After a couple years stuck inside teenaged bedrooms and bolted to computer monitors, video storytelling is finally going on the road.
The good folks at the Goethe-Institut New York (who put together a fabulous screening and lecture with film-making madman Werner Herzog that blew my mind earlier this year) are sponsoring a motorcycle video blog trip by German artist Florian Thalhofer.
The press release sounds a bit stuffy but smart, describing his short videoblogged ramble through our states: "[Thalhofer] embarks on a “social experiment” that marries this legacy with technological innovation and harnesses the best of social media to determine and document his experience. Influences such as Easy Rider, jazz, and abstract expressionism will become even more apparent as we discover what lies at the heart of America and how it continues to evolve today."
The show will document 1000 stories of Americans, and they are still looking for people to document. If you have written about or are a crazy American, you should answer their ad looking for interview subjects.
If you live in New York, the Goethe-Institut will throw the artist a farewell party on Thursday at 6:30 with DJ's and art. Let's see what happens with this crazy new art form...
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