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The Dictionary of Katers performers [2.12]		[last Update: 2009-02]


List of performers according to illustrations:	Performer No. 13 to 24 Performer No. 25 to 36		not used anymore		All performers 1 Brain \| 2 Heart \| 3 Thoughts from below the belt \| 4 Archaic cerebration \| 5 Heartbomb \| 6 Doing 7 House-Tree \| 8 Mouth chain \| 9 Picture \| 10 Object \| 11 Draw a blank \| 12 Money 13 The big Other \| 14 Bread Cloud \| 15 Protagonist \| 16 Knot \| 17 Bun \| 18 Field \| 19 Foursome

Performer 01 to 12

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Brain
(< 1996). Thinking, reflecting, thinking of
something, food for thought.
Depending on the how the drawing is turned:
- more conservative (1)
- more progressive, belief in progress (2)
Also: remember, think through, brood, take
into account, consider.
And: deepen, self-reflection.
Ill. This shape developed from the old shape
of the performer "Knot": a four-part stylized
knot evolved into this five-part shape (more
here).
The "Croissant" association was only because
of the possible proximity to the performers
"Breadcloud" and "Breadbrain" (the former
"Big Brain").

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Heart
(< 1995). Sensing (+), having a feeling,
feeling, erotic (+), perceptible, feeling,
enjoyable, hedonistic, having the feeling
in you, passionate, pronounced desire,
distinct, liking something/someone,
sensual (+), noticeable, anticipate (+).
This performer represents all the yearnings
of the heart. Everything that is important
and/or good for a person; emotional cen-
ter.
Ill. The shape derives from a mix of two
sources: 1. An urn, where the heart remains
after death and burial (Egyptian origin);
2. Borrowed from the anatomic shape of the
heart, with large blood vessels...

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Hannes Kater: Herz- Darsteller Nr. 2 – Reihe von Varianten

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First appearance:
03.04.06
08.04.06

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Thoughts from below the belt - Performer No. 03

Thoughts from below the belt
(< 1997). Below the belt thoughts,
horny, hot, randy, lusty.
Ill. Simplified form of a full clitoris...

erstwhile version.



Versions: sometimes the performer seemed to be a human being

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*04

Archaic cerebration
4er (< 2001). Thoughtless, inconsiderate,
simple-minded.
Ill. this is a only quartered version of "Knots".
More.

Hannes Kater: Archaisches Denken - Darsteller Nr. 4 – Reihe von Varianten

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3er (< 2004). 1. barbaric or sprimordial,
amygdaloid nucleus thinking., triebgesteu-
ertes D., 2. keine Hemmungen haben.
Ill. the form was developed from the 4er.

More about the meaning of the numbers 3, 4
and 5 – and the number of segments from
the performers "Archaic cerebration" and
"Brain" compare with with the performers
"4er" and "5er".

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Heartbomb
(< 1996). To suffer from something, to be
irritated, spiritual decay, to be overwhelmed,
bemoaning, inner fury, suffering, self-torture,
to be tortured by something, psychological
pain, morose, pulling oneself to pieces over
something.
Something, that one does not like....but
cannot get rid of, therefore stores.
Ill. the shape of the performer "Heart",
which is "flat", spatial, with clear and ob-
vious volume.

Hannes Kater: Herzbombe - Darsteller Nr. 5 – Reihe von Varianten

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Doing
(< 1998). Do, work, produce, doing, makin
plans and carrying them out.

Attention: appears in two versions!
Ill. of performer reminds one a sawhorse.
a) traditional form (spatial and with
energy line(s))
b) more recent short version

Hannes Kater: Was tun - Darsteller Nr. 06 – Reihe von Varianten

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old version:

House-Tree
(< 1996). House and yard, residential
house, place of living, at home - as a
bourgeois idea and as a real place, de-
pending on the context.
Ill. a house (left) and a (leafy) tree are
represented in contour.

Hannes Kater: Hausbaum - Darsteller Nr. 7 – Reihe von Varianten

Versions: sometimes the tree looks like a speech balloon: the 'home' more like a
concept, an idea...

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*08

Mouth chain
(< 1997). Talk, gossip, social control.
Even though the performer can be well-
utilized, only rarely used .
Ill. several heads, whose mouths (and
eyes) make a chain.

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*09

old version:

"K"-version:

Picture
(< 1996). Illustration, picture, idea for a
picture, idea of a picture, sample, orna-
ment, to make a picture, example.
Ill. three columns represent 3 dimensions
(and the drawing): the 2 spatial dimensions
and the idea (for a picture).




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Picture - Performer No. 09 ("K"-version)

Picture with arrow-design in "K"-form
(<2009). picture in art-context: the trans-
lation for Art in german "Kunst" with a "K"...

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Object
(< 1996). Plastic art, sculpture (within the
context of art).
But also: (manmade) object.
Ill. three columns represent three spatial
dimensions within the contour of a rectan-
gular solid.

Hannes Kater: Bildwerk - Darsteller Nr. 10 – Reihe von Varianten

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*11

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Draw a blank
(< 1997). To suppress something (willingly),
forget.
But also: hunch, (uncertain) negative pre-
monition.
Always turns clockwise!
Ill. derived from a whirl.

Hannes Kater: Gedankenloch - Darsteller Nr. 11

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	with shadow:

Money
(< 1999). Money, greed, property, wealth,
profit-driven thinking.
Ill. the shape is derived from a peanut;
in many variations with and without any
drawing inside.

Hannes Kater: Geld - Darsteller Nr. 12 – Reihe von Varianten

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Performer No. 13 bis 24