Blog - Johan Lorbeer - Performance Artist / Magician?

2008-05-16 21:00:06

Secret of Johan Lorbeer Still-Life Performance Tarzan From Ahboon.net Johan Lorbeer is a German street performer. He became famous in the
past few years because of his “Still-Life” Performances, which took
place in the public area. His installations includes “Proletarian
Mural” and “Tarzan”, which are famous in Germany. Several of these
performances feature Lorbeer in an apparently impossible position. With his still-life performances, this German artist seems to
unhinge the laws of gravity. For hours on time, he remains, as a living
work of art, in physically impossible positions. Elevated or reduced to
the state of a sculpture, he interacts with the bewildered and
irritated audience, whose appetite for communication rises as time goes
by, often culminating in the wish to touch the artist in his
superhuman, angelic appearance in order to participate in his
abilities. Here’s a short video, thanks to [ HappyLife] Here’s a little clue on the trick; His arm is the supporting bar, and his real arm is hide inside his cloth.

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