Mednarodna skupinska razstava Plus 3 Ferris Wheels

TRBOVLJE – NOVOMEDIJSKO MESTO 2009
Mednarodna skupinska razstava Plus 3 Ferris Wheels
od 18. 11. do 4.12.09

http://3ferriswheels.wordpress.com/

Trbovlje s svojim Delavskim domom (DDT) in vsebinskim okvirom “TRBOVLJE NOVO MEDIJSKO MESTO” dejansko že ima vodilno vlogo kot “NOVOMEDIJSKO” prizorišče v Sloveniji in okolici. Velik poudarek v program so deležne predstavitve različnih selekcij videa kot že uveljavljenega, dominantnega medija sodobnosti. Umetniki čutijo izrazno moč medija in zaradi njegove nematerialnosti lažje zaobjamejo poetiko okolja, ki ga opazujejo, razmišljajo o njem, se podajajo v neodkrite razsežnosti podzavesti. Imajo možnost kritično pokazati na negativne vplive, kot so onasneževanje okolja, homofobija, rasizem in drugo. Novi mediji in video, drastično vplivajo na razvoj vizuelne umetnosti in umetnosti nasploh. S temi mediji se ukvarjajo tudi sociologi, filozofi in celo tehniki, pa vendar ostaja, da se najbolj približajo estetskim vrednostim ravno umetniki, ki preko študija t.i. tradicionalnih medijev, kot so slikarstvo, kiparstvo, pa tudi že oblikovanje in fotografija, prehajajo iz medija v medij, integrirajo različne prakse in postavljajo mejnike novi umetnosti. Upam si trditi, da se je video kot medij uvrstil zaradi svoje poetske moči med slikarstvo in pisano poezijo. Novomedijski kosi in instalacije pa med slikarstvo in kiparstvo. Ločevanje videa, zaradi tehnicističnega pristopa k produkciji, od osnovnih vizualnih medijev, kot so slikarstvo, kiparstvo in fotografija, je samo predsodek iz preteklosti, iz prejšnjega stoletja, ko so se nekatere struje v likovni teoriji in praksi boleče oklepale tradicionalne podobe ter posledično, zavračale drugačne pristope in nove umetniške prakse nastale v avandgardnih gibanjih.

Pričujoča razstava, Plus 3 Ferris Wheels, je zanimiva iz več zornih kotov. Srečujemo z množico ustvarjalcev iz celega sveta, posebej pa iz različnih držav znotraj ZDA, katerih dela relativno slabo poznamo. Umetniški video v ZDA ima drugačen status kot v Evropi. Produkcija je neodvisna, tudi zaradi vse lažjega dostopa do vedno novih tehnoloških izumov v zadnjem obdobju.

Vsebinsko je v the videih poudarjen strah za okolje, potreba po neodvisnost in pravica svobodne izbire. O naši nezmožnosti prilagoditvi naravnim procesom, govori video Daniela Karika “First Line of Defense” (Prva črta obrambe),ki problematizira boj proti orkanom v Lousian. Na razstavi sodeluje tudi nam dobro znana umetnica je Evelin Stermitz iz Avstrije, ki v svojem delu” Inside the Outside” raziskuje kakšni so razlogi za prehod v določen prostor ženskosti? Naj omenim še Vondo Yarberry, ki z svojo eksperimentalno 3D animacijo raziskuje tesnobe vsakdana.

Doc. Mag. Dušan BUČAR

TRBOVLJE NEW MEDIA SETTING 2009
Plus 3 Ferris Wheels
from 18. 11. until 4.12.09

This video show is based on an international invitation to participate – an open call for video making in the year 2008. The title was inspired by three videos. Every one of them carried two words: Ferris Wheel. They are all very different and were made after the work had been chosen.

