15th International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF 2013
Nenad BOGDANOVIC:
15th International Multimedia Art Festival - IMAF 2013 was held on three locations in Serbian province of Vojvodina. Many years of cooperation with SULUV has resulted in presentation of the part of the festival program in Novi Sad, at the SULUV gallery on the first day, and on the streets of Novi Sad on the second day. Thanks to our last years participation and presentation of MAS gallery and IMAF festival on Belgrade art fair, organized by Formwerk (art zone) Swedish art organization working from Banatska Dubica., we have had a repeated cooperation and one day of program at Banatska Dubica.
IMAF has been held for 15 years in Odzaci, at MAS Gallery, and we have also had a
presentation of performances by well known artist here, from Spain Fausto Grossi, from France Gilivanka Kedzior and Barbara Friedman, Sweden Gustaf Broms, Niclas Hallberg and Stina Pehrsdotter, Northern Ireland/Great Britain Christof Gillen, China/Singapore Cai Qing, Germany Peter Küstermann, Slovakia/Hungary József R. Juhász, Serbia: Ema and Radoslav Ĉugalj and Nenad Bogdanović.
IMAF is a cultural manifestation that has been recognized during the past 15 years by cultural public as an important international art event, surpassing greatly any local meaning. It has many years of rich program and numerous participants of international influence on contemporary art scene.
We have had an extreme pleasure that this jubilant edition of the Festival was opened by Peter Küstermann, with his third participation on IMAF. Peter made a short speech reflecting the history of founding and miraculous survival of this, for performance art, very important festival.
For the successful realization of this years Festival we owe special thanks to long time supporters and friends of the Festival. Extreme importance poses the support of the Ministry of culture and information of Republic Serbia, whose assistance we expect in the future, hoping for even better cooperation.
Fausto Grossi
Fausto started his performance on Saturday, September 7th, during afternoon from MAS Gallery to the town park. His movement along the streets of Odzaci has provoked attention of local population. Fausto made a very strange appearance with facemask on his head, wearing black pants, white shirt and blue tie with yellow stars, irresistibly associating him with USA symbols. What was his story? Title of his performance “Teror versus horor” can simplify the idea to us. He had white gloves and black bag, walked energetically to the park where he sat on the bench and prepared materials for the rest of the performance on the following day at MAS Gallery. Fausto prepared book art project, bind for the books that he energetically moved along the grass, thus printing his books with the colors of the nature. At MAS Gallery “teror” continues with the projection of Fausto‟s first part of the performance. He entered the gallery carrying the materials and coffee boiler, wearing the facemask form the yesterdays performance. In the boiling water he threw certain herbs and graffiti colors, set his book art artifacts up on the floor and “sanctified” them like a priest would with this water from the boiler. At the end, a man with a facemask shared book art booklets sanctified with nature and the spirit of thruth.to the audience.
Peter Küstermann
Magic flute is a performance in which the author experiments with this instrument on various ways. Peter has been using different instruments in his earlier performances, trumpet, piano, violin, accordion and, now an here, the flute, depending on the idea. This was a light and relaxed piece where Peter uses several kinds of flutes that mainly cause positive vibrations to the consumers. Listening to his melodies of different types of music, invoked most sincere emotions and pleasures.
Christoff Gillen
Art installation made by Christof Gillen at the MAS Gallery is a dialog started during
October/November 2008. Christoff then realized a duration work, installation in space, open dialog with the citizens of Belfast via public electronic media. Installation was placed on the northwest side of Black Mountain over Belfast. During the construction, author used letters and symbols which culminated with the grand fraise IMAGINE A CITY OF =. At MAS Gallery Christoff uses documentary video of those events in his installation along with several hundred candles that spell a similar fraise. Author invited the audience to interactive cooperation that culminates in many lit candles within the enclosed space of the Gallery, full of emotions,
unbearable heat and irresistible visual attraction. Christof Gillen in his performance “Walking” at Banatska Dubica, questions the limits of physical and mental endurance. In this small community he provokes, at the same time, interest and
doubt of the local population. Christoff carries buckets of water through the streets, without setting them down for a long, long period. Metal buckets are also used at the beginning of his performance “1968 – voyage – 2013” in Novi Sad, as an extension of the Dubica project. In Novi Sad, outside SULUV Gallery, Christoff pours water from the buckets on himself, breaks bottles filled with feathers, lights a great bonfire, walks on glass and all that is finalized on the fireplace by an open book with a map of Northern Ireland and a lit candle in it.
Niclas Hallberg
„Transformation“ is a very complex performance that asks many questions about identity and sets up many traps revolving around the author of this very interesting piece. Question of sexuality and identification with one of the genders is a trap in which he is and just occasionally, in special circumstances like now, Niclas allows himself to transform. Artist like him, that present their doubts honestly and bravely exits their skins are rare. Succeeding to touch the essence of the objects of his interest he encourages us to try and find the ways for our own questions.
In a „Take a cake“ performance at Banatska Dubica Niclas continues transformation, at his point, only of his face. At the table there were dishes with different food materials normally used for baking cakes. Niclas placed his face within set intervals in flour, honey, sugar, cocoa or egg, thus changing the appearance of his face. With the change of his identity our mood was also changed until it culminated with sticking the notes with words like: Anxiety, Always, Give, Here, Last, Take, Real, and wrapping the head in stretch foil.
In a performance „Stopp“ at SULUV Gallery, he painted a flag in rainbow colors and then makes a stand with boards and nails. Next to the stand is a chair where he sits, takes off his shoes and nails his feet to the stand. Stands up and so „nailed“, he stands for a long period helplessly watching the audience as if expecting a solution. At the end he just says „There is no end...“
Cai Qing
Space in front of the MAS Gallery and performance „Screaming“ by Cai Qing. Dressed in yellow clothes with yellow wig on his head he releases very loud and unpleasant scream. This walk and „introduction“ of a cockerel with people from the audience becomes a very comical display. At the end of the performance, with sad cries of the cockerel, Cai binds it in chains and leaves it hanging on a gallery ceiling.
Last performance in Banatska Dubica „Sky lantern of Dubica“. Cai invites the audience to use paper lanterns and make an intervention on them, to write or draw something dedicated to IMAF 2013. With the pleasure of all present, lanterns flew to the sky carrying our pleasure of the experience and hopes in power and options of the alternative.
In his Novi Sad performance „Red star“ Cai sing an old partisan song „O Bella ciao“, that he heard (as I later found out) in an old Yugoslavian movie. He makes and teaches all present how to make partisan caps of colored cardboard, placing red stars on them as a symbol of communism. With this the author returns us in distant past that, from this limited transitional perspective, for a moment and with bitter aftertaste, seems desirable.
