video feature
Prato
London
Lubljana
Seoul
Sao Paulo
Santa Fe
Riga
Prato
Today, Wilfried is making one of his exciting and dangerous time & space experiments – jumping on the same day in different years to different places on the globe – Prato/Italy (2007 The Luigi Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art), London (2007, Signals 5 Festival @ Crystal Palace), Lubljana (2005 Luksuz Film Festival), Seoul (2005 Senef – Seould Net and Film Festival), Sao Paulo (2007 File Electronic Language), Santa Fe/Argentina (2005 MAC – Museum of Contemporary Art) & Riga (2011 Waterpieces Video Festival) presenting his own videos, as well as his challenging video collections – including CologneOFF VII – Art & The City).
Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Pecci Prato
It is always good to give sometimes a message to your neighbour.
VideoMinuto Festival – Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Pecci Prato(Italy) – 4-7 September 2007 to our Neighbors
International Film Festival in Walthamstow (London/UK) – 3-12 September 2010 – Predator
2mn40 couleur stéréo 2010 Allemagne – de Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
The video is a metaphoric view on the predator in each of us
telling the everyday life story when youth gangs are attacking other people at lonesome locations without any witnesses. The predator as the victim of the circumstances. While acting as a social being, each of us uses its potential of aggression in order to impose one’s will, and mostly by doing anything to achieve one’s end, no matter how the consequences may look like.
The video is based on three individual video sequences recorded from acting experiences with the performance artists group “The Acting and Noise Company”.
Luksuz Film Festival
Luksus Film Festival Krško/Slovenia – 20/09-26/09 2006
DZMP (Society of allies for soft landing) was founded by a group of young people, who were tired of the apathy of cultural events for youngsters and general insensitivity for distress of other people. We are active in the areas of youth culture, non-formal education, contemporary art, social and humanitarian acts. In the last period we have been giving special attention to projects in the field of media education, film, video and multimedia. We are performing different activities on local, national, and international level with the aim to stimulate active participation of young people through different forms of media.
One of our main activities is our regular Youth TV Magazine, in which youngsters shoot and publish their own different documentaries and TV reportages. These feature different youth projects, cultural events, some young artists and activists. In this way we want to inform other youngsters and the wider population, because themes like these are mostly ignored in “mainstream” media. That’s why it is very important that articles, beside public projections in youth clubs and centres, are shown on TV stations. We support young authors to use different approaches, which differs us from “mainstream” television.
All through the year we organise different courses for youngsters to work in media. These are different weekend workshops and summer camps. Every year we organise a film festival, with the purpose of promoting films of young authors. We encourage the development of activities of this kind with the projections of films by young authors and performing workshops in a network of youth centres and clubs all over Slovenia. We also participate in projects with different organisations from abroad.
We are managing a house DZMP in Krško, where we set up a video studio. Every day we open the doors of the house for young creators from different parts of Slovenia (and abroad). We are pioneers in this field of work in Slovenia, through which we assured ourselves recognition and reputation in the past.
We are also very active in projects with Roma people. Volunteers are visiting Roma villages throughout the year. They carry out different projects for kids and youngsters. In the summer time we organise camps and workshops in some settlements. Lately we have been successfully carrying out some media courses which some Roma youngsters are active in.
The house of tomorrow is the house of one’s identity, it does not need to be a concrete house or building, but represents a secure and protected place where people can stand for what they are and represent, a human being. And this human may have many identities in different fields, the sexual identity represents only one among many others.
*Luksuz Film Festival Lubljana/Slovenia 8-14 september 2005
Message from Behind a Wall, 2005, 10:00
The segregation wall in Palestine is a fact. In November 2004, an artistic action against the wall ended, taking place at six different places in Palestine where walls were under construction, initiated by Palestine artists by inviting artists from different countries to paint an artistic message on the concrete.
When Agricola de Cologne was in Bethlehem in February 2005, he visited several places where the Israeli were erecting the wall. The part of the wall he was filming, is situated in opposite of the AIDA refugee camp (UN), and was at that time a temporary playground for children. And these children made their own contribution to the huge wall paintings.
“Message from behind a Wall”is transporting different messages, but the main message represents the action of children’s innocence.
The moving picture is a unique document of the day of 17 February 2005. Meanwhile, the construction of the wall in Bethlehem is since long time completed, and the area around the wall does not motivate children to use it further as a playground.
*SENEF – Seoul Net & Film Festival 6/09 – 16/09 2007 Inability
The moving picture takes the classical theme of the “nude” in a contemporary interpretation as a psychological condition.
The viewer is confronted with different levels of movements of baring/exposing.
He becomes very quickly aware, that he did not enter a peep-show, but is disturbing intimacy, the process of emptiness. Emptiness in the sense of meditating.
