contemporary art and media
Snaps from our monthly Directors Lounge Screenings at Z-inema, Z-Bar, Berlin: Jonathan Rescigno | territorial transitions curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr | photos: Nick Font/DL and Klaus W. Eisenlohr
Jonathan Rescigno’s film work combines classical documentary film and art. The French born artist from the region Loraine now lives in Berlin, and he presents his work not only in festivals but also as video installations in art shows in Germany, France and Switzerland
Directors Lounge Screening:
Jonathan Rescigno
Territorial Transitions
Thursday, 28. January 2016
21:00
Z-Bar
Bergstraße 2
10115 Berlin-Mitte
Jonathan Rescigno’s film work combines classical documentary film and art. The French born artist from the region Loraine now lives in Berlin, and he presents his work not only in festivals but also as video installations in art shows in Germany, France and Switzerland. However, he is still interested in and connected with Loraine, the industrial province in the East of France. The region, once connected with mining and immigrant workers, and prosperous after WW2, had to undergo a period of de-industrialization in the past decades and has been undergoing a time of antagonism between Migration, Integration and on the other hand right wing political populism. It thus seems to be a natural consequence, that in his new works, Rescigno deals with migration and what in Germany has been called „refugee crisis“.
The films of Rescigno can be distinguished from traditional documentary film by his narrative voice. He never uses the common all-knowing voice-over (God eye’s view). If he talks in first person and as voice-over, he then takes a radical subjective point of view. And, when he gives other people the opportunity to talk, he gives them the space to speak for themselves. Otherwise, he lets the documents speak without comment or voice-over. In addition, he uses techniques of montage in order to confront and combine materials, documents and film images and to create an essay-like structure for his narrative. He does gives the viewer the opportunity and the challenge to draw their own conclusions instead of just consuming given results of the documentary research.
The program thus gives the opportunity to reflect on the very current political subject of territorial , while at the same time opening to a wider local and historical perspective.
Curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr
More infos, pictures and German text:
http://richfilm.de/filmUpload/1-framesJonathanRescigno.html
Artist Link:
http://www.jorescigno.com
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Snaps from our Directors Lounge screening with Dagie Brundert curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr
Dagie Brundert makes films like singer-songwriters compose songs: with an almost weekly regularity, inspired by the small occurrences of everyday life and always blended with the joys of life and with her own charm. For the artist, who has committed herself mostly to super-8 film, simplicity is a must. Simplicity of means, low budget in production and improvised settings.
It is no wonder that she would discover caffenol and other natural ingredients for her filmmaking, i.e. for the development of her films – often in combination with expired Super-8 films, some of which have been of stock for many years.
Directors Lounge Screening:
Dagie Brundert
going all natural
Sunday, 13 December 2015
20:00
Z-Bar
Bergstraße 2
10115 Berlin-Mitte
Dagie Brundert makes films like singer-songwriters compose songs: with an almost weekly regularity, inspired by the small occurrences of everyday life and always blended with the joys of life and with her own charm. For the artist, who has committed herself mostly to super-8 film, simplicity is a must. Simplicity of means, low budget in production and improvised settings.
It is no wonder that she would discover caffenol and other natural ingredients for her filmmaking, i.e. for the development of her films – often in combination with expired Super-8 films, some of which have been of stock for many years.
In a series of new films, Dagie Brundert thus explores the theme of
exotic developments with natural ingredients in films referring to
their own making. On one hand this would become a kind of minimalist
procedure, if it weren’t for the filmmaker’s captivating humour. On
the other hand it reflects one of the messages of Dagie: DIY and
appreciate the process of making!
We are delighted to present this new series of films by Dagie Brundert, which have been digitally mastered and edited, in combination with a number of old treasures, presented in original Super-8. Expect “Dagie at her Best” – the artist will present and comment on her own films. And of course, she will be available for Q&A.
