Jonas Denzel: hands-on

Karlsruhe media artist and filmmaker Jonas Denzel transforms the castle into a body of sound. He develops his show »hands-on« for the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE: The hands were man's first tools. They knock, rub and clap on the castle facade until they finally encourage the audience to clap along and thus become part of the rousing rhythm through inviting gestures. The sound is created and visualized exclusively by elements of the castle such as windows, rain gutters and walls as well as body percussion. The castle itself even becomes an instrument, a piano played by hands. The sounds that can be heard were recorded at the castle: Jonas Denzel made the rain gutters, windows and walls sound.

Jonas Denzel is a Master student at the University of Mainz and media artist. In 2016 he received a Fulbright scholarship and studied film and media art in Philadelphia (USA). His films and installations have been shown in Europe and North America, among other places.