The nude is a metaphor. The Inability of Being Nude becomes the inability of exposing one’s entire internal to other people, including those who are most intimate and this could be the viewer himself. This inability is in the same way protecting as separating.
FILE – Electronic Language Festival Sao Paulo/Brazil 13 August – 9 September 2007
The experimental film tells the story of a homeless person, who lost its identity in all the traumatic experiences it was undergoing. Again, Agricola de Cologne uses the form of the allegorical representation for pointing to essential questions of human existence. All people are homeless in on or the other way, most however, suffer from it without being aware of it. The film is a mirror of our time which has lost its roots.
Message from Behind a Wall, 2005, 10:00
The segregation wall in Palestine is a fact. In November 2004, an artistic action against the wall ended, taking place at six different places in Palestine where walls were under construction, initiated by Palestine artists by inviting artists from different countries to paint an artistic message on the concrete.
When Agricola de Cologne was in Bethlehem in February 2005, he visited several places where the Israeli were erecting the wall. The part of the wall he was filming, is situated in opposite of the AIDA refugee camp (UN), and was at that time a temporary playground for children. And these children made their own contribution to the huge wall paintings.
“Message from behind a Wall”is transporting different messages, but the main message represents the action of children’s innocence.
The moving picture is a unique document of the day of 17 February 2005. Meanwhile, the construction of the wall in Bethlehem is since long time completed, and the area around the wall does not motivate children to use it further as a playground.
CologneOFF 2011 Baltic Sea V – Riga (Lat)
@ Waterpieces Contemporary Art & Video Festival -8-10 September –2011
CologneOFF 2011 Baltic Sea, the tour through countries aroundthe Baltic Sea is additing in September 2011 another venue, i.e. Riga/Latia.
CologneOFF is happy to continue the cooperation with NOASS Riga/Lativia and collaborate with Waterpieces Contemporary Art & Videoart Festival taking place between 8 and 10 September 2011 at different venues in Riga the floadting art center NOASS and BETANOVUSS.
see also the feature on netMAXX – networked magazine
http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=209
CologneOFF 2011 is proud to present a wide range of new screening programs and curated selections form different countries.
PDF catalogue CologneOFF 2011 Riga – 8-10 September 2011
PDF catalogue CologneOFF VII – Beirut-Budapest-Riga – 31 Aug – 10 Sept 2011
Waterpieces Contemporary Art & Videoart Festival RIGA
Screening schedule
8 September – 20.30 – 23.00
CologneOFF VII
1. A Matter of identity
Lena Nosenko (Ukraine) – Wait form me, 2010, 4:35
Cynthia Whelan (UK) – Selfportrait, 3:27, 2005
Ellen Wetmore (USA) – Portrait After Dora Maar, 2010, 2:00
Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (Iceland) – Toilet, 2005, 5:00
Shigeo Arikawa (Japan) – Her Ironical Me, 2008, 15:00
Beatrice Allegranti (UK) – IN MY BODY, 2005, 4 min
Athanasia Leivaditou (Greece) – 1,6 S.M. OF LIFE, 2010, 7:12
Sinasi Gunes (Turkey) – Anatolia, 2009, 3:00
Agricola de Cologne (Germany) – Silent Cry, 3:05, 2008
Fran Orallo (Spain) – The Life in White, 2006, 7:48
2. Inner War (50 min)
3. Mysterious Entanglements (50 min)
Installation
Videoart from the countries around the Baltic Sea
1. Germany curated by Agricola de Cologne / Poland curated by Antoni Karwowski
2. Russia curated by Vika Ilyushkina /Finland curated by Pekka Ruuska
