In der Schwebe

poetic reading

Men suspended in midair. Trampoline artists, captured in high speed, hover at the peak of their jumps, bodies folding, stretching, and finding balance in midair. The film’s composition shows all three of them in a fight-dance, physical interaction, making the point that repositioning, control, and correction are always possible, even in free fall.

Positions in Midair [1]
Positions in Midair [1]
Positions in Midair [1]
Positions in Midair [1]
Positions in Midair [1]
Positions in Midair [1]
Positions in Midair [1]
Positions in Midair [1]

Objective description

Men act in limbo. Trampoline artists filmed in high speed, suspended at the top of their jumps, repositioning themselves in midair. From these frozen moments, an interaction is composed, a choreography of anticipation, weight, and suspended time.

Plausible association

Thinking of humans as falling toward a climate collapse, we may feel like we are in midair, with no ground beneath our feet. Upside down, we can surrender—or we can prepare.

Artistic intention

The intention behind this film is to create a meditative feeling that allows thoughts and associations to grow slowly.

Keywords

Meditation Suspension Movement Control Interaction Reflection Trampoline Balance Climate Change

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Full credit

Performance
Tjorm Plamer
Performance
Steven Lehman
Performance
Patrick Hildebrandt
Artistic Direction / Choreography
Paula E. Paul
Artistic Direction
Sirko Knüpfer
Photography
Steph Ketelhut
Visual Composition / Editing
Luise Klepper
Sound Composition
Jan Glauer

Original artistic project

Grand Jeté

Positions in Midair [1]

SKU PDM-LK-26-ECB6

poetic film composition Video 2025

Manoeuvres in Free Fall

by Luise Klepper

License terms

Layout and Draft Licence

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This licence grants the right to incorporate an *artistic work* as a *poetic complement* within non-commercial contexts. Use is site-specific and temporally limited. **Use as is.** Any alteration or modification, as well as any transfer or sale to third parties, are not permitted. Permanent public dissemination or unrestricted public availability is not permitted.
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Required

  • use as is (no alteration permitted, see legal terms for details)
  • Presentation of the entire work, without cropping or partial overlay.
  • Time-based media must be presented without interruptions or omissions.
  • Looped or silent presentation is permitted where explicitly stated.
  • Credit line must be provided as specified

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  • any use outside a contextual relationship*
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  • transfer or sale to third parties
  • any form of modification or alteration beyond the permitted use
  • partial presentation or excerptions of the work
  • *The poetic complement is intended as a relational insertion and is not conceived as an autonomous use.*
This licence grants the right to incorporate an *artistic work* as a *poetic complement* within non-commercial contexts. **Use as is.** Any alteration or modification, as well as any transfer or sale to third parties, are not permitted. Permanent public dissemination or unrestricted public availability is permitted, provided that a clearly recognisable contextual embedding is maintained.
Duration
unlimited
Territory
worldwide

Selection and prices

1920x1080 / Layout and Draft Licence / M4V

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License: Use the artistic work for internal layout, draft, and presentation purposes in a non-commercial context. The Layout License allows you to evaluate how the artistic work functions within an intended spatial, design-related, or curatorial setting. You will receive a download link to a low-resolution file containing a watermark. If you later acquire another license, the file can easily be replaced and the work may then be used without qualitative limitations.

10,00 €

1920x1080 / Basic Licence / M4V

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License: This licence grants the right to incorporate an *artistic work* as a *poetic complement* within non-commercial contexts. Use is site-specific and temporally limited. **Use as is.** Any alteration or modification, as well as any transfer or sale to third parties, are not permitted. Permanent public dissemination or unrestricted public availability is not permitted.

10,00 €

1920x1080 / Extended Licence / M4V

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License: This licence grants the right to incorporate an *artistic work* as a *poetic complement* within non-commercial contexts. **Use as is.** Any alteration or modification, as well as any transfer or sale to third parties, are not permitted. Permanent public dissemination or unrestricted public availability is permitted, provided that a clearly recognisable contextual embedding is maintained.

17,00 €

Series

In der Schwebe

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Credit line

- performance **Tjorm Palmer**
- performance **Steven Lehman**
- performance **Patrik Hildebrandt **
- Artistic direction, choreography **Paula E. Paul**

Technical data

SKU
PDM-LK-26-ECB6
Year
2025
Type
Video
File type
M4V
File size
92,5 MB
  • the work may play in loop
  • the work may play silent
  • the work may play vertically