Ein Zufallsabend mit Cosima Reif, Nina Hartmann und André Werner

A night of pure chance with Cosima Reif, Nina Hartmann and André Werner

Cosima Reif und André Werner haben seit den späten 80er Jahren den Mediendiskurs mit zahlreichen Filmen, Performances und Vorträgen durcheinander gebracht. Im Filmrisz plaudern die beiden darüber, warum sie denn jetzt Untergrund sein sollen. Nina Hartmann setzt dieses Gespräch vor Ort in ein fernsehtaugliches Format um.

Donnerstag, 31.3. 22, 20h Filmrisz, Rigaer Str. 103, 10247 Berlin (In German language) …continue reading

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It was never about cinema. It wasn’t even about video. It was about the final step into the holy grail. To enter the blue box, to finally become one with the pale blue rays. The video camera was the key to Aladdin‘s cave, and we thought we could gain control, reclaim our part of this beautiful intangible instant.
We expected a X-ray blue palace. It turned out to be a rabbit-hole. …continue reading

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Encounters On Travel
14. – 20. September | Torstr. 170, Berlin-Mitte

Photography, mixed media and installations.
Opening Friday, September 14, 7 pm

See you there. …continue reading

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Die Sitte des Bilderfressens (The Custom Of Eating Pictures), a video I created together with Cosima Reif in 1996, is part of the group exhibition bilderFLUT at the xpon-art gallery, Hamburg. The exhibition title, literally … Continue reading “bilderFlut | A Flood of Images”

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The custom of eating pictures was prevalent during the entire 20th century. Every night, one would settle at home for several hours to feast upon a repast of pictures, which, it should be noted, was … Continue reading “The Custom Of Eating Pictures”

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Die Sitte des Bilderfressens (The Custom Of Eating Pictures)

At the time of its creation, this video was foremost triggered by the rise of satellite television and the autopoietic multiplication of imagery through thousands of tv channels. Little did we know that this was just a foretaste of things to come. …continue reading

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Just like in the story of Mr. Spinell*, who always averts his eyes in reflex when beholding something beautiful, such that only the arc of his eyelashes catch a glimpse of that which he decided to turn down. …continue reading

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