3. Sweden curated by Jonas Nilsson/Eva Olsson / Norway curated by Margarida Paiva
4. Estonia curated by Raivo Kelomees/ Iceland/Denmark/Latvia/Lithuania curated by Agricola de Cologne
5. The Caucasians:
Solo – Irena Gabiani (Georgia)
Videoart from Armenia curated by Vahra Akimian
9 September – 20.30 -22.00
CologneOFF VII
1.CologneOFF / Art & the City
Johanna Reich ( Germany) – A State of Crystal, 2010, 3’19
Francesca Fini (Italy) – Oasis in The Desert, 2010, 5:05
Yuriy Kruchak, Yulia Kostereva (Ukraine) – The 7th of November, 2009, 3:36
Ana Brotas (Portugal ) – Okupa, 2009, 2:14
Alysse Stepanian (Iran) – Frey, 2009, 3:17
Ezra Wube (Ethiopia) – Amora, 2011, 2:26
Shahar Marcus (Israel) – Leap of Faith, 2010, 3:31
Sarah Mock (Germany) – Is there a way out, 2011, 3 :47
Liu Wei (China) – Hopeless Land, 2009, 7:28
Alexander Lorenz (Germany) – Digital is Better, 2011, 4:18
My Name is Scot (Canada) – Independence, 2011, 7:57
Ramon Suau Lleal (Spain) – Hoax, 2010, 4:23
1. Mirrors (45 min)
2. A Velvet Underground (45)
Installation
Pablo Fernandez-Pujol (Spain) – 142-143 – 2010, 2:10
Jeffrey Anderson Bliss (USA) – Telephone, 2010, 4:50
Casey McKee (USA) – Corporate Warfare, 2005, 3:32
Lemeh42 (Italy) – Cerca di mi, 2007, 4:53
Anthony Rousseau (France) – Climax, 2008, 1:00
Alexei DeBronhe (Belarus) – Sorry, I don’t hear your Drummachine, 2010, 04:05
Alexei Dmitriev (Russia) – Dubus, 2005, 4:09
Johnny Milner (Australia) – The Chest, 2007, 3:15
Roland Quelven (France), 8-Group, 2011, 8:00
Kevin Ryan (Ireland) – It’s More Important Than That, 2007, 5:06
Maria Canas (Spain) – The Toro’s Revenge, 2006, 2:24
Henok Getachew (Ethiopia) – Framed Embryo, 2008, 4:12
Octavian Federovici (Romania) – Empty Frame, 2010, 2:54
2. Still Fighting – Videoart from Africa
3. Solo Larissa Sansour/ Videoart from Palestine
4. Land-scaping – CologneOFF VII – special selection
5. Expression of Freedom – Ex- Sovietunion
10 September – 21.30 -22.30
1minuteCologne –
60×60 1 minute films (60 min)
4. One Minute Film Collection
02. Sonja Vuk (Croatia) – Title: My Way, 2005, 1:00
03. AngelaWashko (USA) – Title: Give Stripes, Pretty Khaki, 2010, 1:00
04. Unity Art Nabiha & Thom (Germany) – Yellow Chain Dance, Penang Malaysia 2009, 1:00
05. Sahra Bhimji (USA) – Title: “La Ghost”, 2008, 1:00
06. Sreedeep (India) – 1 minute crash-course on SEDUCTION, 2009, 1:00
07. Ron Diorio (USA) – Title: Night Light, 2008, 1:00
08. Bill Domonkos (USA) – Title: Wormwhole, 2008, 1:00
09. Lukas Mateijka (Slovakia) – Title: 20m, 2008, 1:00
10. Simone Stoll (Germany) – Video title. The Crow, 2009, 1:00
11. Kika Nicolela (Brazil) – Title: Windmaker, 2009, 1:00
12. Harriet Macdonald (UK) – Title: Another Year Gone, 2008, 1:00
13. Alex Lora (Spain) – Video title: So Much Love, 2009, 1:00
14. Katherine Sweetman (USA) – Title: Dating in LA, 2009, 1:00
15. Kriss Salmanis (Latvia) – The Shower, 2007, 1:00
16. Mores McWreath (USA) – Title: The Egg, 2008, 1:00
17. Diogo Pessoa de Andrade (Portugal) – Gesture of Love, 2011, 1:00
18. Junho Oh (South Korea) – My identity by web application, 2010, 1:00
19. Ana Brotas/ Joana Gomes dos Santos (PT) – ABC whistling, 2012, 1:00
20. Karlos Alastruey (Spain) – Video title: S1-S4 reflections, 2010, 1:00
21. Jack Brandtman (Australia) – Title: Nightlife (2010, 1:00)
22. Ulf Kristiansen (Norway) – The Hope of Enduring Long, 2010
23. Antti Savela (Sweden) – Title: Mother, 2007, 1:00
24. Andrea Zrno (Croatia) – video title: Is this your language?, 2009, 1:00
25. Agricola de Cologne (Germany) – Title: Burning Phantom, 2009, 1:00
26. Victoria S. Weible (USA) – Title: Memory, 2009, 1:00
27. Helena Alvesalo (Sweden) – Microfilm 5, 2012, 1:00
28. Lilia Perez Romero (Mexico) – video title: “Pills”, 2010, 1:00
29. Minso Kim (South Korea) – video title: Is this mine?, 2009, 1:00
