AUDIOVISUELLE INSTALLATION ,,THE ILLESTRATED ALBUM" von Gunther Schumann (Leipzig) aka Illestrator

"The Illestrated Album" is a project by Leipzig-based artist Gunther Schumann, also known as Illestrator, that combines painting, music, and digital animation into an interactive audiovisual installation. Fourteen paintings and illustrations from the album project “Richtige Kunst” are brought to life using 2D and 3D animation and presented for the first time as part of a solo exhibition at the Geh8 Gallery.

The starting point is the concept of the virtual band: digital characters expand upon the traditional live performance and open up new ways for the audience, music, and visuals to interact. While virtual concerts have gained particular significance during the pandemic, the project explores how digital and analog spaces of experience can be meaningfully combined today.

Visitors can control the individual animations themselves using a MIDI controller, thereby actively participating in the audiovisual experience. In addition, selected works are animated via the augmented reality platform Artivive and can be experienced directly on the paintings using a smartphone. The project is conceived as artistic research at the intersection of illustration, music, animation, and immersive media technologies.

When: Thursday , July 23 through Sunday, July 26, 2026, 4:00–7:00 p.m. daily

Where: GEH8 Halle

Admission is free!

For more information about Illestrator and the exhibition concept:

www.illestrator.de

www.squareboy.de

The exhibition is part of the project “Fear me not! Don’t Be Afraid of Fear” and is sponsored by the City of Dresden and the StiftungErlebnisKunst. It is a collaboration between GEH8 Kunst Raum Ateliers, House Of Urban Culture, and the Emmers Community Center. Thank you very much!