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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. https://i-pa.org/portfolio-item/boris-nieslony-germanyipa-summer-2006-at-fusion-ground-germany-and-ipa-the-hague-2016/ https://youtu.be/dlZ6SEiWfa4 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 https://youtu.be/SEtxcvtPT6c 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 https://youtu.be/YD3RUjb8sLM 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 Kitayamaedit : Seiko Kitayama https://youtu.be/Y2Xk-abazTI 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 https://youtu.be/_5BfOZz8Fpo 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 https://youtu.be/hSqXnNmV2qU 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 https://youtu.be/2rjfYNJkiFE title: Look at the Windowdate : 18th October 2005venue : Hachihachi Infinity Cafe, Kyoto, Japanproject : Art of Begegnung 出会うための芸術 はじまりの場所camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka https://youtu.be/pTsHDULYeDs title : Koan (公案)：Daily Life Prot (White Translation) date : 15 October 2005venue : 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 https://youtu.be/X3pQfrmz-YI title : Koan (公案), Daily Life Plot– Translationdate: 9th October 2005 venue : BankART Studio NYK Yokohama, Japanproject : Art of Begegnung 出会うための芸術 はじまりの場所camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka https://youtu.be/rMnsf4nK7KI title : The Priciple of Encounter date : 9th October 2005 co-performer : Jurgen Fritze venue : BankART Studio 1929, Yokohama, Japanproject : Art of Begegnung 出会うための芸術 はじまりの場所camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka https://youtu.be/vyFjMTDu8pA title : (No title) date : 08 Oct 2005 venue : Outside, Yokohama, Japan from Kotobukicho to Yokohama Port, 11 artists did relay works together, around 3 hoursproject :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 Poweredit : Sakiko Yamaoka https://youtu.be/p5myOVtC6hg title : Koan (公案)- Daily Life Plot date : 17 October 2003 venue : FGKafe, Tokyo project and camera and edit by Sakiko Yamaoka https://youtu.be/ym2xuAe4Diw 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 https://youtu.be/2EkuLP3eeTI title : "Koan, Daily Life Plot- Translation" +Talk time with studentsdate : 15 October 2003Venue : Tokurakamiyamada Junir High School 戸倉上山田中学校project : Art Plus. jp camera and edit : Sakiko Yamaoka https://youtu.be/p8Z8RHJqX-Y title : Nature Study - Stone date : 09 May 2003 venue : The market Place, PiotrkowTrybunalski, Poland project : Interakcja 2003 camera : Sakiko Yamaoka edit : Sakiko Yamaoka https://youtu.be/_bh3pTdDPdM 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 https://youtu.be/zEuMakSVSdI 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

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