COLLECTIE

MEIN GEDÄCHTNIS BEOBACHTET MICH

Eran Schaerf - Eva Meyer

DEAR ADVISOR

Vincent Meessen
Meessen’s work is set in Chandigarh, the paragon of the modernist city planned by Le Corbusier in the 1950ies as a symbol of the new, progressive nation of India who had just emerged from its colonial past...

LA JOYEUSE ENTRÉE DE STRAATMAN DANS BRUXELLES

Angel Vergara
During the first edition of BrxlBravo in 2005, Angel Vergara’s alter ego gave a performance. Straatman distributed a letter from one of the firetrucks driving through Brussels from north to south, crossing a socially layered urban reality...

Repromotion, Jan De Cock, 2010. Courtesy the Artist

REPROMOTION

Jan De Cock
In Repromotion, the first film by the artist Jan De Cock, we see a new perspective opening up in his work. The title refers to the exhibition of the same name held at Bozar in summer 2009, which, together with the artist’s studio in Brussels, provides the backdrop for a surprising tableau...

THE HUNDRED VIDEOS 79. THE BOXERS

Steve Reinke
Pure sensation. Pillow of flesh. White cotton sheets. Emerge into daylight. Spring mechanism....

PUB K DICK

Hänzel & Gretzel
‘Publicité K Dick’ is a commercial for Dr. Smile’s substrate, that promises to give you “the ever welcome psychic youth”. The title refers to the American science-fiction author Philip K Dick, who was known for his periods of paranoia, madness and psychosis...

FRIGOLITH

Michel François
Tiny Styrofoam balls, blasted by an invisible force. They seem caught in the screen. The fixed frame prevents us from seeing what they are in, where they are coming from. The tight framing closes the image in order to open it....

UNIVERSAL STORY

Jung-Kyun Shin
This work starts with the artist visiting the military unit in which he served. It features his recollection of military service, a trip to the places in the narrative, and drawings of his memories. The artist juxtaposes his memories of military service with private memories, asking if special memories are general for all Korean men, related to a rite of passage....

HORAIZON

Meggy Rustamova
Horaizon is an experimental film moderating between photography, moving image and sound. The title is referring to the English phonetic pronunciation of the world horizon. The film is shot in different locations throughout the world. The horizons, sunsets and weather conditions between these places form the common thread throughout the film...

IJSBREKER 03: DWARS-FLUITEND

Jef Cornelis - Mark De Geest - Jackie Claeys - Freddy Coppens
This time the programme ’Ijsbreker’ turns its attention to the flute and to diverse opinions on this instrument. The occasion for it is a study week for flutists in a cultural centre in Amsterdam, where a number of soloists, composers and teachers get to speak...