Video Art

Immigrant Song

Immigrant Song is a two-channel video installation. On the first screen a drummer unpacks a typical drummer’s stick bag, filled with firework rockets, and plays a variation of John Bonham’s drum groove from Led Zeppelin’s »Immigrant Song« using firework rockets as drumsticks. 
On the other screen fireworks over a night sky go off in synchronisation with the drumbeats from the first screen.

Immigrant Song, video installation, fireworks, projection on a wall.
Photo: David Brandt
Immigrant Song, video installation, wall with video monitors showing a drummer.
Photo: David Brandt

Year: 2009
Technique: Video installation with two synchronised images
Duration: 1.51 min loop
Drummer: Hannes Lingens
Cinematography: Claudia del Fierro & Björn Perborg
Immigrant Song is distributed by Filmform.