News 5 April 2019
This year's conference of European Media Art Festival is called "EMAF Talks". The reason: Our visitors can expect more discussion rounds this year that combine the expertise of scientists with that of artists. The curators Alfred Rotert and Sabine Maria Schmidt want to build a bridge between theory and practice.
This year's festival theme "WILD GRAMMAR" also plays a major role in the "EMAF Talks" section. In recent years, the culture of speaking has undergone major technological and socio-political changes. The changing world is being propagated as a destabilized permanent crisis. Anti-democratic politicians have made the lie presentable as a staged rhetorical repetition.
But not only social media such as twitter, facebook or youtube have become battlefields of language. Speaking also seems to have become wild and raw in other places - wild grammar.
The themes of "EMAF Talks" revolve around manipulations and right-wing populisms on the Internet, technological language definitions and the longing for poetry in language.
In addition to discussions with artists represented in the EMAF exhibition, the lecture by art and film critic Michael Huebl on the new film "Bildbuch" by Jean-Luc Godard, which is shown in the EMAF's film programme, also creates intersections.
EMAF Talks will take place on two days of the festival, on Friday 26 April and Saturday 27 April.
Speaking:
- Claudio Agosti: Algorithms regulate our informative experience: the story of our resistance
- Inke Arns: The Alt-Right Complex – On right-wing populism on the web
- Emillie V. de Keulenaar: Transgressive language and taboo knowledge in reactionary subcultures of the deep vernacular web
- Michael Huebl: Colourful dogs dance before the black hole
- Marina Gržinić and Tjaša Kancler: The trans*reformulation of language in experimental political videos
As well as the artists:
- Ale Bachlechner (Studio Hallo)
- Achim Mohné (REMOTEWORDS)
- Jens Pecho (No Thing / Nothing)
- Catharina Szonn (Flexible Erwartungsauffälligkeit)
- Ginta Tinte Vasermane (Supportive Structures)
Please find the complete festival programme on our homepage at www.emaf.de.
+++ Singers wanted +++
The installation Koorvorming by the Belgian Jo Caimo first becomes a collective performance with the audience. All participants sing together while wearing headphones and blindfolds at the same time. Through the headphones the participants hear the voice of the artist, who gives them instructions to sing along, otherwise each participant sings in his own reality.
Afterwards each participant receives a CD with the finished recording of the choir.
The dates: 25 April, 17:00, and 28 April, 14:00.
If you want to be part of it, just send e short e-mail to info@emaf.de, keyword: „Singing“ .
Request accreditation now - Deadline: 11 April
Trade visitors and early bookers can still apply for accreditation for the festival until 11 April. We offer special conditions for students. Click here to register:
www.emaf.de/en/Accreditation.html
We are looking forward to your visit!
Best regards from the team of the EMAF 2019
