his “fake arm”
Well, he is an artist, not a magician.
and Still-life Performance is ART, not spiritual things.
Here’s a little clue on the trick; His arm is the supporting bar, and his real arm is hide inside his cloth.
My head hurts…