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara Friedman
French artists used video presentation „Double bind“ to open their work at MAS Gallery. After the video they performed one version of it „Double bind 2“ inviting the audience to participate. They sat on chairs side by side, each holding one end of the red tape in their mouth, while we could use the remainder of the tape in pairs to wrap them around in it. During the performance we could listen to Edit Piaff's „I don't regret anything“ song. A very touching performance filled with emotions and positive feelings. Feelings regarding past and joy of oncoming love and hope.
In Banatska Dubica this pair, performing together as „Red Bind“ since 2010, made a very challenging and difficult performance titled „Glass menagerie“. We saw a video projection of the text that we can hear and on which the artists, after each sentence, fall to their knees. Texts seems unrelated but in this case are the only possible ones. As the video speeds up, they are on their knees more often. Getting up is slower and falling increasingly more painful until the acceleration reaches apex. For the better illustration, here are some sentences from the performance: “Stand up!”... “What is your job?”... “I‟m an artist”... “So, unemployed!”... “Stand up!”...
Out of SULUV Gallery in Novi Sad, emerge two masked and armed individuals dressed in black with red tape over their mouth. They emerge slowly followed by an old folk song carrying automatic rifles that glow. Site causes mixed emotions, from surprise to safety, as we see them so bold, armed and listening to an old song of love. With their performance “Red-Eye Walk“ they gave us a chance to, within seemingly banal aspects of modern life, experience and feel a certain urban legend or a myth.
Ema & Radoslav Ĉugalj
Well known fact is that children learn by model. First and foremost they learn from parents who are their most important authorities. Radoslav has, at MAS gallery in Odzaci and SULUV gallery in Novi Sad, together with his daughter realized performance „Parenting“. A child at his earliest starts to learn from parents, a parent is a role model and that is the most important fact they tried to convey with this performance. A parent may even not wish to teach a child certain behavior, but a child will „record“ that behavior and practice later in life . Siting opposite each other in their performance Radoslav used hand mimic to „teach“ Ema, and she skillfully repeated it. At one point, Radoslav stands up and leaves while Ema continues to practice the learned technique. This educational performance may be of use to parents in their showing by example and helping children choose in order to become successful and satisfied adults.
Gustaf Broms
Gustaf presented himself on IMAF with a cycle of 3 performances titled “Merge”. In each of these performances he primarily uses natural elements like earth, wood, fire. Whether we see it from Eastern or Western perspective, and their sometimes different definitions, it is certain that natural elements influence repeating natural cycles that regulate life on earth, growth and dying, emotions and psychology of man.
In Odzaci “Merge#14” Gustaf tied himself on the lawn in front of MAS Gallery with a rope. He cuts his hair with scissors and burns it, Digs a hole in the ground and puts his head in it. As much as the rope allows, he moves in circles, hits a rock on another rock, paints his face and legs in dirt orange. Puts a fresh branch in his mouth and identifies himself with this natural element.
“Merge #15“ is a performance Gustaf made in Banatska Dubica. Author continues his tale of nature and it's laws, making critics of trivial day-by-day political events of the world. It is dark, under the lights of the reflectors, he starts the performance by reading newspaper, with a dog basket tied around his mouth. He reads news headlines and information from different columns. When he gets to the last page he finds grass under it in the same size, takes it and places on his chest and body. Walking backwards, into the dark, he merges with surrounding bushes and trees.
In “Merge #16“ performance on the street in Novi Sad Gustaff was also tied with a rope. He walked energetically in a circle, and his clothes left trails of dirt colored pigment, thus drawing the circle. While still walking, he opened the newspaper wide. Then he closed the paper and hit himself on the head. Later on he light the paper on fire and paints his face with the char. He tied an animal skull on his face, walked with his arms forward, offering earth to the audience. People mostly don't see themselves as part of the nature, but this can not function indefinitely, seem that the artist wishes to say. People must strive to achieve balance with nature to achieve evolutionary shift and advancement.
Stina Pehrsdotter
In her performance “Flower of joy” Stina took her clothes off and invited the audience to participate in her work. She suggested them to use spray cream to draw flowers on her body. Besides the cream there is a jar of jam also, to be placed on top of cream. The idea comes from Swedish folk song originally titled “Glädjens blomster”, that speaks of love. We live in times of piles of obscene displays of human bodies, in printed and electronic media alike. Stina in her performance suggested an artistic vision and connection of nudity as purity and modesty in service of honesty and love. Her poetic understanding of performance makes her able to convey this emotion onto us.
In Novi Sad she made ”Twisted on the back” performance where she bring a large box on the grass in front of SULUV Gallery. Takes out a large rag from it and spreads it on the grass. There were many different thing in the box also: books, clothing, hammer, glass, barb wire heart, etc. Stina distributes these items to the audience and asks them to return the objects later on her back. She lays belly down on the rag, and items arrive on her back from the audience. There are a lot of things piled up on her. As if the entire life‟s weight suddenly came on her back in a single moment. Or as if she wishes to feel everything... let it come down again... with gathered strength over the course of years, to feel everything again with even more pleasure.
József R. Juhász
József is and artist that often surprises with his interesting and humorous ideas, performing at many festivals worldwide. For this occasion he stuck his head in a bucket of sand in the middle of the street, Mihajlo Pupin boulevard. One could only see his bent body in formal black suite. As his performance title says “Bury your head in the sand“ József invites us to, if we have not yet, put our heads in the sand. Highly engaged performance, using the legend of an ostrich that puts his head in sand on a sign of danger, as a critical review to general crisis in society, crisis of value system and democracy.
Fausto GROSSI:
The desire to see Nenad again was reason enough for me to accept his invitation to participate in the 15th edition of the IMAF (International Multimedia Art Fdertival). Added to this was the will to contribute to and know the other participants in the meeting and their proposals.
The arrival in Odzaci revealed to me a town of orthogonal structure and low houses. All roads seemed to me the same. The people are hearty. In MAS Gallery was good ambient. Nenad are very welcoming, he prepares a coffee and we talk. Here comes Gustaf. He is Swedish and we met, as well as with Nenad, in the first edition of Infraction Venice in 2011. I am very happy to see him again. I understand that for Gustaf the relationship between human beings and nature is the consciousness of nature and at the same time this is the nature of consciousness. His is a biological body through which its vital experience transcends the physicality of the senses to become consciousness and catarsis itself.
Nenad takes us where we sleep. I will share the room umber 3 with Christoff and Sean, two outstanding Irish artists. Christof, through a cathartic experience, involves the viewer on an ethical level. His actions speak to us and invite us to reflect on the situation of Northern Ireland.
