[rohrpost] FW: Reference materials DSLR

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October Surprise is based on an event known as the DSLR
(Department of Space and Land Reclamation) which originated in
Chicago in 1999. These events invite artists and activists to converge=20=

at a
central location and then go out into the city and create artwork about=20=

the
social issues of the city.
For more info on DSLR see:
http://www.counterproductiveindustries.com
http://www.dslrwest.org
http://www.freewords.org/biennial/fbdir.html

DSLR group in Los Angeles asks participants to engage with a specific=20
city,
rather than an abstracted notion of a city with the presumption of a
centralized urban plan. Instead of priveleging the view/values of those=20=

with
the most mobility the nomadism of cultural elite who are already quite
priveledged speculating about a utopian future. Instead, what if we=20
demand a
response to the past, present, and future of a specific place? What does
interventionist art/activism recognize and critique in an urban site=20
that is
not dominated by the central plan adopted by most industrialized=20
cities-this
recognizable, repeatable and oppressive cultural form and widly sought=20=

after
export from post-revolutionary france.

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Here is the choppy english translation I referred to a moment ago
accompanied by the original response you sent to our call & the call=20
itself,
(Spanish and English) in order for you to compare your response to it.=20=

While
the responses we are looking for don't have to be from someone local (a
provincial approach to site specificity is not interesting to us), it is
necessary that you respond with some consideration of the history,
geography, or other information that is extricated from deep analysis of
this site (a particular area of Los Angeles, rather than LA in general)=20=

This
is the radicality of this approach; we aren't asking for a sound byte.
It sounded like the idea of a suburban space and the film industry were=20=

the
two things that linked your text to our call. I look forward to more
information, and welcome any questions you might have.

The visual media explode. In the highly sophisticated culture=20
information
will transfer by pictures. The picture cosmos us surrounds, becomes ever
closer thereby. There some loses the overview and the grounding to the
"wahren Leben". But there are also pleasing surprises. The young video
artist Beate Friedhelm is a Voyeur. In the discussion it stresses that=20=

it
considers it important to receive something from the life and arrange=20
it.
She works not in the studio and prefers sources of light, which are to=20=

be
found in each household. Beate Friedhelm discovered thereby new worlds=20=

and
takes itself the liberty, this directly and unverschnoerkelt to=20
illustrate.
Coined/shaped of the inhabitant of Zurich night life, avoids it=20
consciously
clarified statements over the club culture of this city. Nevertheless=20
this
world in its films is to be felt. As the noise window blind, which=20
forms the
narrativen sound TRACK to its tie-clips, is their view connected with=20
the
body of the filmed article. Their pictures would be not conceivable=20
without
the experience of the transurbanen way of life, which uses them as=20
visual
code. For Beate Friedhelm is not too small a thing, in order to be=20
filmed.
It is free in its artistic expression. In the current political=20
landscape,
which comes along arrogantly, criminally and without moral, it sets its=20=

own
definition of a "wahren Welt" on the other hand. Beate Friedhelm films=20=

with
a commercial video camera from extreme perspectives. Many of the=20
effects are
only reached by the additional treatment. For its unusual arrangements=20=

e.g.
by glasfenster through one films. Further she works with projections,=20
which
are directed toward the article which can be filmed. This "Reflexionen"=20=

is a
mirror, by which we see ourselves. Without it we cannot make meaningful
decisions. By the gesture of the Filmemacherin Beate Friedhelm does not
present itself as passive object. For "Normas Pictures" it was decisive=20=

for
coming off the InterNet operational readiness level that it=20
again-reflects
the active subject. "Solche mirrors must - if they exist - control not=20=

only
of the film producer, but also of the gesture of the film work arrange.=20=

The
self-control is another form of the Freiheit." So the philosopher Vil=8Em
Flusser in its book "Gestern". "Der Moment", if it continues to=20
implement,
"da the photographer stops looking into the reflecting mirror (it is
material or imaginary) is the instant, in which its picture is=20
symbolized.
If it stops too early, significant chain will be interrupted. If it=20
stops
too late, the picture will verworren and without interest will be. It is
abzubrechen." penetrating and revealing to be, if that, which leads the
camera, selected a good moment, around its reflection over itself; That=20=

