LISA
KOHL
VISUAL ARTIST
THE GAME
Video 7:48 min. HD
Bihaç | Bosnian-Croatian Border | 2022
The video entitled THE GAME explores the experiences of individuals with migration backgrounds, focusing on their life and survival through the lens of gaming aesthetics. It depicts escape routes via a smartphone from the viewpoint of a young Afghan man, evoking the appearance of a virtual reality game console. Accompanying this visual narrative is a voiceover in which the protagonist recounts various forms of escape and instances of pushback that he has personally encountered. His account is underscored by a subtle atmosphere of menace and tension.
THE GAME | video-soundinstallation | Künstlerhaus Bethanien | Berlin | 2022
kindly subsidized by Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg and Aide à la création et diffusion en photographie 2021
CNA – Centre national de l'audiovisuel | © Lisa Kohl
THE GAME | video-soundinstallation | Künstlerhaus Bethanien | Berlin | 2022
kindly subsidized by Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg and Aide à la création et diffusion en photographie 2021
CNA – Centre national de l'audiovisuel | © Galia Feierman
THE GAME | video-soundinstallation | PARS – Robert Schuman Art Award 2023 | Stadtmuseum Simeonstift | Treves | 2023
kindly subsidized by Quattropole, Villa Vauban and Aide à la création et diffusion en photographie 2021
CNA – Centre national de l'audiovisuel | © Lisa Kohl