video feature
Belgrade
Belgrade
Today, Wilfried’s traces can be recovered in the capital of Serbia, also once capital of the former Yugoslavia. In Wilfried’s memory Serbia, and Belgrade is nowadays standing for it, is the place for ideological (Communiste) hardliners, for instance responsible for the Srebrenica massacre – a genocide in the heart of Europe. Of course, most of the usual people living there are peaceful, and surely local artists belong to them, but the violent Past is and was not reduced to this massacre, but is representing an essential part of the country’s history – to be the dominating power on the Balkan. Usually, Wilfried does not care about the history if people were changing during the times – in any case, Wilfried did not find the violent Past so attractive for attending a collaboration in Belgrade, although it is certainly a pity, because mostly stereotypes and pre-judications are not true in reality. 
There are two events only in which Wilfried was participating with a video and a curated selection from CologneOFF – today, in 2004 the screening of his experimental video – Urban.early sunday morning_raw – in the framework of Belgrade Summer Festival – BELEF, and in 2007 the collaboration with SKC – Studentski Kulturani Centar – presenting at VIP Gallery – The Best of CologneOFF I.
Urban Early Sunday Morning Raw
Synopsis
Video based on a poetic text by Agricola de Cologne inspired by the Central Station of Milan (Italy).
Metropolis: sunday morning, between open end and twilight, between hope and resignation, between following a dream and returning that night to the home town or village outside.
Coming from the disco, full of the impressions of that juicy girl or that horny boy, doubtful of whether preserving innocence or following the instinct for an outstanding erotic adventure.
It is the moment of not yet knowing, vacillating between yes or no.
It is a same ritual each week-end, even if decisions are made once.
It is a game between identifying and identity.
The work describes the urban landscape as a scenario of a play, where the protagonists are embedded in without any chance to escape.
Studentski kulturni centar (SKC) Beograd. A cultural institution of contemporary art with a multimedia character focusing on new media located in Belgrade. The program ranges from film and theatre to exhibitions and concerts attracts younger population, alternative and professionally focused culture consumers. Directors: Dunja Blazevic (1975-79)..
Founded in 1968 by the Belgrade University and the University Board of Student Alliance of Belgrade with the initial mandate to provide cultural communication students of Belgrade University. Officially opened on 3 April 1971. On the occasion of April 4 Students Day it organised April Meetings between 1972 and 1977..
CologneOFF I – VIP Art Gallery Belgrade/Serbia – 19 Nov 2007
Andrew Johnson (USA) – Black and White, 4:30
Elia Alba (Domincan Republic) If I were a…, 2004, 4:30
Alla Girik and Oksana Shatalova (KZ) Warning! Women, 2005, duration: 3 min. 12 sec
Ina Loitzl (Austria) Title: Snow-white and red like a rose, 2005, 5:00
Joao Paulo Simoes (Portugal)Title: Take.This.Turn, 2005
Elisabeth Smolarz (Germany)Title:You and Me, 2003, 3:00
Beatrice Allegranti (UK) Title: IN MY BODY, video 2005, 4 min
Unnur A. Einarsdottir (Iceland) – Title: Toilet (2005),
Sonja Vuk (Croatia) – Title: Cosmo Club,2004, 6:05
Irène Tétaz (France) – Title: Il Nue (the nude), 2006, 4_00
Risk Hazekamp (the Netherlands) – Gay King, 3 min., year: 2005
Rahel Maher (Australia) – Misstar, 2002, 2:00
EILEEN BONNER (UK) – I THOU, 2004, 3:40
Sinasi Günes (Turkey) – Work title: ANDROGEN, video 2004, 3:34
Michael Brynntrup (Germany) – TV-X-perm, 2002, 8:00
Fred Koenig (France) – Title: The Vodoo Diva’s International, 2004, 6:40
Joey Hateley (UK) – Title: A: Gender, 2005, 5:530c
Ane Lan (Norway) – Title: Ane Lan, 2004, 2:46
Carlo Sansolo (Brazil) – Title: PANOPTICA, 205, 3:23
Erika Frenkel (Brazil) – Title: Cascadura Baby – 5:00 – 2004
Ruben James Preston (UK) – Remembering (4:40) (2005)
Welmo E. Romero Joseph (Puerto Rico) ½ POCILLO , video, 2003, 3:40
Antonia Valero (Spain) – Title: S/T (sin titulo), 2006, 6:00
Gudrun Bittner (ES/AT) – A Dark Glimpse on the White Gloved Mouse, 2004, 5:00
Petra Lindholm (Sweden) – Title: Reported Missing, video, 2004, 10:00
Ji-Hyun Kim (South Korea) – Title: “Wo-men, Wo-rld”, video, 2003, 2:40
Andrea Ferrara, Fiorella Nicosia, Polytimi Patapi (Italy) – Spazio dell’Assenza, 6:00, 2004
Tan Chui Mui (Malaysia) – Title of work: Hometown, video, 2003, 6:00
Nancy Atakan Turkey) – Titles of work: The wall, 2:20, 2004
Belgrade – Kalemegdan