He believe that the performance art allows a freedom of experimentation and Sean share and support this feeling In the room number 1 are the Swedish couple: Niclas and Stina. Now they live in Dubica, Serbia. They are multimedia artists and as curators are founding member of Formverk (art zone), an artist-run project-based association. As artist, Niclas's proposal is based on intimacy and individuality where the public is involved and stimulated through moving picture. Ultimately its investigation deals with questions concerning identities, masculinity and humanity, as he himself says.
Stina's proposal is inspired by the human body and its vital drives. She is talking about a body which is a physical and mental body. It is a contextual body and for this, is a sensitive body.
After see the rooms we went to dinner. Around the table with good food and drink is always a good time to know each other, share ideas and experiences. I sit beside Cai Qing. He is Chinese. he is teacher and has published his thesis: "Performance Art and Spiritual therapy".
We immediately become friends. Sitting at the table there are also the French artists Gilivanka Kedzior and Barbara Friedman. The two are the group "RED BIND." They analyze the conventions and social relations, in and out the context, from the point of view of women.
On Saturday, September 7, I propose my action. In the morning I walked by MAS Gallery to the Odzaci main park. I wear blacks pants, white shirt and blue tie with white stars. I have white gloves in my hands and I wear a black bag. My face is covered by a gas mask. In the afternoon, the action takes place in the MAS Gallery, where I prepare and sign absorbent paper to be distributed to those present. The action was a very powerful experience for me and I ask myself if as artists we can be so violent, but at same time I think it is important to preserve the memory even if we hurt us.
The German artist Peter Küstermann arrives with his driver, a few minutes before his performance. Since 1983 he is an artist of the network. He ddefinisce himself as email Artist, author, painter, film-maker, art critic, gallerist, and alternative cultural managers in roman(t)ic old church: BUZ Culture Center in Minden/Germany. In MAS Gallery presents its selfpublishing and there plays his magic flute.
In the festival I had the pleasure of knowing Radoslav Ĉugalj. He is from Serbia and achieves a performance with his daughter Emma. Radoslav considers himself as a conceptual artist.
The performance of Cai Qing chicken with the plastic chicken is very participative and makes me think, I don't know why, of the manga comics. I commented on this to Cai Qing and he told me that the characters of the manga have eyes like those of chicken. Interesting, I had never thought about this.
To close, Nenad proposes to us the harsh reality. Was a very emotional action, where he propose to us bridges built in peacetime and destroyed during the war projected on the wall. He steps in the image with painting. It is the silence.
With all this, and finally, I believe that performance is an act of honesty and generosity.
Performance is to give of himself unreservedly, you undress, but not necessarily physically, you undress inside, where the body is the interface. As I have argued on other occasions, the performance responds to an impulse to emerge moments of our lives and unresolved desires, unachieved. Some of these experiences are based in our childhood, others to the present. Most of the time, we only perceive the emotion of these experiences. Maybe it is not, but I am convinced that every performance speaks to us of the performer, of its perception and interpretation of the world.
Gilivanka KEDZIOR:
Nenad Bogdanovic: BRIDGES II
September 8th, 2013
MAS Gallery, Odzaci, Serbia
The melody of Beethoven‟s piece For Elisa spreads cheerfully throughout the gallery space: it comes to illustrate the series of images projected on the white wall. Bridges, of all kinds, in all sizes, proudly spanning the Danube and its beautiful flowing waters, are spreading over the full height of the wall. Big, strong, very thick, they connect endless spits of flat land, covered with fields as far as the eye can see, a few hardly crowded urban outskirts, two tween hills, none of which may be preferred. Narrow, delicate, aerial, they overhang river mouths as wide as arms of the sea and seem to be the work of strange spiders.
Suddenly, the reassuring and bucolic succession of images evaporates under the bursts of the Symphony n° 5 by Beethoven. The powerful rythm of music takes with him any apparent serenity and emphasizes the dread now spreading on the screen: new pictures of bridges are scrolling, but of their strength, their grace, there is nothing left. All are just debris, rubbles, ruins, lying alone in the landscape.
Again, the music changes: it‟s a waltz, On the Beautiful Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, Jr. Motionless in a corner of the gallery since the beginning of the projection, Nenad BOGDANOVIC grabs two of the brushes resting in primary-colors-bowls on the floor. Forcefully following the pacy rythm of this waltz, Nenad applies himself to drawing long transversal lines with both hands, where spits of land, fields and hills that man has not linked with his artificial hand are now spreading on the wall. From top to bottom, he vigorously prints thick lines that extend in drips, puts down his brushes, grabs two different ones, draws again two lines, from right to left, two more canals which completely gash the space, and while he is wearing himself out in this incessant waltz, lines overlap, superimpose at the frantic rate of music, colors blend across the landscape, and it suddenly seems that a thousand bridges covered with a thousand blazing flags are dashing out of the bathed in colors cement.
Stina Pehrsdotter: RED LAUGHING BLUES
September 9th, 2013
Formverk (art zone), Banatska Dubica, Serbia
I think I was still lost in a sweet reverie, face turned to the sky, standing in this wild garden in the middle of a tiny Serbian village, when a full, sonorous and colorful laughter suddenly filled the air as one would take you in his arms: a body, fully covered with a red satin sheet, just came through the door and was now heading for the street.
Unwinding the voluptuous shatters of her laugh at every step, the slow red shape was taking us away in her wake: none of us could resist the call of this charming spell, as it was echoing in the depths of ourselves. We all wanted to follow this apparition, to get carried away by the flood of her laugh and discover what others do not see.
She crossed the street, laughing loudly, turned off towards the park, still laughing, and we were silently following her, roaming behind her at close range. Red, lively and noisy shape, undulating along the high grass following this small church one
afternoon in September, she froze a smile on our faces and made our eyes moist because then we knew we couldn‟t escape her anymore. Her laughter was pouring on us the most intense and opposite emotions, as an invisible cry only stained by the carmine of her veil. I am still carrying the imprint of this stirring appearance.
Cai QING:
1. On the way from Odzaci to Dubica
Sep 9, 2013, 9 am
All participants and our luggage were packed into the minivan owned by the Swedish couple, Niclas and Stina. Niclas was driving us to Dubica. The organizer Nenad must have carefully calculated to invite the exact number of artists, since our van was fully packed and no more space for an extra artist. I was sitting next to Nenad, where wind was blowing through the window. I thought I was lucky to have the scarf, a present from the owner of the Chinese shop in Odzaci. Nenad is a quiet person. I learned that he is a self-taught artist. He used to do factory work and later became a mail-artist. He is also an established curator and publisher. He started
to organize the annual international multimedia art festival (IMAF) since 1998, which was only interrupted once the next year due to the YugoslavWars. This year proudly presents the 15th IMAF. He stays in Odzaci and does not want to move to big cities as others. He enjoys the opportunities to interact with artists from all over the world through IMAF in his hometown. He was a shy young guy and performance art liberates him from feelings of insecurity. He has a 27-year old son, who used to attend this event as well, but he could not come this year, due to an extra work duty in other city. I told him that I also incorporate my family members into my work.
