Handabbeisser (Blog)

” … ‘Exactly,’ all the noblemen agreed, though they could see nothing, for there was nothing to see. “

[Excerpt from “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen, 1837]

Handabbeisser” (German for: “one who bites off hands“, from the term: ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you‘) is a blog and functions as production diary, sketchbook/portfolio-notes, news page, with occasional interviews included.

It was started in 2012, originally to communicate with a group of homeless youth in Oregon during a collaborative long-term /long-distance interview /blind-photo project (“Each reflection of myself echoes a different emotion at me”).
It is deliberately written in casual language that every average person can understand and relate to, making an effort to avoid “art-lingo” that uses language as status symbol and to create diversion addressing intentionally exclusively a particularly educated audience or one that likes to appear as such. It has been since twice deleted for various reasons and occasionally restarted again.

“Electric Bird” wins ‘Best Animated Film’ at Obskuur Ghent Film Festival Winter 2021

PRESS RELEASE Obskuur Ghent Film Festival announces the Winter 2021 award winners:   The Obskuur Ghent Film Festival kicked o

watch the sheep /shadowsheep (2021)

  Josiane Keller “watch the sheep / shadowsheep” (2021)

ABOPevent 6b – glitch poster, flyer (2019)

Josiane Keller “ABOPevent 6b” glitch poster; drawing: @ignot.io (2019) Josiane Keller “ABOPevent 6b” q

A Full 360° Rotation – poster /banner (2019)

Josiane Keller “A Full 360° Rotation”  poster (2019) Josiane Keller “A Full 360° Rotation” banner (

ABOPevent Vol. 6 – poster (2019)

Josiane Keller “ABOPevent Vol. 6” poster (2019)

ABOPevent Vol. 5 poster (2019)

Josiane Keller “ABOPevent” – February poster (2019)

ABOPevent – June poster (2018)

Josiane Keller “ABOPevent” – June poster (2018)

Hissing Tiles @Static Age – poster (2018)

Josiane Keller “Hissing Tiles @Static Age” poster (2018)

ABOPevent 2 – poster B version #00014 (2018)

Josiane Keller “ABOPevent 2” poster B version #00014 (2018)

Slide-Show @AUTOMATA – poster (2017) / @Static Age – quad flyer (2018)

Josiane Keller “Slide-Show @AUTOMATA” – poster (2017) Josiane Keller “Slide-Show @AUTOMATA” R

Was wollen Sie von mir? – poster (2014)

Josiane Keller “Was wollen Sie von mir?” – poster (2014)

FLUSH cigarettes poster (2016)

Josiane Keller “FLUSH cigarettes” poster (2016)

KURZE PAUSE – poster (2016)

Josiane Keller “KURZE PAUSE” – poster (2016)

MIYAMOTO’s AmateurPro Open Mic – poster (2016)

Josiane Keller “MIYAMOTO’s AmateurPro Open Mic” poster (2016)

Dream Circuit – poster (2013)

Josiane Keller “Dream Circuit” poster (2013)

Dream Circuit – poster II /as a crow (2013)

Josiane Keller “Dream Circuit” poster II /”as a crow” (2013)

Dream Circuit – poster (2013)

Josiane Keller “Dream Circuit” – poster (2013)

piano SPRING RECITAL poster (2013)

Josiane Keller “piano SPRING RECITAL” poster (2013)

Children of Foujita – poster design (2013)

Josiane Keller “Children of Foujita” poster design (2013)

H.Ibsen – A Doll’s House (2012)

Josiane Keller “H.Ibsen – A Doll’s House” poster (2012)

Each reflection – opening show ticket (2012)

Josiane Keller “Each reflection” – opening show ticket (2012)

Each reflection exhibition @pear – show card (2012)

Josiane Keller “Each reflection”- exhibition @pear – show card (2012)  

Each reflection echoes a different emotion at me – poster (2012)

Josiane Keller “Each reflection echoes a different emotion at me – poster” (2012)

test sheep 1b_2a_1b_2b (2021)

Josiane Keller “test sheep 1b_2a_1b_2b” white porcelain, scale, unfired: 4″ x 2.5″ x 6″ (2021)

Film “Electric Bird” at Obskuur Ghent Film Festival @Alfred Sküll Gallery, Ghent, Belgium, Jan/Feb ’21

My film “Electric Bird” will be screened in the 2021 “Spontaneous” program at Obskuur Ghent Film Festi

white sheep torso (2021)

white sheep torso, stereoscopic 1 white sheep torso, stereoscopic 2 Josiane Keller “white sheep torso” white porce

black markhor ram (2020/21)

[SOLD, commissioned work] Josiane Keller “black markhor ram” anaglyph (2020/21) Josiane Keller “black markho

newborn kid (2020/21)

[SOLD] Josiane Keller “newborn kid” stoneware, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, glass; scale: 2.75″ x 4″

7 lambs in a row / the process of standing up (2020/21)

Josiane Keller “7 lambs in a row /the process of standing up” stoneware, porcelain, underglaze; scale: variable (2

photographer with paper monocle / Mark (2014)

Josiane Keller “photographer with paper monocle / Mark” (2014)

customer (2014/21)

Josiane Keller “customer” (2014/21)

police protection / Thanksgiving /Vermont (2011)

Josiane Keller “police protection / Thanksgiving /Vermont” (2011)

Arupsu no Shojo 2 – multimedia installation (2021)

Arupsu no Shojo 2 (“girl from the alps”) is a multimedia installation (video, sound, sculpture) researching the fe

horse fetus (2021)

Josiane Keller “horse fetus” (2021)

ランビ – half moon (2021)

Josiane Keller ランビ – half moon” ink on paper (2021)

ランビ – birth planet – close close-up (2020)

Josiane Keller ランビ – birth planet – close-up, ink on paper (2020)

ランビ – birth planet close-up (2020)

Josiane Keller ランビ – birth planet close-up, ink on paper (2020)

ランビ – birth planet (2020)

Josiane Keller ランビ – birth planet,  ink on paper (2020)

sheep face b (2021)

Josiane Keller “sheep face b” (2021)

sheep face a (2021)

Josiane Keller “sheep face a” (2021)