Boris Nieslony, born on 2 October 1945, has been occupied with images, with life as action and the wonderful world of thought since the age of 21. After working in various professions, he studied fine arts and philosophy at the Berlin Art Academy and the Hamburg Art Academy from 1970 onwards, graduating as a master student in 1976.
His investigations into language and concepts led him to found various organisations to shape theory as practice and practice as theory. His working method can be described as intermedial.
In addition to artistic forms of presentation (exhibition spaces and projects), he transferred projects such as the “Communicating Tube Archive”, the “Anthropognostic Tableware”, (an encyclopaedic archive sculpture) and the laboratory of perception “Paradise” into many years of aesthetic and philosophical research.
The organisation ASA (Art-Service-Association, since 1984) focused on cooperation, communication and service in the culturally diverse fields of performance art and action art. The focus was on the stringent formation of networks worldwide and also, very early on, on the integration of the Internet in the transfer of communication and information. Starting with the 30-day project “The Council”, he developed an extensive performance archive from the “Black Ark” and was instrumental in initiating the performance association “Black Market International”.
The question: “How does an archive generate knowledge?” led to the collaboration with Gerhard Dirmoser and the diagrammatisation of the context of performance and performing arts. The next step was the establishment of the “Permanent Performance Art Conference”. To date, 17 conferences have taken place worldwide. The foundation of the “E.P.I. Centre” (European Performance Institute, since 2002) sought to synergise theory and practice. “Encounter-mediate-transform” became the cornerstones of the concept of thinking and acting “Open Source Performance”. The realisation of the concept was launched with the platform “Aktions-Labor PAErsche” in 2010.
The spectrum of fields of work includes image and material research, photography, installation, object art, seminars, lectures, communication modules, performance appearances and exhibitions worldwide.
2018 Boris Nieslony making a performance in an abandoned house in Pyramiden, Svalbard. Showing the performance in its full length.
organized by ARCTIC ACTION ART, Live Performance Art Festival Spitsbergen, Norwey
Performance by Boris Nieslony in the city center of Longyerabyen. Boris is working with his body and stones from the riverbed. Duration: 62 minutes
organized by ARCTIC ACTION ART, Live Performance Art Festival Spitsbergen, Norwey
title : Koan-Daily Life Plot
date : 01 April 2017
venue : Xiang Xishi Contemporary Art Center
project : GUYU Action International Pefroemance Art Festival/谷雨行動 国際行為芸術祭
camera : Seiko Kitayama
edit : Seiko Kitayama
title : A feather fell down on Poland – Version Ⅱ
date : 14 May 2008
venue : Galeria OFF, PiotrkowTrybunalski, Poland
project : Interakcja 2008
camera : Sakiko Yamaoka
edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : A feather fell down on Poland – Version I
date : 09 May 2008
venue : Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej Zamek, Warsaw, Poland
project : Interakcja 2008
camera : Sakiko Yamaoka
edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
date : 22nd October 2005
venue : Hiroshima Peace Site, Japan /広島平和記念資料館
project : Art of Begegnung 出会うための芸術 はじまりの場所
camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title: Look at the Window
date : 18th October 2005
venue : Hachihachi Infinity Cafe, Kyoto, Japan
project : Art of Begegnung 出会うための芸術 はじまりの場所
camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : Koan (公案)：Daily Life Prot (White Translation)
date : 15 October 2005
venue : 信濃美術館 Shinano Museum, Nagao, Japan
project : ”Art of Begegnung” by Sakiko Yamaoka/出会うための芸術
camera : Kaori Haba
edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : Koan (公案), Daily Life Plot– Translation
date: 9th October 2005
venue : BankART Studio NYK Yokohama, Japan
project : Art of Begegnung 出会うための芸術 はじまりの場所
camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : The Priciple of Encounter
date : 9th October 2005
co-performer : Jurgen Fritze venue : BankART Studio 1929, Yokohama, Japan
project : Art of Begegnung 出会うための芸術 はじまりの場所
camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : (No title)
date : 08 Oct 2005
venue : Outside, Yokohama, Japan from Kotobukicho to Yokohama Port, 11 artists did relay works together, around 3 hours
project :横浜借景計画 ”Art of Begegnung” by Sakiko Yamaoka/出会うための芸術
camera : 黄色い勢力 Yellow Power
edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : Koan (公案)- Daily Life Plot
date : 17 October 2003
venue : FGKafe, Tokyo
project and camera and edit by Sakiko Yamaoka
title : MA 間
date : 14th October 2003
venue : 門前プラザ、長野市 Monzen Plaza, Nagano-city, Japan
project : Art-Pus_JP 幅佳織 Kaori Haba
camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : “Koan, Daily Life Plot- Translation” +Talk time with students
date : 15 October 2003
Venue : Tokurakamiyamada Junir High School 戸倉上山田中学校
project : Art Plus. jp
camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : Nature Study – Stone
date : 09 May 2003
venue : The market Place, PiotrkowTrybunalski, Poland
project : Interakcja 2003
camera : Sakiko Yamaoka
edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
title : Koan, Daily Life Plot (dropping Rice, for Jaques)
date : 10 May 2002
venue : Restrauracje EUROPA, PiotrkowTrybunalski, Poland
project : Interakcja 2002
camera : Sakiko Yamaoka
edit : Sakiko Yamaoka
co-performer : Zygmunt (Pio)Trowski
title : Nature-Study, Groundwork (5 hours duration work, eraly morning)
date : 9 May 2002
venue : St.John Paul II Downtown Park, PiotrkowTrybunalski, Poland
project : Interakcja 2002
camera : Sakiko Yamaoka
edit : Sakiko Yamaoka