Trbovlje and it’s Delavski dom (DDT) has gained a leading role as a »NEWMEDIA SETTING« in Slovenia and it’s surroundings with the framework »TRBOVLJE THE NEW MEDIA SETTING«. The program will capture with great emphasis many different selections of videos as a valued and may I say dominant media of today’s life. Artists know the power of expression of this media and because of its non materialistic views easily pick up the poetic vibe of the environment that surrounds them. They can think about it and dive into unexplored waters of unconsciousness. It gives them the opportunity to critically point to negative influences such as pollution, homophobia, racism and others. The new media and videos have great impact on the development of visual arts and arts as a whole. Media are the favorite topic of sociologists, philosophers and even technicians, but one thing is certain, artists came closest to the esthetic value of it all. Through the study of traditional media such as painting, sculpture, design and photography the artist walks from one media to the other integrating practices and building milestones to art. I dare to say that video as a media has reached painting and poetry with its poetic energy. To separate video from other visual media such as painting and sculpturing for its technical component is a mare prejudice from the past, starting in the last century when other art streams in theory and practice tried to hold on to traditional images and painfully rejected all other forms of art practices that were being born from avant-garde movements.

The fore mentioned show is interesting for its many aspects. We get to meet a group of artists from different parts of the world, especially the US. Their works are mostly unknown to us because of the status video has in the US. The production has become independent due to many possibilities multiplied by technological development of today. The fil rouge of this show is the fear for our environment, the independence of man and on his freedom of choice. It is also about our inability to adapt to nature and its processes. Daniela Karika’s video “First Line of Defense” is about the prevention from the destructiveness of hurricanes in Louisiana. The only artist we know well is Evelin Stermitz from Austria. In her “Inside the Outside” she tries to find out what are the reasons for entering a specific field of womanhood. Let me also mention Vond Yarberry and his experimental 3D animation about exploring our anxieties in every day life.

Doc. Mag. Dušan BUČAR

Z novo napredno tehnologijo in eksperimentiranjem se nam odpirajo nova vprašanja, novi pogledi na realno, virtualno, kibernetično … Umetniški koncepti so podobni kot pred leti, ko so bili vsi ti pojmi še neznani, vendar nosijo drugačno vsebino in realizacijo. Le redko smo fizično prisotni ob izvajanju umetniškega performansa v živo, na vsakem koraku pa si lahko ta performanse ogledamo na virtualnih medijih, ki nas spremljajo vsepovsod (internet, film, video, fotografija, itd.).

Trbovlje novo medijsko mesto pričenja medijsko jesen 2009 z mednarodno skupinsko razstavo Plus 3 Ferris Wheels, kustosinje Adriane Little iz ZDA, ter s spremljajočo razstavo Matrilineal Ghost, kjer se Adriane Little sama predstavi kot vizualna umetnica.

Predstavitev tujih umetnikov, nam omogoči pogled na polje video umetnosti z druge perspektive. Zasluge za to razstavo gredo gospe Evelin Stermitz iz Avstrije. Konceptualno pa jo je osmislil Doc. Mag. Dušan Bučar, umetniški vodja projekta Trbovlje – Novomedijsko mesto.
Prof. Špela Pavli, projektni vodja

With new improved technology and experimentation new questions are presented, new views of what is real, virtual, cybernetic. … Artistic concepts are similar like a few years ago, when all this concepts were unknown, but they have different realization and content. We are rarely present when an artistic performance is in place, but we can watch this performance everywhere with virtual media. (Internet, video, film, photography.)

Trbovlje, the new media town, is starting the media autumn 2009 with a international exhibition Plus 3 Feerris Wheels by curator Adriane Little form USA, and an exhibition Matrilineal Ghost, where Adriane Little is presented as an visual artist.

The presentations of other artist enable us a different point of view of visual art. The credit goes to misses Evelin Stremitz form Austrija. The conceptual design is by assistant professor mag. Dušan Bučar, artistic head manager Trbovlje – new media town.

Prof. Špela Pavli, project manager