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PROGRAMME 18 — 22 April 2012 Exhibition: 18 April — 28 May 2012 www.emaf.de — 2 — — 3 — Info PRICES OPENING HOURS normal reduced L Lagerhalle Info-Counter, International Film-/Videoprogramme, Festival Pass (incl. Festival Catalogue 45,– € 40,– € Retro “Now and Then”, Performances, EMAF-Party Set of 5 Tickets 20,– € 17,– € Rolandsmauer 26, Tel +49 541 338 7440 18 April 16–24 h, 19–22 April 11–24 h Single ticket 5,– € 4,– € Festival Catalogue 8,– € 8,– € H Filmtheater Hasetor International Film–/Videoprogramme, Retro “Now and Then” Performances 8,– € 5,– € Hasestr. 71, Tel. +49 541 23777 19–22 April, 16–24 h Exhibition 3,– € 2,– € Party 6,– € 6,– € J Haus der Jugend Congress, Media Campus, Performances Anniversary-Special EMAF-Night 10,– € 10,– € Große Gildewart 6–9, Tel. +49 541 323 4178 Tickets +49 541 21658 and from 18 April, 16:00 h in the Lagerhalle 19–22 April, 09–23 h D Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche Exhibition, Performances, Festival Opening IMPRINT Hasemauer 1, Tel. +49 541 323 2190 18 April 19:30 h Opening, 19/20/22 April 10–22 h Publisher: European Media Art Festival, an event run by the EFW e.V. 21 April 10–24 h (EMAF Night) Lohstraße 45a, D-49074 Osnabrück 24 April – 28 Mai, opening hours of the Kunsthalle Fon +49 541 21658 Fax +49 541 28327 C Stadtgalerie Café [email protected] Exhibition, Videocafé Große Gildewart 14, Tel. +49 541 580 54020 www.emaf.de 19–22 April, 10–20 h Editorial office: Hermann Nöring, Alfred Rotert, Ralf Sausmikat, 24 April – 28 Mai, opening hours of Stadtgalerie Café Kerstin Kollmeyer Translations: Teresa Gehrs & Stephanie Brouwers, LinguaConnect E Galerie écart Graphic Design: Holger Risse (und ich), Köln Exhibition Printing: Fromm, Osnabrück Große Gildewart 23a Programmes are subject to change without notice 19/20 April, 15–22 h 21 April 15–24 h (EMAF Night), 22 April 12–19 h 24 April – 13 Mai, opening hours of Galerie écart WELCOME We have reason to celebrate: the European Media Art Festival will be held this year for the F Felix Nussbaum Haus MAP Oberlichtsaal des Kulturgeschichtl. Museums 25th time, and has therefore now been presenting the current trends of the international Exhibition media scene in Osnabrück each spring for a quarter of a century. Lotter Straße 2, Tel. +49 541 323 2207 19–20 April 11–18 h, 21–22 April 10–18 h Of course the festival will also focus on “Rethink” is the topic of this year’s Congress: As a platform for talented young people in H Erich-Maria-Remarque-Ring S Stadtbibliothek the topic of its anniversary: a series with to mark the anniversary, renowned speakers higher education, Media Campus is putting Exhibition a retrospective character entitled “Now will address the general change in the use of on a range of workshops, University Day Rathausmarkt Osnabrück and Then” will be screened at the fes- media, the impact it has on artistic work and and its own film programme and exhibition Hasetorwall Z G 03 April – 29 Mai, opening hours of Stadtbibliothek tival’s cinemas. Artists will present not on the significance of networks, offering an this year at the various festival venues un- only their latest works, but also oeuvres outlook on the future of Media Art. In addition, der the title “Refresh”. B Z Zimmertheater presented years ago at EMAF to highlight the Congress also offers content of a topical D Film-/Videoprogramme, Exhibition the developments and changes occurring political nature: the revolutions in the Arab We are delighted that the First Minister of Lohstr. 45a, Tel. +49 541 123 074 in Media Art. region repeatedly made headlines across the the Federal State of Lower Saxony, David McAllister, has assumed patronage of this Hasestraße 19–22 April, 17–23 h J globe. Presentations will address the creative Bierstraße Under the title “Record”, the international protest in both Syria and Egypt. year’s festival. We would also like to thank selection will also offer a spectrum of nordmedia, the City of Osnabrück, and our C E S G Galerie Entwicklungsraum Photo-Exhibition current films and videos that observe, The international exhibition bears the title “Re- many other patrons and sponsors. Lohstr. 40/41 document without comment and focus. volve”, and shows a vast array of contemporary Natruper-Tor-Wall 18 April 19–22 h, 19–22 April 15–20 h Through their choice of shots and mon- positions based around the central theme of We wish you a great deal of entertain- L tage, the filmmakers take a stance and motion. Robots protest, gates obstruct passag- ment and fun with this year’s festival pro- show, using their very own style, which es, and machines stage an opera. What is more, gramme. B Turm Bürgergehorsam P Exhibition, Performances personal or socially relevant events move you can also experience a very special kind of The Festival Team F Heger-Tor-Wall Hasetorwall us today. walk through the town with “Sound Walk”. 