Video Art
A poetic approach to the world
By Daniel Urban
Solitude, subjective feelings, ineffability, desire, a poetic approach to the world and our surroundings – these themes were typical for the Romantic...
Video Art
The Fabulously Strange World of Marianna Simnett
By Daniel Urban
A maltreated piglet runs into a pond before finding itself in a surreal underworld and encountering dogs in latex costumes. In the DOUBLE FEATURE with...
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A search for traces along countless freight trains
By Daniel Urban
In her video work “A State in a State” Tekla Aslanishvili addresses the simultaneity of war, political upheaval, and economic factors. The artist...
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Forensic Archaeology. On Detective Work in Art
By Daniel Urban
In the Geneva Freeport complex alone there are said to be round 1.2 million works of art (including Nazi looted art). The artist of the upcoming...
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The blessing and curse of Nigerian tin mining
By Daniel Urban
The Jos Pleateau in Nigeria was famous for its tin mining during the time of British colonial rule. In her video work “Plateau,” Karimah Ashadu...
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About Pigeons and People
By Daniel Urban
Yalda Afsah’s video work “SSRC” places the focus squarely on the relationship between humans and animals. For in the Secret Society Roller Club – also...
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(Re-)Visiting Changsha
By Daniel Urban
What if Roland Barthes had been a local tourist? In his new video piece “Sight Leak” (2022), Chinese artist Peng Zuqiang re-imagines the French...
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The sinister world of Unica B
By Daniel Urban
Ominous, dark premonitions define the mood of Anja Kirschner’s video work “Unica” (2022). Or is it much more repressed memories of the past?...
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A place of silence and weapons
By Daniel Urban
The Brazilian artist Igor Vidor knows the effects of German arms deliveries from personal experience. In his video work “A Praga” (2020), he confronts...
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The mothers’ tongue
By Daniel Urban
How do we acquire language? In her filmic oeuvre Eva Giolo explores the acquired use of language with an explicitly feminine interpretation.
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Takbir – the story of a call
By Daniel Urban
With his video work “Takbir”, artist Aziz Hazara spans the recent history of Afghanistan. Here, he focuses on the call “Allāhu Akbar” with its variety...
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How should I address you? About queerness in German TV
By Daniel Urban
Philipp Gufler's video work “Lana Kaiser” is a tribute to the DSDS star Daniel Küblböck, but at the same time it offers a complex discourse on the...