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Ria Pacquée
Since the 1970s, the Belgian artist and performer Ria Pacquée (b. 1954) has recorded her presence in this world, or rather disguised herself as a specific persona. Lately, Pacquée has turned the camera towards the ‘outside’ world...

THE ASCENT OF MAN. PARTS I, II & III

Jayce Salloum
..The Ascent of Man.. Parts I, II, & III is a body of work which looks at the way reproductions/ representations are used to promote, influence and direct a way of life. Perceptual process is examined and guided through common gesture and implication of context to present a view of scientific/corporate materialistic domination of humanistic concerns...

TEMPORARY DISPLAY

Ronny Heiremans
‘Temporary Display’ is an account of the construction of a temporary platform at the bottom of Niagara Falls. Each year it is mounted in the same spot, only to be removed again because of wear and tear by the extreme circumstances. Because of the non-linear progress of the video it is impossible to distinguish whether the platform is mounted or rather pulled down...

MINUTENFILME

Alexander Kluge
Minutenfilme are extremely short works in which Kluge delivers ironic commentary on historical events. In some of his Minutenfilme, Kluge works from existing images; found footage which he subsequently heavily condenses. In this way, the original material of say a few hours is reduced to a film of roughly one minute...

EUROPA VON WEITEM

Eva Meyer - Eran Schaerf
Through a number of conversations Europa von weitem relates the Levantine projection of Europe as it is found in the book by Jacqueline Kahanoff Vom Osten das Licht to other projections inside the continents as well as outside them...

VIDÉO HEBDO 22

Claude Cattelain
A stream of greyish colours and pigments....

PROPS FOR DRAMA: SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF

Sarah & Charles
'The term suspension of disbelief refers to the viewer’s willingness to accept the presented narrative as “real”, within the set boundaries of the fiction. This allows him to identify with the story and empathize with its characters...

THE DESERTER

Harald Thys - Jos De Gruyter
In the woods a strange character is discovered by the local authorities. A couple of scientists under the supervision of a doctor and an examining magistrate go into the matter and try to discover who the reticent man is....
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DCA SPIEL

Hänzel & Gretzel
A scratched karaoke featuring among others a barking Vietnam war soldier, a blind knife magician and hypnotic comments on historical Olympic Games - an early rhythmic work....

THE MANY THINGS SHOW

Koen Theys
This video is based on two sources: a late 60s theoretical text, written by conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth — and a seemingly endless stream of found internet images, invariably picturing one or more persons in the proximity of some loved object: holding it; standing close to it; locking at it...