Jan Koester

When the mayor of a little village decides to receive some forty refugees, a wave of dislike and hatred befalls him and his family. The short animation tells the story of a fight against fear and the courage to stand up for your convictions despite the threat of one’s life.

John, a famous rockstar, dies accidently during a concert and wakes up in nirvana. There he has to face his wishes and deeds...

His mother starts drinking when he is eight years old. Jan Koester projects photos from his childhood on his own body that tell of loneliness and helplessness in toxic relationships. These Rorschach-like superimposed images put physical abstractions in relation to their violent and alienated surroundings. Shifting between fluid and halting movements, telescoped pixels tugging at each other deconstruct predominant gender norms.

When the mayor of a little village decides to receive some forty refugees, a wave of dislike and hatred befalls him and his family. The short animation tells the story of a fight against fear and the courage to stand up for your convictions despite the threat of one’s life.

John, a famous rockstar, dies accidently during a concert and wakes up in nirvana. There he has to face his wishes and deeds...

His mother starts drinking when he is eight years old. Jan Koester projects photos from his childhood on his own body that tell of loneliness and helplessness in toxic relationships. These Rorschach-like superimposed images put physical abstractions in relation to their violent and alienated surroundings. Shifting between fluid and halting movements, telescoped pixels tugging at each other deconstruct predominant gender norms.