contemporary art and media
The Conversation is a silent interaction between two offline characters. Mundane, inane and without any real direction they “converse” about trying to locate something relatively abstract. Shuffling between various colored papers which reference computer visualization devices in their simplest state, the Conversation draws attention to the abstract substance many of our conversations now do or do not follow.
Kim Collmer Behind the Curtain.
Directors Lounge Screening
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 9pm
Z-Bar, Bergstraße 2, 10115 Berlin-Mitte
Animation and “real film” come together almost seamlessly in the work of Kim Collmer, connecting creative fantasy with space and place. … read more
Almost There: Kim Collmer in Berlin tonight
SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THE SPACE CAN CONTAIN
Kreuzberg Pavillon Saturday April 05th, 2014, 8pm
Something bigger than the space can contain brings together artists from diverse backgrounds in which shifting notions of house are played out from different perspectives: personal, political, economical and relational.
In Kim Collmer’s video, a playful miniature set house is submerged underwater and slowly descends into another realm within which text transmissions between two entities appear on the screen. Between the house’s descent and the textual inter-ference is a meditation on connection, connectivity and relation.
Artists: Kim Collmer
Jennifer Hope Davy
Timea Oravecz
Andrea Schneemeier
Kreuzberg Pavillon
Naunynstraße 53
10999 Berlin
FORMING MOTION presented by Kim Collmer
part of Directors Lounge at the Filmmuseum Duesseldorf, April 20th, 8:30pm
Kim Collmer delivers some of her absolute favorites for a special edition of animations and videos from her Directors Lounge screenings.
How to describe the work? It’s a real mix! Humorous yet uncomfortable, light but heavy, slick though messy. The main overriding theme – genuine artistic expression.
Some of the artists showing include: Tobias Anderson, Buckius & Manos, John N. Cambell, Jennifer Hope Davy, Janet Galore, Cecilia Lundquist, Johannes Nyholm, Ho Yoel Ryu, Meredith Root and more!
Sat 19th 6pm
still from Marked by Mercury | Alexa Gerrity US
LIMINAL LOOPHOLES: A selection of films shot in or around water
curated and presented by Kim Collmer
Water is the initial thread tying all of the work together. But underneath this apparent theme is, more importantly, the creation or presentation of what could be termed a liminal space, a space being on the “threshold” of or between two existential planes. In Serge Gregory’s Award Winning documentary (Black Maria) we enter the intimate realm of a heron as it experiences the fragility of the changing seasons. In John N. Campbell’s “Li: the Patterns of Nature”, also an Award Winner (Ann Arbour), we see microscopic universes of growth and decay. Some of the worlds created are imaginary such as the visually arresting “Marked by Mercury” and “Niland 2”. Many of the films such as “Voice” and “Notions of Ivo Dekovic” depict the human tension found in straddling two realms whereas other celebrate it like in Janet Galore’s or Andre Werner’s films. This screening was originally inspired by Kim Collmer’s work with the organization sub-art, which is an artist residency focusing on underwater art projects. Many of the works come from sub-art such as “Parkbankaktivitäten” and “Finiteness for a New Space”.
Andrea Helten DE Parkbankaktivtäten2min 8s 2005
Janet Galore US Brazda Na Vodi 1min 55s 2010
Serge Gregory US When Herons Dream 10min 34s 2009
Jelena Pehar HR Notions of Ivo Dekovic 2min 16s 2008
Jelena Pehar HR Notions of Ivo Dekovic
Klaus Busen and Christian Collmer DE Finiteness for a New Space 50s 2004
John N. Campbell US Li: The Patterns of Nature 9min 7s 2007
Ksenija Jurisic HR Voice 1min 41s 2010
Alexa Gerrity US Marked by Mercury 5min 2010
André Werner DE Nude Dance 4min 24s
Marius Leneweit and Rocio Rodriguez DE/ES Niland 29min 56s 2011 world premiere
Kim Collmer DE/US Juicy 40s 2011 world premiere
total running time 45min