[spectre] Play Cultures in Bratislava, 14.04 - 03.05.2009

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Exhibition Play Cultures
14.04 - 03.05.2009
Dom Umenia,
Nam. SNP 12
Bratislava
Slovakia


Opening of exhibition:
Tuesday 14.04.2009
18:00 hours


What is the position of the class of “gamers” in today’s culture and 
society? Could game culture be used for emancipatory
purposes and education? Is the militarization of game culture something 
that can be deconstructed or does it represent a highly
customizable recruitment and ideological tool of the war culture?

The exhibition “Play Cultures” is an international exhibition that 
presents contemporary artistic production that uses the
language of digital games and shows one possible view of how the genre 
of digital games can be used in a creative and engaging way. The 
exhibition consists of standalone games, mods, video works, multiplayer 
games and interactive storytelling. Exhibition consists of works 
covering wide spectrum from political propaganda to hacker technics and 
from high aestheticism to social themes.

Artists:

AES + F (RU), Alon Tzarafi (IL), Afkar Media (SY), Fiambrera (ES), 
Gonzalo Frasca (UY), Jodi (BE, NL), Molleindustria (IT), Personal Cinema 
(GR), Persuasive Games (US), Robert Praxmarer (AT), Serious Games 
Interactive (DK), Tale of Tales (BE), Vladan Joler (RS), Vladimir 
Todorovic (RS, SG), Urtica (RS)

Curator of the exhibition: Kristian Lukic

The exhibition is organized in the frame of festival Multiplace 8
www.multiplace.org


Production:
Institute for Flexible Cultures
and Technologies - Napon,
Atrakt Art

Coproduction:
Musem of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, National Culture Centre Bratislava, 
Multiplace