Janosch Boerckel, born in Mainz in 1989, studied photography at the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld (2013-2017) and continued his studies at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (2017-2022), where he completed his Master of Fine Arts in the class of Prof. Simon Denny. As a freelance artist in the Rhine-Main area, Boerckel deals with fundamental questions of probability, control and its loss, drawing on a wide range of imaging media. He is also a lecturer and workshop leader for photography at Mainz University of Applied Sciences. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
6 aus 49
2019
4K video, 4K TV, light stand, sandbag, cable bridges, table tennis balls, 1:54 min
In Boerckel's 1:54 minute video loop, we witness a permanent draw of the most famous lottery game in Germany, “6 out of 49”. A closer look at the draw reveals errors that cannot allow a “hit”. All the numbers drawn on the manipulated balls correspond to the number 50, so the machine not only spits out the impossible in endless processes, but also underlines our permanent desire for luck, coupled with the desire, the probability, the striving for security in an uncertain world. This idea is combined in the installation with industrially manufactured objects such as cable bridges and edge protection, each of which offers a possibility but no guarantee for our perceived desire for protection, safety and security.