18 April 19–21:30h, 19–22 April 10–20 h P .space Funded by Exhibition “Mach flott den Schrott” Georgstr. 18 19/20 April 9–18 h, 21 April 15–20 h, 22 April 15–18 h Neumarkt 23 April – 13 Mai, Mo–Fr 9–18 h Neuer Graben K Musik&Kunstschule Mediapartners Culture-Partners K≥ EMAF Talent Exchange Johannistorwall 12 a 21 April, 14–17 h www.monde-diplomatique.de — 4 — — 5 — REVOLVE PHASE=ORDER of dance into one room, from tango to hip-hop ∑ Macular / NL / 2011 ∑ Macular / NL / 2010 and rock, creating a wealth of rhythms and types of movement, that fill an urban space like “Revolve” is a massive kinetic machine de- In this kinetic light installation, the artistic duo different (sub)cultures or languages. signed to scatter abstract light-patterns into Macular explores the beauty and elegance of its surrounding space. Hundreds of LEDs are large flocks. Based on organic choreography, mounted on a fast spinning rectangle and per- 96 small glass areas move in the light, creat- WALL TO WALL form a generative composition consisting of ing a play of shadows and reflection patterns ∑ Egill Saebjörnsson / ISL / 2008–2012 stroboscopic pulses and lines of light. that closely resemble natural flocking behav- The videos show two individual characters Exhibition iour. Together with the movements of light, talking to each other about their lives and ex- – the sound of the tiny servomotors creates a periences as two walls in this space. They dis- TRash HITS DUMPING, multisensory space of experience. cuss what they see in the room: a Donald Judd SeaRCHING AND FINDING. sculpture hanging on the wall, a large poster CleaNING. of Harry Potter and a kid sitting at a table and ∑ Ulrike Gabriel / D / 2012 SER Y DURAR ∑ Democracia / E / 2011 relentlessly surfing the Internet. They also Unusual data acquisition on the state of pov- see the people coming into the room. As they The aim of “Parkour” is to overcome architec- erty in Germany: for two years, Ulrike Gabriel talk about these topics, their appearances tonic obstacles with the power of one’s own has been exploring how often a litter bin in a change. When they talk about Harry Potter, body, using elegant, flowing movements, lead- German city centre is used. Firstly, she counts they change into Harry Potter. When they talk ing to a new creative experience of the urban how often the bin is rummaged through for about Donald Judd, they start to look a bit like environment. This urban sport emerged in the useful items; secondly, she determines how the sculpture. They wonder what the people 1980s amongst the subcultures of the ban- often items are discarded in it. Artistic data in the room are doing, and they wonder if they lieus of Paris in an attempt to win back the city mining on the social situation in our society. themselves are real, or if they are just playing as a sphere of activity. For “Ser Y Durar”, the a role in a play written by a group of people. REVOLVE artistic duo Democracia engaged a parkour OUT OF NoTHING group to perform in a Madrid cemetery where ∑ Maria Vedder / D / 2012 prominent personalities of modern Spain are The PICTURE buried. In this way, they explore the relation- ∑ Julia Willms / NL / 2011 A work exploring human error, existential ships and effects of various positions and What kind of view does unclose a gallery cycles and butterfly effects. The nucleus of cultures of present-day Spain. space? “The Picture” deals with the posi- the video is a test arrangement for a visualisa- tion of the spectator relative to the work. tion of chaos research. At the same time, our The projected image combines a number of dream of mobility is satirised. Chaos theory The GATHERING spaces, including the exhibitions space itself, describes under which conditions a system ∑ Melanie Manchot / UK / 2012 “Obstruction” Gustav Helberg into a constantly fluctuating, hybrid space. loses control and how quickly it collapses in This new installation by Melanie Manchot The traditionally male gaze associated with chaos. brings together three of her current works for the viewer's position is playfully replaced by Motion is the central motif of this year’s international exhibition of EMAF and the Media the first time. With special reference to the the female who features both as the viewer, Campus. Gates either allow access or block the way for visitors, cars absurdly drive round in RETouchiNG MEMORY presentation space, the video movies of the the viewed and the one actively acting on the trilogy explore collective experiences within ∑ Alexander Glandien / A/D / 2010 change of the status of the space.