[spectre] CFront @ Konsequenz @ Shedhalle Zurich

[Alain Kessi]

Dear friends and colleagues,

after the presentation of the CFront book 
<http://www.cfront.org/cf00book> last night at Shedhalle 
<http://www.shedhalle.ch>, the CFront @ Konsequenz workshop is starting 
today, as part of Frederikke Hansen's curatorial project "Konsequenz". 
Every day from 2-6 pm, we will develop ideas and perspectives on the 
topic of "Konsequenz": the contradictions between personal dreams and 
ideas of what society should be like. In the workshop we will look at 
how this question might pose itself differently, depending on whether 
you are in Zurich or Sofia, or other Western or Eastern locations and 
contexts. How has people's dreams and their view of society changed 
within South-Eastern Europe over the past 13 years?

Besides the discussions, the workshop comprises a number of planned, and 
perhaps some more spontaneous, actions and events (see program below for 
the planned ones). Note that the chat announced for today is postponed, 
announcement to follow tomorrow.

We would like to thank Shedhalle and especially Frederikke Hansen for 
extending their hospitality to Communication Front.

Best regards,

Dimitrina & Alain

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Communication Front @ Konsequenz

Workshop East-West

On one evening and seven afternoons we develop ideas and perspectives on
the relationship between individualization and society in East and West,
with an eye on differences and similarities between Bulgaria, Croatia,
Switzerland and other countries, and on the social and political
developments since 1989 in South-Eastern Europe, where great personal
and social dreams found their way to the surface after the Fall of the
Wall, only to be drowned again in a sea of desperation. We contribute,
as a possible starting point, some theses, provocations and materials,
but want to leave it to the discussion and the materials produced to
develop their own life and dynamic.

Friday, 6 December, 8 pm: World premiere: Presentation of the
Communication Front 2000 book; reading and discussion
(http://www.cfront.org/cf00book); afterwards Samichlaus-Bar (St.
Nicholas bar) and relaxed socializing.

Saturday, 7 December, 2-6 pm: Workshop; ATTENTION: the chat announced 
for today is postponed. Exact date, time and specs for the chat will be 
announced shortly. (5 pm till we drop: Chat live from Shedhalle with 
participants in Communication Front and whoever else is interested.)

Sunday, 8 December, 2-6 pm: Performance: Phone interviews live from
Shedhalle with artists, theorists, media activists, both contributors to
the CFront book and other interested persons.

Monday, 9-Thursday, 12 December: Collaboratively develop and push
further ideas and produce materials.

Friday, 13 December, 2-6 pm: Wrap up, present what’s been collectively
developed, with Internet streaming into the world.