RAAM - Staan

RAAM, Looking out, from the corridor to the window, to the viewing post,looking out again, standing in front of the window, always being on thelook-out, a visual and tangible form, usually not regarded as a barrier,one that serves as a shelter for the outside world and marks itself as“View on the World”, becomes a barrier here.

The window, a spot for looking out, looking out again and again.

Looking out onto, overlooking, this performance, articulated by waiting,by thinking about accumulating movements in time, but incorporating reflections on non-visible events, does not so much ferment trouble, but makes clear that life cannot be lived without the other.

Being on the lookout, peering to the right, away from green leaves being blown on by the wind, away from parked cars in the forefront of picture and cars flashing by in the street, away from the occasional passer-by;
this draws the picture of the outside world and the speed of life on the other side of the window, a common scene from daily life.

The recurring acts on 'our' side are being characterised by just the repetition; distinction in production is not important.

The number of steps to the window followed the undisturbed looking out constitute the distinction; a serene appearance shows inner turmoil.

This turmoil, which does not depend on outward differences, is made visible by 'motion in rest' and indicates primarily a longing for, and a feeling of responsibility.

The window, the barrier between the exterior and the interior, which mainly embodies the view outside, now acts as a figure of speech for anxiousness and responsibility.
Harm Lux, 2006

RAAM by Frans van Lent will be shown in the context of Letzte Überprüfung (Last Inspection) at the former watchtower Schlesischer Busch, Puschkinallee, Berlin-Treptow.

on Thursday, June,7, from 6 pm

Staan, another, even more meditative video installation by Frans van Lent is on display at "Am Rande../on the edge.." An exhibition by Directors Lounge at the Exhibition Centre Pyramide in Hellersdorf till june 29th.

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LETZTE ÜBERPRÜFUNG (Last Inspection) June,7, from 6 pm
im Grenzwachturm Schlesischer Busch
Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben e.V.
Am Flutgraben 3
12435 Berlin


Afterwards (starting at 10 pm), the film "El angel exterminador" ("The
exterminating angel", by Luis Buñuel, Spanish with English subtitles)
will be screened outside the watchtower. The film opens a film series
which is part of the project "The Lost Moment"


Am Rande.. On the edge..
An exhibition by Directors Lounge at the Exhibition Centre Pyramide in Hellersdorf.

The exhibition will be accompanied by two special screenings.
At the opening (June 1.) and on the 15th of June

second screening June 15 9 pm
duration: 1.6.-29.6
opening hours : Mo-Fr 10-18 Uhr

Exhibition centre Pyramide
Riesaer Str. 94 12627 Berlin
fon: 030-902934131

public transport : U5 Hellersdorf
Tram: M6, 18 Risaer Str.

no admission fee

TXTual Healing hits Bucharest...

Paul Notzold´s TXTual Healing, an SMS enabled interactive street performance that comes in a variety of different achievements, has been mentioned several times.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 6th of June, at 9:30 pm Bucharest time (2:30 pm in NYC), TXTual Healing will be projected on a small street corner in Bucharest. (not the same spot pictured here)

To post a message from outside Romania send an SMS to: +40743344253 (include the + or it won't work)

Recently Accepted into the EU, Romania was already undergoing tremendous development. Everyone I have met has been beautiful and in tune with the world around them. Little is relayed about what is going on this part of the world, they want to be brought up to speed, but also wary of what development can mean to the loss of affordable housing and ownership of the streets. Wish them luck in their protection of public space and hopefully the ability to fight the disney-fication of their culture, or at least say hi from your part of the world.

The happening has been arranged through the Streetwise gallery At the same gallery at 8 pm I will be giving a talk on mobile phones, invented reality and public space interventions... check out the gallery site for more information.

