VJ Ultra „No Sacred Land“

The video art work called “No Sacred Land” was inspired by the birth of overwhelming megacities where skyscrapers and modernisation deflect from increasing poverty. The British visual jockey and photographer VJ Ultra captured their atmospheres in Beijing and Shanghai and accompanied his impressions with ancient Chinese music. The specific aspect is that he assigned to every instrument specific constantly returning themes. In the steady loop of neon lights and street scenes Buddha’s face slowly vanishes stepping aside to the progress of the technology era. www.vjultra.co.uk

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Michael Lebek „Re-Reflected“

The photographer and cinematographer, director and cutter Michael Lebek (1967) from Vienna presents with his own productions “Re-reflected” & “Not for a dime” the fist two of totally four episodes dealing of staged and spontaneous snap shots of individual persons and their environment. Music and sound design by Jimmy Lee.

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Isabel Hernandez "The situation is worse than one believes"

With her movie “The situation is worse than one believes” Isabel Hernandez (1977) outlines the monotony of urban life. “I show passing moments of everyday life. The events become the scenery, the location becomes the stage and the protagonists become actors and as a silent observer I record the bizarre moments of usual everyday life. www.isabelhernandez.de

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Dorcas Müller „the effects of rays II“

Measurability is the basis of all experimental knowledge. But what will happen when the medium addresses to the audience? With “the effect of rays II” Dorcas Müller (1973) examines interaction of creatures and the surrounding media. The video clip shows the visual result of an installation sounding thermal high keys and low keys of a party with the help of a thermo- graphic camera. During its filming the actors were able to see the result live on a screen and could actively participate in the progress. www.dorcasmueller.de

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Kathrin Graf "Revelations" & "vulnerable"

In Kathrin Graf’s (1984) video art works the female body predominates. The work “Revelations” scrutinizes identity, individual inner and outer world. Is the shell really what it looks like? Or will there be more? With “vulnerable” she takes up this subject. However, the vulnerability of this invisible skin plays the decisive role and brings up the question of proximity and distance.

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Ela Mergels "Guckurugu, guckurugu ther's blood in the shoe"

Ela Mergels (1969) studied photography and cinema at the University of Applied Sciences FH Dortmund and at the Academy of Arts in Rotterdam. With “Guckurugu Guckurugu there’s blood in the shoe” she performs an improvised dance by Chanyan Zjao, accompanied by improvised music of accordionist Dorrit Bauerecker. Nothing is planned, but everything is right. No control, no thoughts. www.elaela.de

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Jügen Hille „KIEsL“

Jürgen Hille (1961) sets pebbles in motion. As “idle capitals” pebbles lie around and belong to nobody. However, they are unique, beautiful and sound well. In his video clip “KIEsL” they start to live. A monitor ground installation combines arranged time and sound architecture with real pebble ground and real time. www.juergenhille.de

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Willehad Eilers „Elefant boy“

The Dutch artist Willehad Eilers (1981) produced a short movie based on designed and undesigned movie material with four plots: We accompany Elephant boy from birth to adolescense; followed by his parents who often had problems with their extraordinary offspring, we can see the greedy couple Haribow and finally a wrestler dreaming of joy and fame. It’s a movie about digging holes, pointless leisure activities and the growing up of a tiny black elephant boy. www.waynehorse.com

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Kate Gilmore „Blue Ribbon“

In her art work Kate Gilmore (1975), a video performer from New York, confronts herself with the extraordinariness of the ordinary, which she encounters with irony and humour. In “Blue Ribbon” she is dressed in a delicate summer dress and farmer heels piling up hay bales. After every new layer of the pile she ties a blue ribbon round the bales, the same ribbon she is wearing in her hairs, always in danger to lose balance and to fall down. www.francosoffiantino.it  www.kategilmore.com

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Tine Tillmann „Balance Beam“

“Sometimes I believe I could linger here on top for eternity but while thinking about I consider that it all might be just a gigantic independence fantasy.” In the video loop “Balance Beam” Tine Tillmann (1980) shows a gymnast taking a further leap again and again and always vanishes out of the screen for unusually long time. She freezes the moment where things cannot be postponed any more, the moment you have to make a decision between A or B. The satellite picture “Island” shows a fictive airport, where the landing is inescapable. www.tinetillmann.net

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