His girl friend is interested in performance art and has accompanied him to most of the events. She was involved in the interactive performance art this time in Odzaci by two French artists, which inspired him to encourage his girl friend to become a performance artist. After 2-hour journey we finally arrived Dubica through sparsely populated cattle grassland. Within the woods we found Niclas and Stina‟s home. They have purchased the 10,000 Euro cottage about a year ago, where they intend to stay for the rest of their lives. This is a cozy home. They have connected two buildings with a wooden shack to host most of our activities. From the backyard we can see a church in the nearby village.
2. Selected after-dinner activities in Dubica;
Niclas started his work first. He was sitting in front of a table under the spotlight. There were 4 different materials on the table; Fluor, honey mixed with coco powder, white sugar and coffee powder. He first submerged his face into flour and his face turned white. Subsequently, he placed his face into honey mixed with coco powder, the white flour was mixed with dark honey coco, then moved on to the next material. Gradually his face coated with different materials showed versatile facial expressions and sometimes they reflected sadness. This work resembles the western style of Chinese “changing face”.
Gustaf walked towards Niclas‟s seemly endless work. He switched on a bright light and placed it on the grass floor. He started to read newspaper out loud. Finally, he walked backwards with a piece of grass on his hand until he disappeared into the woods, while Nenad turned off light at the right moment. Gustaf disappeared completely.
Nenad continued to use a small flashlight attempting to find four-leafclover (which is sign of future happiness) on the ground for a very long time, then he emerged from the darkness with a white canvas and utilized the collected three-leaf clovers to make four-leaf clovers on canvas. He said,“ I am very happy”.
These three artists had very good tacit understanding and their works were well connected, smooth and vivid. Just a small hiccup caused by two Irish artists as audiences, who were so involved in catching good photos and sometimes got too close to the performer. They raised their cameras with long lens either standing or laying down to get the best shoot. They were very exciting with a lot of movements, which seriously destructed the perfect performance work.
Actually they are very good artists and their works are very serious and powerful. Hopefully, in the future they will keep their distance to an ongoing performance work unless they were invited to interact.
*Extracted from my blog “Looking for Marie Abramovic” (http://blog.artintern.net/article/375393)
IMAF 2013 Programe:
Program 15. Međunarodnog festivala multimedijalne umetnosti - IMAF 2013
Programe of the 15th International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF 2013
07. 09. 2013. Galerija MAS / MAS Gallery (Studio za multimedijalnu umetnost / Multimedial Art Studio), S. Markovića 41, Odžaci (Srbija / Serbia)
Fausto Grossi (Španija / Spain): “TEROROM PROTIV HORORA 1” / “TERROR VERSUS HORROR 1” performans na ulici i parku / performance on the street & park
Peter Kuesterman (Nemačka / Germany): “MAGIČNA FLAUTA” / “THE MAGIC FLUTE” performans / performance
Christof Gillen (Severna Irska/Velika Britanija / Northern Ireland/UK): “IMAGINE A CITY OF=” performans / performance
Niclas Hallberg (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia): "TRANSFORMACIJA" / "TRANSFORMATION“ performans / performance
Cai Qing (Kina/Singapur / China/Singapore): "VRISKA“ / “SCREAMS" performans / performance
08. 09. 2013. Galerija MAS / MAS Gallery (Studio za multimedijalnu umetnost / Multimedial Art Studio), S. Markovića 41, Odžaci (Srbija / Serbia)
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman (Francuska / France): “DOUBLE BIND” / “DUPLA VEZA” video sa performansa, 2010 / video from the performance, 2010
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman (Francuska / France): “DOUBLE BIND #2” / “DUPLA VEZA #2” interaktivni performans / interactive performance
Ema & Radoslav Chugaly (Srbija / Serbia): “RODITELJSTVO” / “PARENTING” performans / performance
Fausto Grossi (Španija / Spain): “TEROROM PROTIV HORORA 2” / “TERROR VERSUS HORROR 2” performans / performance
Gustaf Broms (Švedska / Sweden): “SPAJANJE #14” / “MERGE #14“ performans / performance
Stina Pehrsdotter (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia): “GLäDJENS BLOMSTER (CVEĆE RADOSTI)” / “GLäDJENS BLOMSTER (FLOWER OF JOY)” performans / performance
Nenad Bogdanović (Srbija / Serbia): “MOSTOVI II” / “BRIDGES II” performans / performance
09. 09. 2013. Formverk (art zone), Božidara Kojića 15, Banatska Dubica (Srbija / Serbia)
Christof Gillen (Severna Irska/Velika Britanija / Northern Ireland/UK): “HODANJE“ / “WALKING” performans / performance
Stina Pehrsdotter (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia): ”CRVENI SMEH BLUZ” / “RED LAUGHING BLUES” performans / performance
Niclas Hallberg (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia): ”UZMI KOLAČ” / "TAKE A CAKE" performans / performance
Gustaf Broms (Švedska / Sweden): “SPAJANJE #15” / “MERGE #15“ performans / performance
Nenad Bogdanović (Srbija / Serbia): “SREĆA” / ”HAPPINESS” performans / performance
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman (Francuska / France): “STAKLENA MENAŽERIJA” / “THE GLASS MENAGERIE” performans / performance
Cai Qing (Kina/Singapur / China/Singapore): “NEBESKI FENJER DUBICE” / "DUBICA'S SKY LANTERN" performans / performance
10. 09. 2013. Galerija SULUV / SULUV Gallery (Savez udruženja likovnih umetnika Vojvodine / Association of Fine Artists of Vojvodina), Bul. Mihajla Pupina 9, Novi Sad (Srbija / Serbia)
Ema & Radoslav Chugaly (Srbija / Serbia): “RODITELJSTVO” / “PARENTING” performans / performance
Nenad Bogdanović (Srbija / Serbia): “57 SRCA” / “57 HEARTS” performans / performance
Cai Qing (Kina/Singapur / China/Singapore): "CRVENA ZVEZDA" / “RED STAR“ performans / performance
Niclas Hallberg (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia): “STOP” / "STOPP" performans / performance
11. 09. 2013. Galerija SULUV / SULUV Gallery (Savez udruženja likovnih umetnika Vojvodine / Association of Fine Artists of Vojvodina), Bul. Mihajla Pupina 9, Novi Sad (Srbija / Serbia)