Artist Link:
http://www.dagiebrundert.de
https://vimeo.com/dagie
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Snaps from our monthly Directors Lounge Screenings at Z-inema, Z-Bar, Berlin:
James Harrar’s “Cinema Soloriens Screening” curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr | photos: Klaus W. Eisenlohr
pictured: Rogier Smal and James Harrar
Snaps from our monthly Directors Lounge Screenings at Z-inema, Z-Bar, Berlin:
Christa Biedermann screening “No One’s Fool – Girl from Vienna” curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr | photos: Klaus W. Eisenlohr
Directors Lounge Screening:
James Harrar
Cinema Soloriens Screening
Thursday, 15 October 2015
21:00
Z-Bar
Bergstraße 2
10115 Berlin-Mitte
James Harrar, experimental filmmaker, video artist and musician from Atlanta, Georgia comes to Berlin for this screening. The artist, who mostly collaborates with musicians for live shows under the name Cinema Soloriens, is currently on tour in Europe. His films – and music – take on a lucid form of audio-visual communications with the audience. They are often meditations on beauty, perception, allegory, sensuality and visual phenomena. The material of his videos may be found footage, material he is filming on travels, or dense abstract work that may be digitally created, or just clouds of ink.
Music and film merge together in a trance-like experience for the audience. A kind of lyrical film-poetry that Harrar has pursued since the late 80’s. “Throughout his career, Harrar has tried to give the viewer new visual experiences while challenging fixed notions of visual language and individual seeing. He is exhibiting all over the world at venues such as the Museum of Modern Art, Anthology Film Archives, Yamaguchi Center for Art & Media and The Andy Warhol Museum to name a few.”
James Harrar will personally introduce his films and perform live soundtracks to them. Curated and presented by Klaus W. Eisenlohr.
Artist Link:
http://www.cinemasoloriens.com
https://www.facebook.com/Cinema-Soloriens-213086542062882/
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Directors Lounge Screening:
Christa Biedermann
No One’s Fool – Girl from Vienna
Donnerstag, 24. September 2015
21:00
Z-Bar
Bergstraße 2
10115 Berlin-Mitte
Christa Biedermann, an Austrian artist living in Berlin and Vienna, shows animations and performance films. The artist, who eludes any kind of categorization, paints, draws, photographs and makes films and videos, mostly appearing herself in front of the camera. In her videos, she critically and ironically questions society and its demands on the artists, especially on female artists. She thus markedly disappoints expectations of her work as image-artifacts as well as the expected image of her as woman and artist. Even though she hence carries on with the tradition of artists such as Carolee Schneemann and Valie Export, the sources of her inspirations are rather related to actresses and comedians of the 1920’s. Or, as she quotes Tucholsky: “What is satire permitted to do?– Everything!” Always paired with humour, Christa Biedermann will also give some live contributions, playing piano and as live act accompanying some of her films. Curated and presented by Klaus W. Eisenlohr.
(German text:)
Christa Biedermann, österreichische Künstlerin, die in Berlin und Wien lebt, zeigt Videos, Animationen und Performancefilme. Die Künstlerin, die sich mit ihrer Arbeit jeder Kategorisierung entzieht, malt, zeichnet, photographiert, macht Filme und Videos, auf denen sie meist selbst vor der Kamera erscheint. In ihren Videos setzt sie sich auf ironische Weise mit der Gesellschaft und dem was die Gesellschaft von Künstlern, vor allem von weiblichen Künstlern erwartet, auseinander. Diese von ihr in markanter Weise enttäuschte Erwartung mag sich auf das von ihr erstellte Bild-Werk als auch das von ihr erwartete Bild als Frau und Künstlerin beziehen. Werk und Selbstbild werden so zum Artefakt, zum Gegenbild. Auch wenn Christa Biedermann damit die Arbeit von Performance Künstlerinnen wie Carolee Schneemann oder Valie Export fortsetzt, so liegen ihre Inspirationen eher bei Schauspielerinnen und Komikern der 20er Jahre des letzten Jahrhunderts.
Immer mit Humor gepaart, wird sie zu den Filme auch einige Live-Einlagen geben, einmal zu einigen Filmen am Piano, zum andern als weibliche Figur im Film. Kuratiert und präsentiert von Klaus W. Eisenlohr.
Artist Link:
http://christa-biedermann.jimdo.com/
Links:
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Details:
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Snaps from our monthly Directors Lounge Screenings at Z-inema, Z-Bar, Berlin:
Taylor Dunne and Eric Stewart screening “Mountain Time” curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr | photos: Nick Font/DL
Snaps from our monthly Directors Lounge Screenings at Z-inema, Z-Bar, Berlin:
Clint Enns screening “Embodying the Intention” curated and presented by Klaus W. Eisenlohr | photos: Nick Font/DL