is
formulated somewhat indistinct, because eigenlich the pictures did not=20=

lead
to a Bedeutungsverscheibung of the Obszoenen in the media, but one -
deliberately - shifted occupation of the term of the Obszoenitaet in the
media to the Kontextualisierung of primarily ausschliszlich=20
kontemplativem
pictorial material led. Introduce yourselves; Roland Barthes would have=20=

had
to describe the picture of the American Militaepolizistin with dump and=20=

the
naked Arab in its myths: the moral-ethical term level will only enter=20
by the
collection of of the structural significance of that illustration into=20=

the
conditions of the myth, which rises evenly from the faint, which coats=20=

the
viewer, becomes he more aware of the fact that the showing is not a=20
piece of
news in the sense of an increase within occupied quality criteria but=20
only
in sudden to show up can that it does not concern fiction. That is by=20
verse,
the possibility of this fiction is significantly by verse, the=20
possibility
of the possibility and the deductive embarrassment is by verse. That=20
must
mask however the viewer - and the medium Gestalter, which shows the=20
pictures
and accordingly konnotiert, is in each case viewer -, in order to retain
this remainder, on which its Subjektivation is based: in the passage of=20=

the
additionalness, which that Metonymie from the subject is the basis for=20=

by
verses to contingents the Obszoenitaet of object occupation. By the=20
public
making of its films in the net, it gives the "chemischen Generation" the
many former 16mm-Filmer of our academies of art an exciting private=20
reading
into the hand. Contrary to the Chronisten of the night life at the=20
beginning
of the nineties, which "Modellen" with their; the respective situation
through-lived, is interesting for Beate Friedhelm that, which the models
see. Friedhelm is on the search for the the subject of the=20
self-confidently
clarified view of this epoch, e.g. Matthias's white him in the context=20=

of
the net art project of "Der Reisende" held. It is a search after the=20
lost
stopped time - and at the same time the answer of a self-confident of=20
young
woman, who gives no more faith to the faces, which were mercilessly
dead-filmed in the meantime by the magazines and the advertisement.

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Sorpresa de Octubre
=C1Es nuestra ciudad! =C1Qu=8E vivamos en ella!

Llama a artistas, activistas, intervencionistas culturales, arquitectos,
jardineros, ingenieros solares y otros, para presentar proyectos de=20
sitio
espec=92fico en el noreste de Los Angeles con el fin de celebrar a=20
nuestras
comunidades y contribuir al desarollo del poder colectivo.

Al este del r=92o de Los Angeles, y extendi=8Endose por Figueroa y =
Arroyo=20
Seco,
el barrio de Highland Park est=87 rodeado por Mount Washington, =
Montecito
Heights, Glassel Park y Eagle Rock. Highland Park es un pueblo, entre=20
otros,
el cual que llamamos "nuestra casa".

El capitalismo global quiere que ignoremos las historias, experiencias y
sabidur=92a especial que cada lugar en el mundo ofrece a sus residentes.=20=

Nos
impulsa a ser vagabundos globales, como cualquier otro consumidor  con=20=

su
playera de Hard Rock Cafe de Bangkok, Paris o Disneylandia.

En respuesta, La Sorpresa de Octubre busca proyectos de instalaci=97n y
intervenci=97n que recuperen el espacio p=9Cblico. Buscamos proyectos =
que
demuestren o celebren lo posible del pasado, el presente y el futuro de=20=

la
comunidad.

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Qu=8E:
La Sorpresa de Octubre se reune a art=92stas, activistas y a la =
comunidad=20
para
celebrar a nuestros barrios y fortalecer el poder creativo a nivel=20
popular
con instalaciones, intervenciones de sitio espec=92fico, arte,=20
performance,
teatro callejero y otros eventos.

Los proyectos ser=87n realizados para toda la comunidad.

D=97nde:
Estaremos en la galer=92a del Arroyo Arts Collective para publicar y
documentar los proyectos que se llevar=87n a cabo en el barrio durante =
las
fechas designadas.

El Arroyo Arts Collective, en 135 Avenida 50 en el barrio de Highland=20
Park
ser=87 el espacio de convergencia y reuniones donde los participantes=20
pueden
compartir documentaci=97n de su proyecto. Tambi=8En, nos interesa =
promover
dialogos relevantes. Habr=87 eventos especiales pero los proyectos no=20
estan
limitados al espacio de la galeria.

