A collaboration between the Red House, Sofia and the Interactive Arts e.V., Hamburg
Curated by Per Pegelow, following a concept by Etta Gerdes and Per Pegelow
Yovo Panchev curates the commissions of the show.
Date:
From Tuesday 2009-06.02 until Sunday, 2009-06.17
Venue:
The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate
15, Ljuben Karavelov St.
Sofia 1142, Bulgaria
Work In Motion, about Migration, Mobility and Labour:
The current change in global living conditions by new ways of communication and transport - often called globalisation - is enabled by certain developments within the media. The view of this development, with all its social and economic issues, is represented by mass media in a way that leads to a phenomenon Jean Baudrillard calls "Hyper reality", where the perception of mass media products starts to replace the independent view on the common reality.
Baudrillard suggests that the "production of alternative media" is a way back to a clear and more independent perception of reality.
The production of media products that do not fit within the common standard formats of mass media is what the work of media artists is about. The media works of "Work In Motion - migration, mobility and labour" are (re-)producing a clear view on social lives within the European and North American nations in times of rapid "globalisation".
The media art exhibition “WORK IN MOTION - migration, mobility and labour” intends to pool various artistic approaches in a pulsating art show.
Artists and works:
Peter d'Agostino, United States
Work: WorldWideWalks: SOFIA
Interactive Installation
George Alamidis, Greece
Work: I.D.
Installation of 140 ID Cards
Harun Farocki, Germany
Work: In-Formation [Aufstellung]
Video
Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken, Germany
Work: Losers and Winners
Documentary Film about the Deconstruction of a Coal Factory
And many others…
There will be two installations by Stanimir Genov and Vikenti Komitski, both from Sofia, and the products of co-operations between several artists that are participating in the exhibition. These works are especially dedicated to the show.