30. Filip Jacobson (Poland) – Is it the end?, 2012, 1:00
31. Lemeh42 (Italy) – Title: Image de la Plaine, 2009, 1:00
32. Mohammed Harb (Palestine) – Death tunnel, 2011, 1:00
33. Kaspars Groshevs (Latvia) – Dots, 2007, 1:00
34. Adam Dragojevic (Serbia) – Title: Sweet Memory (2010, 1:00)
35. Gergely Erdely (Hungary) – Title: Myth (2010, 1:00)
36. Nikesh Shukla (UK) – Title: The Great Identity Swindle, 2009, 1:00
37. Nitin Das (India) – Title: Benefits of War, 2008, 1:00
38. Nenko Genov (Bulgaria) – Tomates Eat You, 2010, 1:00
39. Vera Todorova (Bulgaria) – video title: Video – II., 2010, 1:00
40. Alison Beda (USA) – Title: Just a Minute (2008, 1:00)
41. Hervé Constant (UK)- Title: 59 Steps (2006, 1:00)
42. Xiaowen Zhu (China) – Caroussel Travel, 2010, 1:00
43. Henry Gwiazda (USA) – Title: Claudia & Paul 4:55 p.m, 2009, 1:00
44. Fabrizio Bellomo (Italy) – The Most Beautiful View of Milan, 2011, 1:00
45. Olga and Tatiana Poliektova (Russia) – Inspiration, 2010, 1:00
46. Pramod Saahoo (India) – Video title: Wake Up Call, 2011, 1:00
47. Gruppo Sinestetico (Italy) – Title: anche un parole uccidona, 2007, 1:00
48. Veena Shekar (India) – We are different because we were made differently, 2009, 1:00
49. Myriam Thyes (CH) – Janus Goddess Flies over Malta , 2011, 1 :00
50.Hamza Halloubi (Morocco) –Title : Untitled, 2009, 1 :00
51. Basir Mahmood (Pakistan) – Dot in The Line, 2011, 1 :00
52. Pierre-Laurent Cassière (France) – Title: Mimnemesis, 2006, 1:00
53. Lin Fangsuo (China) – Title: White, 2008, 1:00
54. Katherine Oggier Chanda (CH) – Squeaky Clean, 2010, 1:00
55. Johanna Reich (Germany) – Blast, 2008, 1:00
56. Adrian Zalewski (Poland) – Title: I Once Wasn’t Dead, 2010, 1:00
57. Yin-Ling Chen (Taiwan) – Title: A Face, 2009, 1:00
58. Baptist Coelho (India) – Title: Crosslegged, 2008, 1:00
59. Drew Hamilton (USA) – Street Corner project, 2012, 1:00
60. István Rusvai (Hungary) – TitlE. Pass, 2009, 1:00
Installaton
1. lines, Colour & Emotions
– videoart from Latin America –
curated by VideoChannel Cologne
List of participants
Javier de la Torre (Mexico) – Suennos Y Sustitutes, 2002, 6:34
Julio Orta Villarreal (Mexico) – Elena in the Prison of Herself, 2006, 6:58
Carlos Ruiz-Valarino (Puerto Rico) – Hosts / Guests, 2004, 7:50
Christian Bermudez ( Costa Rica) – Dear Neigbour, 2006, 7:00
Alejandra Villasmil (Ecuador) – Fanesca, 2010, 1:00
William Peña Vega (Colombia) – Zero Degrees, 2010, 3:00
Juan David Gonzalez Monroy (Colombia) – How To Catch A Mole, 2009, 9:00
Henrique Roscoe (Brazil) – Love Rules, 2007, 1:16
Silvia Cacciatori Filloy (Uruguay) – Prostituto, ta., 2005, 4:40
i2off.org+r3nder.net (Argentina) – Siembra: Videocode03 (2006, 4:09)
2. Videoart from Chile & Argentina & Indonesia
3. 20/20 & Home-made Videos – Hong Kong
4. Blackmail- Solo: Marianna & Daniel O’Reilly (UK)
5. Inner Ruling: Perceiving the Real – videoart from Asia
Photo documentation
courtesy by NOASS & Alise Vetrova ©
Waterpieces Festival
Noass & Betanovuss
Screen in front of the magnificent panorama of RIGA
Screen in front of the magnificent panorama of RIGA
CologneOFF 2011 installation
CologneOFF 2011 installation
CologneOFF 2011 installation – introduction by Agricola de Cologne
CologneOFF 2011 installation
CologneOFF installation – introduction by Agricola de Cologne
Dzingars Zilgavis, Waterpieces festival director & Agricola de Cologne
Dzingars Zilgalvis, Waterpieces festival director & Agricola de Cologne
Dzingars Zilgalvis, Waterpieces festival director & Agricola de Cologne
Dzingars Zilgalvis, Waterpieces festival director & Agricola de Cologne
Dzingars Zilgalvis, Waterpieces festival director & Agricola de Cologne
Dzingars Zilgalvis, Waterpieces festival director & Agricola de Cologne