Cu=87ndo:
Los proyectos se llevar=87n acabo durante el fin de la semana del 8, 9, =
y=20
10
de octubre. La documentaci=97n de los eventos se presentar=87 en la =
galer=92a
desde octubre hasta la primera semana de noviembre incluyendo el d=92a =
de=20
la
elecci=97n.

Por qu=8E:
Queremos que la ciudad se revele a s=92 misma y active a las =
comunidades.
Organizamos este evento un mes antes de la elecci=97n para demostrar=20
d=97nde la
democracia est=87 verdaderamente: en nuestras comunidades, calles y=20
hogares.
Ahora es un tiempo oportuno para fortalecer el di=87logo pol=92tico y=20
cultural
en d=97nde es importante, a nivel popular.

C=97mo:
M=87ndanos una propuesta antes del 1 de agosto. Habr=87 una exposici=97n =
sin
selecci=97n pero queremos una lista de participantes para organizar =
todo,
incluyendo la captaci=97n de fondos, la publicidad y quiz=87s un =
cat=87logo.
Nota: Al mandar tu propuesta antes del 1 de agosto, facilitas el que
nosotros podamos ayudarte.

No necesitamos un curriculum, nada m=87s que describas tus ideas en=20
relaci=97n
al proyecto para el noreste de Los =E7ngeles.
Nos puedes contactar preguntar y proponer.
email:opencall at theoctobersurprise.org
Tel=8Efono (323) 449-9019 <ingles > (323) 227-5861 <espa=96ol>
Correo: October Surprise, c/o Flor y Canto, 3706 N. Figueroa
Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90065
Tambien puedes visitar el Flor Y Canto y hablar con Jennifer durante las
noches de los viernes.
Sitio de red: www.theoctobersurprise.org


Historia:
La Sorpresa de Octubre est=87 basade en un evento que se llama DSLR (El
Departamento de Espacio y la Reclamaci=97n de la Tierra) que empez=97 en=20=

Chicago
en 1999. El evento invita a artistas y activistas a un espacio central y
luego los participantes salen y hacen acciones o crean arte sobre temas
sociales de la ciudad.
Para m=87s informaci=97n sobre el DSLR visita:
http://www.counterproductiveindustries.com
http://www.dslrwest.org
http://www.freewords.org/biennial/fbdir.html


October Surprise

This is our city, lets live in it!

Open Call for Artists, Activists, Social Interventionists, Architects,
Gardeners, Solar Engineers, and others for site-specific projects in
Northeast Los Angeles to celebrate our neighborhoods and strengthen
creative, grassroots power

-East of the LA River and stretching up along Figueroa and the Arroyo
Seco, Highland Park is girdled by Mount Washington, Montecito
Heights, Glassel Park and Eagle Rock. Highland Park is but one town
among many that we could all call home.

Global Capitalism asks us to ignore the unique histories, experiences
and knowledge that each spot of earth provides its residents. We
become global drifters - just one more consumer wearing a Hard Rock
Caf=8E T-shirt from Bangkok, Paris or Disneyland.

In response, October Surprise calls for site-specific installations and
interventions that make THIS place our home. We are calling for work
that reveals and celebrates the past, present and possible futures of
Northeast LA.

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What:
- October Surprise will converge artists, activists and the community to
celebrate our neighborhoods and strengthen creative, grassroots
power, using site-specific installations, interventions, art, monuments,
performance, and other events.

- Projects will be situated throughout the neighborhood.

Where:
-We are calling for projects throughout Northeast LA=B7 along the
boulevards and arroyos; in the public spaces, community places and
private homes.

-The Arroyo Arts Collective at 135 N. Ave. 50 in Highland Park will=20
serve
as a convergence, or meeting space, where participants can present
and discuss their work. Additionally, we are interested in hosting
pertinent lectures.  And though the gallery space can be used to
present documentation of projects and ideas, we are specifically
looking for site-specific projects throughout the neighborhood.

When:
-Projects will occur on the long weekend of October 8, 9, and 10, 2004.
Documentation of the events will remain in the gallery through October
into the first week of November and Election Day. (Ongoing projects are
encouraged.)

Why:
-We hope to help reveal a city to itself and energize its communities.
One month before the election, we are organizing this event to show
where democracy really lives--in our neighborhoods, streets and
homes. Now is as good a time as any to strengthen political and
cultural discussions where it really counts- at the grassroots.

