[spectre] Call for proposal Festival Break 2.4, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5-18 November 2007

[Stehpanie Benzaquen]

The purpose of the multimedia festival Break is to explore new  
artistic expressions and contemporary topics and to emphasize emerging  
poetics whose artistic discourse has not yet been deep-rooted within  
firmly established standards, criteria and cultural values.

The ninth edition of the festival, Break 2.4, will take place in  
Ljubljana from the 5th to the 18th of November 2007.

We are currently seeking art projects, from established, mid-career,  
and emerging artists, that address the theme selected for the  
festival: Potemkin village.

Definitions of the Potemkin village
-Pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert  
attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition
-Something that appears impressive but is ineffective and insubstantial
-Any hollow or false construction, physical or figurative, meant to  
hide an undesirable or potentially damaging situation
-Politically generated appearance that covers a less impressive underside

How to submit, please click: http://www.break-festival.org

The application must include the completed application form,  
supporting material, and a project presentation (visual and/or text)  
on A4 sheet.
Deadline: February 1, 2007 (postmark)

Applications are to be sent to:
Contact name: Mateja Juri?
By post:
Zavod K6/4
Kersnikova 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Please precise: application Break 2.4

By e-mail: info at break-festival.org
Subject line: application Break 2.4

All the project presentations on A4 sheet might be exhibited in this  
format during the festival Break 2.4. For the selection of projects to  
be realized and presented during the festival Break 2.4, decisions  
will be made on March 1, 2007. Only successful applicants will be  
contacted.
For more information, please contact: info at break-festival.org

Organizer: From 1997 to 2000, the festival was produced by the Student  
Organization of the University of Ljubljana and had the primary  
function of presenting young emerging artists. Since 2001, the  
festival has been the project of Zavod K6/4, a non-profit institution  
operating in the area of contemporary art and culture.