Please don't spam the bubbles with URL's and any hate speech...

more about TXTual Healing

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Alternative Play Station by Provmyza at Entr’ acte

Provmyza RU Alternative Play Station 11 min 45 s, DV, 2004

Alternative Play Station" is a title ironically subversive and at the same time positioning the idea of the work in the context of the practice and theory of games which have been acquiring special importance alongside the development of information technologies.In "Alternative Play Station", screened these days at Entr’ acte as part of Athens International Art Fair, Art Athina 2007, the artists, in a way, bring the reverse negative idea of the game to its logical maximum, depriving it of the purpose, shape, structure deriving at the same time and capturing the performances of naive movement unique in their suddenness and spontaneity. read more

Tatiana Goryucheva, Arts Critic, Historian of Contemporary Media Arts
/Moscow, Amsterdam

to see Alternative Play Station






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Signs From God

The evolution of church marquees

The pun-laden signs you see outside churches have always intrigued me. "Seven days without prayer makes one weak." "Forbidden fruit creates many jams." "We have a prophet-sharing plan." They're funny and a little bit alien, if you're not a regular churchgoer. And it's hard to tell whether they're intended primarily to amuse regular congregants, or to attract soul-searching passers-by.
Doree Shafrir

Church signs have their roots in the needlepoint samplers produced by women in the early American republic. Mostly hung in parlors, they usually featured proverbs, biblical adages, or sayings from psalms and hymns.

make your own church sign

full article anmd slideshow here

Sampler Image courtesy American Folk Art Museum, New York, and Sotheby's, New York.
All other photographs by Steve and Pam Paulson, courtesy Overlook Press.

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naked buildings

Tagez Photo, known as Berlin´s darkest photo blog ever, previously featured here, has just reached it´s first year. In Katz years that means reaching the awkward adolescent phase, a promising outlook for a personal photo blog.

Here´s wishing Dan, the man behind Tagez photo, a belated Happy B-day

Beta Test Berlin Athens

George Drivas GR Beta Test 13 min, HD, 2005

Beta Test by Greece filmmaker George Drivas will be shown tonight in Berlin as part of Am Rande (see post below) and in Athens as part of Entr’ acte at the Art Athina (see two posts below)

Using only black and white still photography and subtitles as the narration, George Drivas film, Beta Test, shown in world premiere at Directors Lounge 2006, is a most enigmatic and thought provoking short in the tradition of Chris Marker's 1962 film, La Jetee. The film explores the mind of a man, a woman and a city by looks at urbanity, communication and the feeling of non-existence. Beta test is a love story.And it could happen to everyone.

It is all about what we don’t see; it is about hidden feelings, acts beyond time and movement, unspoken words beyond speech. It is when everything around us seems to stop, when everything loses its usual importance and a strong sense of emptiness settles in and gives us the feeling that the only thing we can see or hear is ourselves. George Drivas

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Am Rande.. On the edge..

An exhibition by Directors Lounge at the Exhibition Centre Pyramide in Hellersdorf, Berlin



Today, Friday the first of June, is the opening of Am Rande.. On the edge.., an exhibition of video installations that is accompanied by two special screenings.
At the opening (June 1.) and on the 15th of June. Don´t miss a charming evening with cocktails, BBQ and fine video art from all parts of the world if you are in town.

participating artists (selection):
Ciro Altabás, Roberto Andreoli, Maja Borg, Angélica Chio, Kim Collmer, Thanos Chrysakis, George Drivas, Nezaket Ekici, Antonello Faretta, Flotser, Masha Godovannaya, Happy Famous Artists, Frans van Lent, Kevin Murphy, Julie Murray, Jean-Gabriel Périot, Andreas Sachsenmaier, Mauro Santini, Yuri Shapochka, Karola Schlegelmilch, Katerina Sedá, Wolfgang Spahn, Yoel Díaz Vásquez, Ute Weiss-Leder, André Werner, Oliver Whitehead, Silke Witzsch

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opening June 1. 8 pm
screening: 9 pm
second screening June 15 9 pm
duration: 1.6.-29.6
opening hours : Mo-Fr 10-18 Uhr

Exhibition centre Pyramide
Riesaer Str. 94 12627 Berlin
fon: 030-902934131

public transport : U5 Hellersdorf
Tram: M6, 18 Riesaer Str.

no admission fee