József R. Juhász (Slovačka/Mađarska / Slovakia/Hungary): “STAVI GLAVU U PESAK” / "BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND" performans na ulici / performance on the street
Stina Pehrsdotter (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia): “TWISTED ON THE BACK” performans na ulici / performance on the street
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman (Francuska / France): ”HOD CRVENIH OČIJU” / “RED-EYE WALK” pokretni interaktivni performans / ambulatory interactive performance
Gustaf Broms (Švedska / Sweden): “SPAJANJE #16” / “MERGE #16“ performans na ulici / performance on the street
Christof Gillen (Severna Irska/Velika Britanija / Northern Ireland/UK): ”1968-PUTOVANJE-2013” / “1968-JOURNEY-2013” performans na ulici / performance on the street
7th September 2013 (MAS Gallery, Odzaci, Serbia / Galerija MAS, Odžaci, Srbija)
Opening of the festival / Otvaranje festivala: Peter Küstermann (Germany / Nemačka)
From opening of the festival / Sa otvaranja festivala
IMAF 2013 participants / učesnici IMAF 2013:
Fausto Grossi (Spain/Španija)
-“TEROROM PROTIV HORORA 1” / “TERROR VERSUS HORROR 1”
Fausto Grossi
Fausto Grossi was born in Italy fifty-eight years ago. He is graduated as a sculptor by A.A.B.B. Frosinone, Italy and by the UPV Lejona, Vizcaya, Spain. Currently lives in Bilbao, Spain, where, with his wife Victoria and his daugther Luz, he works as "pizzaiolo" and "pasta maker" in Pasta y Pizza Grossi http://www.pastaypizzagrossi.com
In Spazio Grossi which share place with Pasta y Pizza Grossi he develops his cultural activity. http://www.pastaypizzagrossi.com/art.htm
He as been invited to participate in internationals performances festivals and artistic events in Spain, Italy, France, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil and the U.S.
Fausto Grossi
Fausto Grossi was born in Italy fifty-eight years ago. He is graduated as a sculptor by A.A.B.B. Frosinone, Italy and by the UPV Lejona, Vizcaya, Spain. Currently lives in Bilbao, Spain, where, with his wife Victoria and his daugther Luz, he works as "pizzaiolo" and "pasta maker" in Pasta y Pizza Grossi http://www.pastaypizzagrossi.com
In Spazio Grossi which share place with Pasta y Pizza Grossi he develops his cultural activity. http://www.pastaypizzagrossi.com/art.htm
He as been invited to participate in internationals performances festivals and artistic events in Spain, Italy, France, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil and the U.S.
-“TEROROM PROTIV HORORA 2” / “TERROR VERSUS HORROR 2”
Christof Gillen (Severna Irska/Velika Britanija / Northern Ireland/UK)
Christof Gillen (Severna Irska/Velika Britanija / Northern Ireland/UK)
-“IMAGINE A CITY OF=”
Christof Gillen
Christof Gillen has worked in performance, installation site and time based art for the past 20 years. Christof studied sculpture at the University of Ulster, Belfast graduating the a BA(hons) in 1998 and following this he undertook a MA in ‘ Art & Public’ University of Ulster, Belfast in 2009.
Gillen feels that performance art allows a freedom of experimentation. His work is cathartic challenging the viewer to engage in personal, political, religious and social forms of dialogue. His actions are a commentary on themes relating to Northern Ireland and contemporary cultural politics.
Gillen is active within the performance and visual arts community in Belfast he is a member of the performance collective ‘Bbeyond’ and a member of ‘Queen Street Studios’ Belfast.
Recent work has been presented at ‘Duo Days’, Catalyst Arts Gallery (13), ‘Rain’, PS2 project space, Belfast (12), ‘Tick Tock’ (11), ‘Art Rebels’ Catalyst Arts Gallery (10), ‘Imagine a city of culture’, Black mountain, Belfast (09) ‘Golden Thread Gallery’ project space, Belfast (09), ‘I AM’ Polish/Irish performance art exchange’, Belfast (08), Art Trail, Cork, Ireland (07).
Christof Gillen
Christof Gillen has worked in performance, installation site and time based art for the past 20 years. Christof studied sculpture at the University of Ulster, Belfast graduating the a BA(hons) in 1998 and following this he undertook a MA in ‘ Art & Public’ University of Ulster, Belfast in 2009.
Gillen feels that performance art allows a freedom of experimentation. His work is cathartic challenging the viewer to engage in personal, political, religious and social forms of dialogue. His actions are a commentary on themes relating to Northern Ireland and contemporary cultural politics.
Gillen is active within the performance and visual arts community in Belfast he is a member of the performance collective ‘Bbeyond’ and a member of ‘Queen Street Studios’ Belfast.
Recent work has been presented at ‘Duo Days’, Catalyst Arts Gallery (13), ‘Rain’, PS2 project space, Belfast (12), ‘Tick Tock’ (11), ‘Art Rebels’ Catalyst Arts Gallery (10), ‘Imagine a city of culture’, Black mountain, Belfast (09) ‘Golden Thread Gallery’ project space, Belfast (09), ‘I AM’ Polish/Irish performance art exchange’, Belfast (08), Art Trail, Cork, Ireland (07).
-“HODANJE“ / “WALKING”
-”1968-PUTOVANJE-2013” / “1968-JOURNEY-2013”
Niclas Hallberg (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia)
-"TRANSFORMACIJA" / "TRANSFORMATION“
Niclas Hallberg
Niclas Hallberg (1965) works in video, photo, installation and performance. His experimental works deals with questions concerning identities, masculinity and humanity. He is using the moving picture to express feelings, create inpressions and document performances. He often uses himself as an instrument and actor and hereby he creates a feeling of intimacy and individuality.
Niclas Hallberg has participated in a great number of solo and group exhibitions in Sweden and abroad. He has long experience of arranging and leading workshops in a varity of creative contexts. Niclas Hallberg is engaged in several international art projects focused on collaborational exchanges resulting in exhibitions, video-screenings and residencies around the world. Niclas Hallberg founded Formverk (art zone) 2004, an independent project-based exhibition association, together with Stina Pehrsdotter.
www.niclashallberg.se
Niclas Hallberg
Niclas Hallberg (1965) works in video, photo, installation and performance. His experimental works deals with questions concerning identities, masculinity and humanity. He is using the moving picture to express feelings, create inpressions and document performances. He often uses himself as an instrument and actor and hereby he creates a feeling of intimacy and individuality.
