[spectre] Cinematheque 2004

[Cinematheque]

Cinematheque at MediaCentre
www.le-musee-divisioniste.org/mediacentre <http://www.le-musee-divisioniste.org/mediacentre>
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When Cinematheque started in 2004 the new streaming project environment
of "VideoChannel" as a stand alone application and a corporate contribution 
to
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global networking project, it was meant to be a place
where collective memory can manifest itself
primarily in non-interactive works as video. 
The main themetical aspects of VideoChannel are 
- memory, identity and violence - 
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VideoChannel consists of two basic components
a) curatorial contributions of video works
b) video works of individual artists selected and curated
based on an open call in Internet or on invitation
 
a)
Meanwhile, VideoChannel contains 9 curatorial contributions
from Spain curated by Antonio Alvarado, Malaysia curated by Roopesh
Sitharan, Israel curated by Stephanie Benzaquen, Chile curated by Isabel 
Aranda Yto,
Italy curated by Laura Chiari, Germany curated by Melody Parker Carter,
Romania curated by Raluca Velizar and Florin Tudor.
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The variety and diversity of aspects, point of views, different 
backgrounds and artistic and technical aproaches make this project environment
extraordinary rich and inspiring

These two curatorial contributions added on occasion of and featured during
Biennale of Electronic Art Perth/Australia
7 September - 17 November
www.beap.org <http://www.beap.org>
are completing the current state of this streaming project.
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1.) video artists from Puerto Rico curated by
Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera and Marrianne Ramírez-Aponte
including Rafael Alcala, Welmo E. Romero Joseph and Carlos Ruiz-Valarino
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2.) video artists from Sweden curated by
Bjoern Norberg including Petra Lindholm, Cecilia Lundquist, Steven Dixon,
Mikael Stroemberg and Jens Salander, and Beeoff (an artists collective)
 
b)
But also the section of collected works of individual artists 
had some new entries by
Camille Bacos and MIEKALAND
Gabi Bila-Guenther, Margarida Paiva , Fish.tank.
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VideoChannel was present during the installation in Perth not only
online as a streaming project,
but also as a part of the physical installation
in form of three large video monitors which were screening
offline from DVD continuously all curatorial video contributions
and a selection of videos of individual artists including
Camille Bacos and MIEKALAND
Gabi Bila-Guenther , Margarida Paiva
Fish.tank, Mireille Astore, Scott Becker
Ivana Ozetsky and Jadanko Pongrac
and Christian Bermudez.
 
VideoChannel contains currently more than 50 video works 
with a running time of 1-10 minutes 
which all are available streaming at a broad bandwidth 
DSL Internet connection. 
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VideoChannel can be accessed via 
www.newmediafest.org/rrf2004 <http://www.newmediafest.org/rrf2004> or
www.le-musee-divisioniste.org/mediacentre/ <http://www.le-musee-divisioniste.org/mediacentre/>
or directly www.newmediafest.org/rrf2004/vchannel.htm <http://www.newmediafest.org/rrf2004/vchannel.htm> 
 
contacts: mediacentre at le-musee-divisioniste.org <mailto:mediacentre at le-musee-divisioniste.org>