[spectre] Impakt Festival 2002 is now online !

[Arjon Dunnewind]

The website of the Impakt Festival 2002 is now online:
http://www.impakt.nl/
The site is completely bilingual (English/Dutch)



IMPAKT FESTIVAL 2002
29 Oct. - 3 Nov.

=46ormer Court Building - Hamburgerstraat 28
and Cinema 't Hoogt and Concert Hall De Vloer
in Utrecht, The Netherlands

>From 29 October - 3 November the Impakt festival will be experiencing
its 13th edition. The interdisciplinary character will be further
emphasised at the coming festival. Various nights during the festival
will present programmes which combine the visual arts, music, film,
video and new media.

The four principal parts of the Impakt Festival 2002 are:
The exhibition 'Encounters',
The film, video and lecture programme 'World Perfect',
The film/video programme 'Panorama'
and the music programme.

=46ilm, Video and Lecture Programme
World Perfect
This year, guest curator Florian W=FCst compiled the film and lecture
programme 'Thoughts about the future - Utopias and Dystopias' for the
Impakt festival. The programme utopias and dystopias and the role
they play in past and present from various perspectives. The West's
industrialised position in the world, globalisation and population
growth are just some of the themes which will be examined. 'Utopias
and dystopias, dreams and terrifying visions of future societies
which most clearly formulate ideas on this subject', states W=FCst.
The film and video programmes, and lectures will pay attention to
thoughts on progress, the abuse of ideals or emotions of insecurity
and the government and media's role in all this.
The programme includes work by: MVRDV [NL], Alexander Hahn [CH], Stan
Vanderbeek [USA], Rotraut Pape [D], Chris Cunningham [UK], Mike
Hoolboom [CDN], Tobias Bernstrup [S], Aleesa Cohene [CDN].

PANORAMA
An annual part of Impakt is the Panorama programme which provides an
overview of the latest developments in audiovisual art. Every year,
Impakt receives well over 2,400 submissions for the Panorama
programme from all over the world. These include film, video and new
media. In the end, only a small percentage of these make it into the
festival programme. The selection process examines the submissions
for originality, uniqueness and the manner in which the work relates
to contemporary developments and problems in modern art.
This year works by artists including: Igor Sevcuk (NL), Emily
Richardson (UK), Lara Lin (USA), Corinna Schnitt (D) and Donnigan
Cumming (CAN) have been selected for the Panorama programme.

EXHIBITION
Encounters
The exhibition's emphasis is on the presentation of names from the
contemporary international art circuit who are currently the focus of
interest and there is room for less well-known young, talented
artists. These include: Eija Liisa Ahtila (FIN), Jeroen Eisinga (NL),
Wineke Gartz (NL), Serge Onnen (NL), A=EFda Ruilova (USA) and Kenny
Macleod (NL).
Works which seek to link tangible, physical spaces and non-physical
content will be central to this exhibition. Among other things, this
will be expressed in works which appeals to the personal or political
dimensions of a space, human body space and its relationship with the
mind or space as the immediate reflection of the mind. Besides
existing work, the exhibition will also showcase new site-specific
work.

MUSIC PROGRAMME
This year, the music programme will pay attention to current
movements within the jungle genre, the latest generation of
electronic music artists and influence of hip-hop. The music
programming also seeks out a synergy between sound and images. For
example, we will be working with artists who themselves work with
images or interesting combinations and cooperations will be sought
with video artists.
Anticipated artists include: Push Button Objects, Gcttcatt, Def Jux,
Arthur Ivens, Kandis, Hrvatski & Greg Davies.

Impakt Festival 2002 will take place at three locations in Utrecht.
This year, the festival centre will be located in the former court
building (on the corner of the Hamburgerstraat and Lange
Nieuwstraat). Installations will be on show here, video works will be
screened and the building houses the information desk, the video and
media library and the festival restaurant. The rest of the film and
video screenings will take place in film theatre 't Hoogt. And, like
last year, the concerts will be held in De Vloer.

Organised by: Impakt www.impakt.nl





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Impakt Festival
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3500 AS  Utrecht
The Netherlands

Tel.: + 31 30 2944493
2nd phone: + 31 30  2963408
=46ax.: + 31 30 2944163

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