Niclas Hallberg has participated in a great number of solo and group exhibitions in Sweden and abroad. He has long experience of arranging and leading workshops in a varity of creative contexts. Niclas Hallberg is engaged in several international art projects focused on collaborational exchanges resulting in exhibitions, video-screenings and residencies around the world. Niclas Hallberg founded Formverk (art zone) 2004, an independent project-based exhibition association, together with Stina Pehrsdotter.
www.niclashallberg.se
-”UZMI KOLAČ” / "TAKE A CAKE"
-“STOP” / "STOPP"
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman (Francuska / France)
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman (Francuska / France)
-“DUPLA VEZA #2” / “DOUBLE BIND #2”
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara Friedman have been working together since 2010 as [RED BIND]. As visual artists working with performance, video, sound and photography, they analyze the confrontation to otherness and its inter-thematic with subjects such as: social yokes ; dominant/dominated relationships ; codes and what happens to them out of their context ; gender and its limits and ambiguities ; issues of the double and of the multiple characters under a single skin ; or yet the identity, status and image of Woman.
They have shown video works at several international venues including the Prince Charles Cinema in London, United Kingdom (Nov. 2011) ; the CAM | Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples, Italy (March 2012) ; the University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain (June 2012) ; the Faculty of Arts, Timisoara, Romania (Oct. 2012) ; the Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia (Oct. 2012) ; the Fundação Oriente, Macau, China (Dec. 2012) ; the Mori+Stein Gallery, London, United Kingdom (Jan. 2013) ; the SAZMANAB Platform for Contemporary Arts, Teheran, Iran (Feb. 2013) ; the Goethe Institut, Toulouse, France (March 2013) ; Videotage, Hong Kong (April 2013) ; the Contemporary Art Museum of Wroclaw, Poland (April 2013), and the Museum of Art of Łódź, Poland (June 2013).
In the realm of performance, they have performed at venues including DIMANCHE ROUGE Festival of Experimental Performances (Sept. 2011) and IRL Performances (Jan. 2013) in Paris ; the Traverse Video Festival, Toulouse, France (March 2013) ; MPA | Month of Performance Art, Berlin (May 2012) ; ARENA... of the young Arts | International Theatre Festival, Erlangen, Germany (July 2012) ; the Lower Polk Art Walk and many Art galleries in San Francisco, United States (Nov. 2012), as well as the ATHENS Video Art Festival | International Festival of Digital Arts & New Media, Athens, Greece (June 2013).
Their performance [ ACANTHESTHESIA ] has been rewarded with the ARENA... of the young Arts Co-Production Prize (July 2012, Erlangen, Germany). They currently live and work in Toulouse, France. http://www.kedzior-friedman.org/
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara LeBéguec-Friedman
Gilivanka Kedzior & Barbara Friedman have been working together since 2010 as [RED BIND]. As visual artists working with performance, video, sound and photography, they analyze the confrontation to otherness and its inter-thematic with subjects such as: social yokes ; dominant/dominated relationships ; codes and what happens to them out of their context ; gender and its limits and ambiguities ; issues of the double and of the multiple characters under a single skin ; or yet the identity, status and image of Woman.
They have shown video works at several international venues including the Prince Charles Cinema in London, United Kingdom (Nov. 2011) ; the CAM | Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples, Italy (March 2012) ; the University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain (June 2012) ; the Faculty of Arts, Timisoara, Romania (Oct. 2012) ; the Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia (Oct. 2012) ; the Fundação Oriente, Macau, China (Dec. 2012) ; the Mori+Stein Gallery, London, United Kingdom (Jan. 2013) ; the SAZMANAB Platform for Contemporary Arts, Teheran, Iran (Feb. 2013) ; the Goethe Institut, Toulouse, France (March 2013) ; Videotage, Hong Kong (April 2013) ; the Contemporary Art Museum of Wroclaw, Poland (April 2013), and the Museum of Art of Łódź, Poland (June 2013).
In the realm of performance, they have performed at venues including DIMANCHE ROUGE Festival of Experimental Performances (Sept. 2011) and IRL Performances (Jan. 2013) in Paris ; the Traverse Video Festival, Toulouse, France (March 2013) ; MPA | Month of Performance Art, Berlin (May 2012) ; ARENA... of the young Arts | International Theatre Festival, Erlangen, Germany (July 2012) ; the Lower Polk Art Walk and many Art galleries in San Francisco, United States (Nov. 2012), as well as the ATHENS Video Art Festival | International Festival of Digital Arts & New Media, Athens, Greece (June 2013).
Their performance [ ACANTHESTHESIA ] has been rewarded with the ARENA... of the young Arts Co-Production Prize (July 2012, Erlangen, Germany). They currently live and work in Toulouse, France. http://www.kedzior-friedman.org/
-“STAKLENA MENAŽERIJA” / “THE GLASS MENAGERIE”
-”HOD CRVENIH OČIJU” / “RED-EYE WALK”
Nenad Bogdanović (Srbija / Serbia)
-“MOSTOVI II” / “BRIDGES II”
Nenad Bogdanovic
Born in 1955 in Odzaci, Serbia. Freelance visual and performance artist, publisher and curator. Member of art societies of Vojvodina (SULUV) and Serbia (ULUS). From 1984 to 1988 founded and published alternative international art magazines "Total" and "Second Manifesto". Curator of various international art projects and exhibitions since 1980. 1998. he founded of Multimedial Art Studio and MAS Gallery in Odzaci, Serbia. Organiser and curator of International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF (since 1998, dedicated to performance art). Since 1980 Nenad realized his art performances and art actions on many international festivals worldwide (France: 1994 & 2011, Italy: 1995, 2003, 2004 & 2011, Slovakia: 1996, Germany: 1996, Japan: 1997 & 2008, Romania: 1998, Poland: 1999, 2007 & 2010, Hungary: 2001 & 2011, Belarus: 2001, United Kingdom: 2004 & 2010, Northern Ireland: 2004 & 2011, Switzerland: 2004, USA: 2005, Canada: 2006 & 2008, Turkey: 2007, Israel: 2007, and many times from 1980 in Serbia. Realised art tours with Man Gallery project in France 1994, Italy 1995, Germany 1996, Japan 1997 and Switzerland 2004. In 2003 year realised two art performances on 50th International Biennial of Venice-Italy (in the International Art Project: Brain Academy Apartment). For more: www.bogdanovicnenad.weebly.com
Nenad Bogdanovic
