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CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN
Wim CatrysseThe work of Wim Cartrysse reveals a strong fascination with the human body and the way it relates to the environment. During his past as a theatre actor he discovered the possibilities and power of physical performance as a direct gateway into the spectator’s world of experience...
DANCE, DANCE, DEAD
Roy VillevoyeDisplay of German camouflaged helmets from World War I to the music of Paul Devens....
IN THE ABSENCE OF HEROES (PART IV): WARFARE / A CASE FOR CONTEXT
Jayce SalloumIn the Absence of Heroes: Warfare/A Case for Context was part of a continuing series of works investigating social manifestations filling the gaps in our lives through media/corporate and government propagated images and idea(l)s. The videotapes present contextualized concepts/fragments of personal/emotional traumatic experiences and conflict...
Location Scouting (and the Robots' Names are Huey, Dewey & Louie), 2010, Ralo Mayer © the artist
LOCATION SCOUTING (AND THE ROBOTS' NAMES ARE HUEY, DEWEY & LOUIE)
Ralo MayerBeginning with a range of views from outside the Biosphere, in which film is speeded up to make the Biosphere appear to be travelling through space, this piece explores the site of the Biosphere itself. The majority of the footage was taken inside the structure using robots, who mechanically scan their surroundings and take regular photographs...
LAST MAN WALKING
Koen TheysA group of people moving in a central row are applauded by others standing on either side of them; together, they form a crowd where the roles of ’spectator’ and ’actor’ quickly alternate. Mass movements are both exciting and frightening to look at, as their mere existence questions the notion of singularity, and of the individual...
REGARDE JONATHAN / JEAN LOUVET, SON OEUVRE
Luc Dardenne - Jean-Pierre Dardenne’Regarde Jonathan’ highlights the work of dissident playwright Jean Louvet through highly impressionist montages (a lone boxer, moving trains, dancing feet) and Brechtian restagings of his work (dramatic readings, minimalist sets, and snippets of text)...
CAMPING COSMOS
Jan BucquoyOn a campsite at the Belgian coast, the delegate of the Ministry of culture Jan Bucquoy must bring culture nearer to the working class. But the residents of this caravan park prefer to look at soccer, a boxing-match or a beauty-contest. They are not interested in an interview with the famous writer Pierre Mertens...