How:
-Send us a proposal by August 1st.  This is a non-juried exhibition but
we would like to have a basic participants list for organizational
purposes (including for fundraising, publicity, and for a possible
catalogue).
(Note: Having your proposal by August 1st will help us help you realize
your project)

-We don=E2t need a fancy resume, just articulate some of your ideas and
tell us how you connect to this place called Northeast LA.
.
-Contact us with questions and proposals:
opencall at theoctobersurprise.org
Call   (323) 449-9019 <English> (323) 227-5861 <Spanish>
Mail proposals to: October Surprise, c/o Flor y Canto, 3706 N. Figueroa
Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90065
Or stop by Friday nights at Flor Y Canto and ask for Jennifer.
Check out our website at www.theoctobersurprise.org

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Questions to get you thinking:
-What memories of the neighborhood inform the way you live there
today?
-What are the neighborhood=E2s specific histories and geographies?
-What was it like to party at Flat Tops, to cruise Arroyo Seco Park?
Where can teens hang out now?
-Where locally must racism and classism be addressed? What
specifically can be done to reduce racial and class-based injustice and
tension?
-How can the diverse populations of the area find an equitable
common ground? Where have they found common ground in the past?
-Who and what are the political forces that make real change in our
community?
-How can we make the power-holders more accountable to all of the
neighborhood=E2s long-term interests?
-Will a Food 4 Less and a Trader Joes ever exist on the same block?
How about a locally owned store that sells inexpensive healthy food?
-The new Gold Line brings alternative transportation and more
gentrification; what does this all mean?
-What ways can we better live close to this beautiful land- should the
hilltops be lined with windmills generating electricity? Could the
hillside neighborhoods support orchards to feed the city?
-How can we strengthen the local economy to enrich the grass roots?
-What fun, beautiful, exciting things can you and your friends make
happen here?

-As we barrel toward an ugly national election with frightening
implications for our country, it=E2s time to also ask questions about =
our
immediate community and figure out how to at least make this small
patch of earth better for all. Projects should speak to an audience that
is as diverse as the neighborhood. Take the dare. Find the language.

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Northeast LA:
Northeast LA:
October Surprise unfolds in a neighborhood that has a long history of
art, politics, and cultural activism. This area once was the home of the
indigenous Tongva, old west outlaws, old time Hollywood elite and the
artists and intellectuals of the Arts and Crafts movement.

The area gradually morphed into a neighborhood of a mixture of
classes with all the inherent tensions that implies. Today=E2s =
residents'
live in a surprising demographic patchwork with socioeconomic
groups are scattered across the landscape. Italians, Philippinos,
Mexicans, Central Americans and others hold onto niches carved out in
LA=E2s oscillating real estate market and changing social attitudes.
Today, upwardly mobile newcomers from Silverlake, West Los Angeles
and elsewhere snatching the funky old houses, their tastes and
interests changing the neighborhood again.

Many residents are oblivious to the continued radical traditions of the
area. Many others are unaware of social technologies that can change
the way we all live in our towns. National consumer trends and media
driven taste tell residents that family histories and local sagas are
forgettable in the broad scope of the brave new world. New tastes have
brought in stores selling the latest necessity of Global Capitalism in
stores that threaten to replace the seemingly mundane auto body
shops and beauty parlors that line Figueroa and neighboring streets.

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Background:
-October Surprise is based on an event known as the DSLR
(Department of Space and Land Reclamation) which originated in
Chicago in 1999. These events invite artists and activists to converge=20=

at
a central location and then go out into the city and create artwork=20
about
the social issues of the city.
For more info on DSLR see:
http://www.counterproductiveindustries.com
http://www.dslrwest.org
http://www.freewords.org/biennial/fbdir.html

See also Portland Oregon=E2s City Repair Project
http://www.cityrepair.org/projects.html

-October Surprise=E2s title refers to Ronald Reagan=E2s 1980 election =
year
duplicity. He illegally bargained covertly with the Iranian government=20=

to
postpone freeing the American hostages until after the November
Presidential election in order to reflect badly on incumbent Jimmy
Carter.
http://www.skepticfiles.org/socialis/spriseoc.htm

Gentrification in Highland Park
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/03/35086.php



--
in memory of benno ohnesorg who was killed on this day
37 years ago during an anti-shah-demonstration in berlin=