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TUNE IN
Esther Johnson"Ham Radio, the Space Age hobby where the world is your friend." Tune In follows the intriguing world of amateur radio operators, better known as Radio HAMS. Although amateur by definition, Radio HAMS are unique enthusiasts involved in a pastime that requires a rigorous licensing exam taking months of study...
THE LAMPS
Shelly Silver"The Baroness is not a futurist. She is the future." Marcel Duchamp The Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven né Plotz, was an unsung member of the Dada Movement. The Baroness was a poet, artist, vaudeville performer, runaway, rabble rouser, crossdresser, and all around public provocateur...
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
Marie VoignierHow an individual or group relates to other things/the Other that are situated far-off, is highlighted in the absolute cliché of the tourist. For indeed, at his or her destiny the tourist who wants to escape the everyday narrow-mindedness is supposed to pay little or no heed to the ‘reality’ of the other place...
LESSER APES
Emily Vey Duke - Cooper BattersbyLesser Apes tells the story of a love affair between a primatologist, Farrah and a female bonobo ape, Meema. Bonobos are the species with which humans share the most DNA, but unlike our species, they are matriarchal, live without conflict, and are unabashedly sexual...
EPILOGUE
Michel Lorand’Epilogue’ begins with the technical introduction, the classic ‘countdown’ seen at the start of movies. The title then appears, followed by a white film, devoid of image. It is a blank film, but not clean. A woman’s voice reads out a claustrophobic text about memory and remembering...
BREAD AND PUPPET THEATRE
Jef CornelisA report on the Bread and Puppet Theatre (New York). The troupe leader Peter Schumann speaks about his political commitment and how he chooses his puppets and music. We see a recording of the play ’A Soldier goes to War’ on waste ground in Nancy during the student theatre festival. Part of the BRT (Belgian radio and television broadcast network) television series ’Medium’...
LA FORCE FAIT L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE
Johan GrimonprezAn acceleration of a camera movement, a dancer and some racehorses. They all take the same rhythmic run to the climax. Johan Grimonprez sets up a sociological scrutinising of the universe of horse racing and unbridles it through its absurd angels. He comes up with a universe far removed from childhood when horses were associated with fairs and merry-go-rounds....
FLABBY CAT
Messieurs DelmotteA short video performance in which Monsieur Delmotte stands in a prairie and lifts a cat two times by its scruff. This work is part of the series Unidentified Emoticon...
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
Shelly Silver"A woman sets out to photograph moments of intimacy. On an Internet dating site she writes: ’I’m looking for people who would like to be photographed in public revealing something of themselves...’ What I’m Looking For, a 15-minute high definition video, documents this adventure; the connections formed at this intersection between virtual and actual public space...
IJSBREKER 15: GOOCHELEN VERSUS PARAPSYCHOLOGIE
Jef Cornelis - Jackie Claeys - Freddy Coppens - Mark De GeestPriceless jokes, scientifically proven facts, well-intended or malicious manipulations of our consciousness, or artistic tricks? There isn’t much difference...
