Julian Rabus works as a director and producer in the field of media art and narrative film since 2016. His works are shown as multi-channel installations in gallery contexts as well as narrative films at festivals.
Work
My artistic practice is a method-driven and improvisation based approach to film making.
The main interest is love and desire within destructive power structures, manipulative mechanisms and limits of heteronormative relationships, mostly set in couples or groups of young adults in a coming-of-age setting.
Education
since 2023
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Exchange student in MFA Film Directing / Prof. James Benning, Prof. Lee Anne Schmitt
since 2022
Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) Narrative Film / Prof. Thomas Arslan, Nicolas Wackerbarth
2016 - 2022
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (AdBK)Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Media Art / Prof. Julian Rosefeldt, graduated with honors
as well as Project classes by Philip Gröning, Klaus vom Bruch, Cécile B. Evans, Jonathan Bepler
2019 - 2020
Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe (HfG)
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
Media Art / Prof. Serpil Turhan
2015 - 2016
Freie Universität Berlin (FU) Philosophy and Film Studies
2015
Founding of Rudel Film
Production company for art and auteur films, together with Maximilan Seidel
Exhibitions / Screenings (Selection)
2023
“When If Not Now?” MaHalla, Berlin ︎
2022
Reconstructions Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin ︎
2022
“Ten Minutes Older” AKT Kunstverein Amberg ︎
2022
B3 Biennial of the Moving Image Frankfurt am Main ︎
2022
Debütant:innen Villa Stuck, München ︎
2022
Rencontres Internationales Berlin HKW Berlin ︎
2022
Lassitude Goethe-Institut Paris ︎
2022
Rencontres Internationales Paris, Louvre Museum Auditorium ︎
2021
4. Biennale für Videokunst Galerie der Künstler, München ︎
2021
Künstliche Paradiese, Kunstverein Leipzig ︎
2020
Musarion, Biberacher Filmfestspiele
2020
Palazzo, Blitz Club München (Deutsches Museum)
2020
Storyboard @ ille Galerie #9, München
2020
ZOO HfG am ZKM Karlsruhe
2019
Summertime Sadness, Galerie Foe, München
2019
Nackte Singularitäten, Kösk München
2019
Ein paar Tage nach der Welt, Akademiegalerie, München
2018
Almresidency, Galerie Dismantle, München
2018
Plasmonics, Kunstarkaden München
2018
Labor, Pavillion Biberach
2018
Street, Adac München
2018
Utopium, Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
2017
Super Realität, Akademiegalerie München
2017
Kopfkino, Wasserturm Dachau
Work
My artistic practice is a method-driven and improvisation based approach to film making.
The main interest is love and desire within destructive power structures, manipulative mechanisms and limits of heteronormative relationships, mostly set in couples or groups of young adults in a coming-of-age setting.
The shoot consists of long situations that last up to several hours and are filmed with up to four cameras. Fulfilling differentiated sets of rules as well as following intuitions opens up the possibility of engaging in certain patterns of behavior and finding different narrative forms that may then manifest themselves in the viewer's perception.
Education
since 2023
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Exchange student in MFA Film Directing / Prof. James Benning, Prof. Lee Anne Schmitt
since 2022
Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) Narrative Film / Prof. Thomas Arslan, Nicolas Wackerbarth
2016 - 2022
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (AdBK)Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Media Art / Prof. Julian Rosefeldt, graduated with honors
as well as Project classes by Philip Gröning, Klaus vom Bruch, Cécile B. Evans, Jonathan Bepler
2019 - 2020
Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe (HfG)
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
Media Art / Prof. Serpil Turhan
2015 - 2016
Freie Universität Berlin (FU) Philosophy and Film Studies
2015
Founding of Rudel Film
Production company for art and auteur films, together with Maximilan Seidel
Exhibitions / Screenings (Selection)
2023
“When If Not Now?” MaHalla, Berlin ︎
2022
Reconstructions Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin ︎
2022
“Ten Minutes Older” AKT Kunstverein Amberg ︎
2022
B3 Biennial of the Moving Image Frankfurt am Main ︎
2022
Debütant:innen Villa Stuck, München ︎
2022
Rencontres Internationales Berlin HKW Berlin ︎
2022
Lassitude Goethe-Institut Paris ︎
2022
Rencontres Internationales Paris, Louvre Museum Auditorium ︎
2021
4. Biennale für Videokunst Galerie der Künstler, München ︎
2021
Künstliche Paradiese, Kunstverein Leipzig ︎
2020
Musarion, Biberacher Filmfestspiele
2020
Palazzo, Blitz Club München (Deutsches Museum)
2020
Storyboard @ ille Galerie #9, München
2020
ZOO HfG am ZKM Karlsruhe
2019
Summertime Sadness, Galerie Foe, München
2019
Nackte Singularitäten, Kösk München
2019
Ein paar Tage nach der Welt, Akademiegalerie, München
2018
Almresidency, Galerie Dismantle, München
2018
Plasmonics, Kunstarkaden München
2018
Labor, Pavillion Biberach
2018
Street, Adac München
2018
Utopium, Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
2017
Super Realität, Akademiegalerie München
2017
Kopfkino, Wasserturm Dachau
Grants and Scholarships
2022
Scholarship for MFA Film Directing
CalArts, Los Angeles
2022
First Price of Graduation Show
Akademie-Verein, Munich
2021
Scholarship of UdK “Deutschlandstipendium”
2021
Scholarship Program "junge Kunst und neue Wege"
2020
“Meisterschüler” of Julian Rosefeldt
2019
Media Art Scholarship at HfG Karlsruhe
2018
First Prize for “Utopium” by Akademievereins (AdBK)
2018
Almresidency Oberkammerloh, Bayern
2017
Sommer Academy Salzburg at Yorgos Sapountzis
2017
Scholarship of the internationalen Sommer Academy Venice
2022
Scholarship for MFA Film Directing
CalArts, Los Angeles
2022
First Price of Graduation Show
Akademie-Verein, Munich
2021
Scholarship of UdK “Deutschlandstipendium”
2021
Scholarship Program "junge Kunst und neue Wege"
2020
“Meisterschüler” of Julian Rosefeldt
2019
Media Art Scholarship at HfG Karlsruhe
2018
First Prize for “Utopium” by Akademievereins (AdBK)
2018
Almresidency Oberkammerloh, Bayern
2017
Sommer Academy Salzburg at Yorgos Sapountzis
2017
Scholarship of the internationalen Sommer Academy Venice