Born in 1955 in Odzaci, Serbia. Freelance visual and performance artist, publisher and curator. Member of art societies of Vojvodina (SULUV) and Serbia (ULUS). From 1984 to 1988 founded and published alternative international art magazines "Total" and "Second Manifesto". Curator of various international art projects and exhibitions since 1980. 1998. he founded of Multimedial Art Studio and MAS Gallery in Odzaci, Serbia. Organiser and curator of International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF (since 1998, dedicated to performance art). Since 1980 Nenad realized his art performances and art actions on many international festivals worldwide (France: 1994 & 2011, Italy: 1995, 2003, 2004 & 2011, Slovakia: 1996, Germany: 1996, Japan: 1997 & 2008, Romania: 1998, Poland: 1999, 2007 & 2010, Hungary: 2001 & 2011, Belarus: 2001, United Kingdom: 2004 & 2010, Northern Ireland: 2004 & 2011, Switzerland: 2004, USA: 2005, Canada: 2006 & 2008, Turkey: 2007, Israel: 2007, and many times from 1980 in Serbia. Realised art tours with Man Gallery project in France 1994, Italy 1995, Germany 1996, Japan 1997 and Switzerland 2004. In 2003 year realised two art performances on 50th International Biennial of Venice-Italy (in the International Art Project: Brain Academy Apartment). For more: www.bogdanovicnenad.weebly.com
-“SREĆA” / ”HAPPINESS”
-“57 SRCA” / “57 HEARTS”
Gustaf Broms (Švedska / Sweden)
-“SPAJANJE #14” / “MERGE #14“
Gustaf Broms
In 1966 this human body was born, it was given the name Gustaf Broms. This concept now exists in a place called Sweden. To use the time in this predicament as a way to explore the nature of consciousness. Trying to make a translation of the flow of life into a condensed symbol, as a tool for understanding. Spending the last few years looking into the dualistic concept of “I”, in terms of association with the idea of BEING NATURE, as the actual biological reality this body goes through, and BEING MIND as a very direct experience of REALITY. Started out using physical materials (photography, installations) for this exploration, two works led me towards a more formless process. In 1991 I burnt all my work, and realized how the intensity of the action, and the remaining ash far outdid anything I had previously done. In 2005 after the work “5 faiths for a brave new world”, with objects that became physically too heavy for this body to move. These two experiences created a longing to explore the FORMLESS, and led up to the project “ a walking piece” (with Trish Littler), a walk from Vendel to Odessa. During the walk, it became very clear to me that my experience was a reflection of my thoughts and attitudes, rather than what my senses registered. I became interested in the use of my own body as the tool for looking at these processes, inner outer, stillness/movement etc. This reasoning led to the work “the sitting”, where I put my body in sitting position at the central station in Stockholm during rush hour for one year – as an evolution of the walk. Since 2009 I live in the forest of Vendel and work on a series of “movements” that explores why THE DANCING ATOMS OF THIS BODY are not merging with the dancing atoms surrounding it ?
www.orgchaosmik.org
Gustaf Broms
In 1966 this human body was born, it was given the name Gustaf Broms. This concept now exists in a place called Sweden. To use the time in this predicament as a way to explore the nature of consciousness. Trying to make a translation of the flow of life into a condensed symbol, as a tool for understanding. Spending the last few years looking into the dualistic concept of “I”, in terms of association with the idea of BEING NATURE, as the actual biological reality this body goes through, and BEING MIND as a very direct experience of REALITY. Started out using physical materials (photography, installations) for this exploration, two works led me towards a more formless process. In 1991 I burnt all my work, and realized how the intensity of the action, and the remaining ash far outdid anything I had previously done. In 2005 after the work “5 faiths for a brave new world”, with objects that became physically too heavy for this body to move. These two experiences created a longing to explore the FORMLESS, and led up to the project “ a walking piece” (with Trish Littler), a walk from Vendel to Odessa. During the walk, it became very clear to me that my experience was a reflection of my thoughts and attitudes, rather than what my senses registered. I became interested in the use of my own body as the tool for looking at these processes, inner outer, stillness/movement etc. This reasoning led to the work “the sitting”, where I put my body in sitting position at the central station in Stockholm during rush hour for one year – as an evolution of the walk. Since 2009 I live in the forest of Vendel and work on a series of “movements” that explores why THE DANCING ATOMS OF THIS BODY are not merging with the dancing atoms surrounding it ?
www.orgchaosmik.org
-“SPAJANJE #15” / “MERGE #15“
-“SPAJANJE #16” / “MERGE #16“
Ema & Radoslav Čugalj (Serbia / Srbija)
-“RODITELJSTVO” / “PARENTING”
Radoslav Chugaly
Radoslav Chugaly is conceptual artist, poet, performer, works with artistic objects and instalations, participated on many colective art exhibitions and festivals in Europe, Asia and America. Works in Odzaci.
Selected live participations: 2000. - IMAF 2000, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2001. - Gallery "Multimedia Arts", Novi Sad, Serbia - Artfort Festival, Komarom, Hungary - IMAF 2001, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2002. - IMAF 2002, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2003. - PerformaNS, Gallery "Golden Eye" Novi Sad, Serbia - IMAF 2003, " Kamariste", Odzaci, Serbia / 2004. - IMAF 2004, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2005. - Transformation, International Festival, Zrenjanin, Serbia - IMAF 2005, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia - IMAF 2005, Students Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia / 2006. - IMAF 2006 "IZBA", Novi Sad, Serbia / 2007. - "Performance Time", Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey - "INFANT", KCNS, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Radoslav Chugaly
Radoslav Chugaly is conceptual artist, poet, performer, works with artistic objects and instalations, participated on many colective art exhibitions and festivals in Europe, Asia and America. Works in Odzaci.
Selected live participations: 2000. - IMAF 2000, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2001. - Gallery "Multimedia Arts", Novi Sad, Serbia - Artfort Festival, Komarom, Hungary - IMAF 2001, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2002. - IMAF 2002, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2003. - PerformaNS, Gallery "Golden Eye" Novi Sad, Serbia - IMAF 2003, " Kamariste", Odzaci, Serbia / 2004. - IMAF 2004, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia / 2005. - Transformation, International Festival, Zrenjanin, Serbia - IMAF 2005, Gallery "MAS", Odzaci, Serbia - IMAF 2005, Students Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia / 2006. - IMAF 2006 "IZBA", Novi Sad, Serbia / 2007. - "Performance Time", Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey - "INFANT", KCNS, Novi Sad, Serbia.
