Live visuals
Dix meets Bix — Resampling Otto Dix’s Großstadt (1928) into an audiovisual jazz performance.
Commissioned by Kunstmuseum Stuttgart and Bix Jazzclub, Dix Meets Bix reinterprets Otto Dix's (1891-1969) masterpiece Großstadt (1928). The triptych vividly contrasts the jazz-fuelled decadence of the Weimar bourgeoisie with the realities of wounded war veterans and prostitutes. The performance blends jazz compositions inspired by Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) – an artist Dix himself listened to in his studio – with animated visuals that resample Großstadt in a contemporary 3D space.
Through modelling, texturing and motion, the visuals deconstruct and reassemble these figures. They are transformed into fragile sculptures that twist and distort, reinforcing the contrast between beauty and ugliness. The result is a 90-minute interplay of live music and visuals that captures both the restless energy and social commentary.
60 min live performance (7 shows)
Projection on translucent mesh
Art direction and shading: Samuel Lewek
Sculpting and texturing: Rebecca Zahor
Animation: Samuel Lewek
Touchdesigner setup: Rebecca Zahor
Animation support: Leon Monschauer, Tatjana Theuer and Chantale Eglin
Making of trailer: Chantale Eglin
Composition and musical direction: Nicolas Buvat
Musicians: Nicolas Buvat (double bass), Samuel Restle (trombone), Elias Kiefer (piano) and Felix Eckenfelder (percussion)
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart: Christian Bornefeld
BIX Jazzclub: David Wilcke
Thanks to Mini Schulz, Arndt Wirth, Holger Fleck, Bernd-Siegfried Michalek, Aline Müller, Michael Müller, as well as the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, and BIX Jazzclub for making this project possible!
A production by Kunstmuseum Stuttgart & the BIX Jazzclub.