Contemporary Video Art from Berlin,
selected from the collection of Video-Forum at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (NBK), Berlin
Urban space is not only an accumulation of architectural structures, advertisement and traffic. Rather, the urban area is conquered and defined by different groups of interests, so that new spatial planning forms successively. Territories are marked and territorial claims are made clear by indication. To whom does public space belong? Is the city with all its expansions in depth, width and height only a gigantic platform for communicating land tenure and spheres of influence? Does only the one have a voice, which also possesses the area? How do individuals exert influence in public space? What can they conquer and what do they have to defend?
Oleg Kulik 1963 in Kiev, lives in Moscow.
I love Europe 06:20, 1996, Color, Sound
Frédéric Moser, Philippe Schwinger in 1966/61 in Saint-Imier (Switzerland), live in Berlin.
Acting Facts. From testimonies to Peers Commission 09:40, 1970-2003, Color, Sound
Rui Calçada Bastos 1972 in Lisbon, lives in Berlin and Lisbon.
Studio Contents 04:47, 2004, B/W, Sound
Ninon Liotet, Olivier Schulbaum 1972 in Chaumont, 1971 in Saint-Dizier, live in Berlin and Barcelona.
Dictaphonetic 03:10, 1998, B/W, Sound
Christian Jankowski 1968 in Göttingen, lives in Berlin, Hamburg, New York.
Die Jagd 01:11, 1992-1997, Color, Sound
Francis Gomila 1954 Gibraltar, lives and works in New Castle (England).
Grill Walker 07:21, 2004, Color, Sound
Claudia Aravena Abughosh 1968 in Santiago de Chile, lives in Berlin
berlin: been there/to be here 13:00, 2000, B/W, Sound
Pash Buzari 1966 in Cologne, lives in Berlin.
Crash 02:23, 2001, Color, Sound
Domingo Molina Cortés 1975 in Dillenburg, Germany, lives in London.
Eight miles high 03:18, 2001, B/W, Sound
A presentation of the Argos collection, curators: Anke Buxmann, María P. Cruz
Jacques-Louis Nyst A pioneer when it comes to working with video in Belgium, Jacques-Louis Nyst (BE, 1942-1996) produced a considerable body of work in this domain, covering a period of over thirty years.
L’Objet 11:00, 1974, B/W, Sound
Steve Reinke Inspired by Cage's words, Steve Reinke (CA, 1963) records a 'scientific' experience.
Squeezin sorrow from an ashtray 05:45, 1997, Color, Sound
Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby In The Fine Arts Emily Vey Duke (CA, 1972) and Cooper Battersby (CA, 1971) mock their own lack of inspiration: a woman confesses that she's speaking French in the nude because she has no good ideas but admits that her solution is unoriginal.
The Fine Arts 03:38, 2002, Color, Sound
Haral Thys, Jos de Gruyter The Bucket begins with a very trivial situation, namely a man and a woman decide to repaint their living room...
The Bucket ends with the murder of the man and woman by the mysterious bird-men.
The Bucket 18:17, 2001, Color, Sound
Messieurs Delmotte The work of Messieurs Delmotte (BE, 1967) is situated somewhere between reality and imagination, somewhere between genius and dilettantism. In Delmotte's opinion, society is irrational and possesses insufficient sense of fairness and common sense to dismantle the mechanisms of social conditioning that determine our existence. Delmotte is distinguished by his dress code and facial appearance. The physical commitment of his own body as an instrument of unruliness plays a cardinal role.
Des faits et des gestes 17:22, 2000, Color, Sound
Messieurs Delmotte The work of Messieurs Delmotte (BE, 1967) is situated somewhere between reality and imagination, somewhere between genius and dilettantism. In Delmotte's opinion, society is irrational and possesses insufficient sense of fairness and common sense to dismantle the mechanisms of social conditioning that determine our existence. Delmotte is distinguished by his dress code and facial appearance. The physical commitment of his own body as an instrument of unruliness plays a cardinal role.
Ce qui est fait le mal est fait 06:40, 1997/98, Color, Sound
Michel François Michel François (BE, 1956) lives and works in Brussels. He combines industrial and natural objects, photography and installations. In his work he conceives his personal perception on reality, he analyses everyday images and actions, tracing for the unexpected and the beauty of the familiar.
L’arpenteur 00:31,1993, Color, Sound
Let’s keep the details about how we worked and in what conditions a secret for now.
What is more important is:
1. This is really us and we are not acting.
2. No special effects (except the speed-up in the first clip, which we regret a little).
3. We don’t exactly know why we filmed all this.
4. Something was driving us to film all that.
5. No Geese, humans or Animals were injured during filming, except Dragan M. who fell while he was running in the shallow water, so his back hurt the following day.
6. Screenplay, direction, camera, editing and production by: Multiflex.
7. Music by Multiflex, original.
8. All further information will be provided upon request.