-“RODITELJSTVO” / “PARENTING”
Peter Küstermann (Germany / Nemačka)
-“MAGIČNA FLAUTA” / “THE MAGIC FLUTE”
Peter Küstermann
Peter Küstermann was born in Hagen/Westphalia in 1950. He has contributed to the network since 1983 as Mail Artist, author, painter, filmer, art critic, gallerist, and alternative cultural manager in a roman(t)ic old church: Culture Center BÜZ in Minden/Germany. His works are represented in numerous collections: Museum of Modern Art/New York, Tate Gallery/London, Biblioteca Publica de Aragon/Spain, Dallas Public Library/Texas, Mail Art Museum Koshienguchi/Japan, Artpool Archive/Budapest, The Museum of Museums Waregem/Belgium, Literaturium Edewecht/Germany, Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa/Portugal and diverse other Postal Museums. The editors of the Guinness Book of Records elected him together with Angela Pähler World Champions as Travelling Artpostmen in historic uniforms under their artist names Angela and Peter Netmail. Peter does worldwide performances as Death playing nude on the violoncello, also as singing Dada-woman “Petra”, and as magician “El Magnifico”, as German Pope „Papa-Ratzi“, as Book Baker, and as Doctor Mailart. Being chairmen of the Culture Society WOLKENSTEIN e.V., Angela and Peter edit the Art- and Mailart Magazine OSWALD. Every year, they organize an international Mail-Art & Performance-Festival and several Poetry Slams at “Mail-Art-Mekka Minden”/Germany.
Peter Küstermann
Peter Küstermann was born in Hagen/Westphalia in 1950. He has contributed to the network since 1983 as Mail Artist, author, painter, filmer, art critic, gallerist, and alternative cultural manager in a roman(t)ic old church: Culture Center BÜZ in Minden/Germany. His works are represented in numerous collections: Museum of Modern Art/New York, Tate Gallery/London, Biblioteca Publica de Aragon/Spain, Dallas Public Library/Texas, Mail Art Museum Koshienguchi/Japan, Artpool Archive/Budapest, The Museum of Museums Waregem/Belgium, Literaturium Edewecht/Germany, Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa/Portugal and diverse other Postal Museums. The editors of the Guinness Book of Records elected him together with Angela Pähler World Champions as Travelling Artpostmen in historic uniforms under their artist names Angela and Peter Netmail. Peter does worldwide performances as Death playing nude on the violoncello, also as singing Dada-woman “Petra”, and as magician “El Magnifico”, as German Pope „Papa-Ratzi“, as Book Baker, and as Doctor Mailart. Being chairmen of the Culture Society WOLKENSTEIN e.V., Angela and Peter edit the Art- and Mailart Magazine OSWALD. Every year, they organize an international Mail-Art & Performance-Festival and several Poetry Slams at “Mail-Art-Mekka Minden”/Germany.
Cai Qing (China/Singapore)
-"VRISKA“ / “SCREAMS"
Cai Qing
Cai Qing (Sonnenberg)
Born in He Long Jian China
Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, China
1989 Move to Germany
2001 Move to New York, USA
2007-2012 Assistant Professor in NTU, School of Art, Design and Media
2011 PhD of China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou
Cai Qing
Cai Qing (Sonnenberg)
Born in He Long Jian China
Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, China
1989 Move to Germany
2001 Move to New York, USA
2007-2012 Assistant Professor in NTU, School of Art, Design and Media
2011 PhD of China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou
-“NEBESKI FENJER DUBICE” / "DUBICA'S SKY LANTERN"
-"CRVENA ZVEZDA" / “RED STAR“
Stina Pehrsdotter (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia)
Stina Pehrsdotter (Švedska/Srbija / Sweden/Serbia)
-“GLäDJENS BLOMSTER (CVEĆE RADOSTI)” / “GLäDJENS BLOMSTER (FLOWER OF JOY)”
Stina Pehrsdotter
Stina Pehrsdotter (1966) is curator and artist working in video, photography, installation, objects and performance arts, inspired by the human body and its surrounding. In her work she focuses on the body's and mind’s desires, needs, wishes, regret and loss. Her works often reflects the connection between mind, body and soul, and tensions between body and environment. Her work may be viewed as exploration of existence, memories and the significance of human life.
Stina Pehrsdotter has participated in numerous exhibitions in Sweden and abroad. She is involved in several international video collaborations, shown in exhibitions and festivals. As a curator, she has organized many showings and exhibitions in a variety of contexts, and as a founding member of Formverk (art zone), an artist-run project-based association, she has a broad network of other artists and independent art initiatives. www,pehrsdotter.se
Stina Pehrsdotter
Stina Pehrsdotter (1966) is curator and artist working in video, photography, installation, objects and performance arts, inspired by the human body and its surrounding. In her work she focuses on the body's and mind’s desires, needs, wishes, regret and loss. Her works often reflects the connection between mind, body and soul, and tensions between body and environment. Her work may be viewed as exploration of existence, memories and the significance of human life.
Stina Pehrsdotter has participated in numerous exhibitions in Sweden and abroad. She is involved in several international video collaborations, shown in exhibitions and festivals. As a curator, she has organized many showings and exhibitions in a variety of contexts, and as a founding member of Formverk (art zone), an artist-run project-based association, she has a broad network of other artists and independent art initiatives. www,pehrsdotter.se
-”CRVENI SMEH BLUZ” / “RED LAUGHING BLUES”
“TWISTED ON THE BACK”
József R. Juhász (Slovačka/Mađarska / Slovakia /Hungary)
József R. Juhász (Slovačka/Mađarska / Slovakia /Hungary)
-“STAVI GLAVU U PESAK” / "BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND"
József R. Juhász
József R. Juhász (1963, Slovakia) is intermediary oriented performer and poet. He realized hundreds of performances and published four books of experimental poetry. Since 1987 he is the leader of Studio erté (International Multimedia Art Organizing Company) that he co-founded in Nové Zámky with purpose to support action and multimedia art. Till today he organized under its aegis nineteen international multimedia/performance art festivals „Transart Communication“. Since 1989 the editorial board member of prestigious art magazine „Hungarian Workshop“. In 2000 he co-founded the Kassák Centre for Intermedia Creativity „K2IC“. From 2009 he realized several performance art workshops in Slovakia.
József R. Juhász
József R. Juhász (1963, Slovakia) is intermediary oriented performer and poet. He realized hundreds of performances and published four books of experimental poetry. Since 1987 he is the leader of Studio erté (International Multimedia Art Organizing Company) that he co-founded in Nové Zámky with purpose to support action and multimedia art. Till today he organized under its aegis nineteen international multimedia/performance art festivals „Transart Communication“. Since 1989 the editorial board member of prestigious art magazine „Hungarian Workshop“. In 2000 he co-founded the Kassák Centre for Intermedia Creativity „K2IC“. From 2009 he realized several performance art workshops in Slovakia.
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