Vidéothèque
Angelika J. Trojnarski, Anna Steinert, Anna Witt, Annabel Daou, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, Elisa Giardina Papa, Kapwani Kiwanga, Laurel Nakadate, Melanie - Jame Wolf, Pınar Öğrenci, Radha May, Šejla Kamerić, Ulf Aminde & Christoph Grund.
Feb 4 – Mar 4, 2023
Opening: Feb 4, 2023

WORKS

PRESS RELEASE

Galerie Tanja Wagner is hosting Vidéothèque from February 4 to March 4. A large single-channel video program will be on view twice daily, featuring a special selection of works by Angelika J. Trojnarski & Filip Jacobson, Anna Steinert, Anna Witt, Annabel Daou, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, Elisa Giardina Papa, Kapwani Kiwanga, Laurel Nakadate, Melanie Jame Wolf, Pınar Öğrenci, Radha May, Šejla Kamerić and Ulf Aminde & Christoph Grund.

The entire 3.5 hour video program is told in 4 chapters:

IS THIS HOME ranges from documentary to camp. There are elements of nostalgia, but also critical perspectives on displacement.

WILL YOU REMEMBER tells of histories, some untold, some hidden, some neglected, some historically rather forgotten.

CAN YOU IMAGINE the video works in this chapter deal with coming to terms with the absurdities of our social structures and human condition.

HOW TO PLAY explores performative identities. The chapter reveals that play can be both laboring and liberating.

 

MORNING SCREENING

Chapter 1: IS THIS HOME 

11:00 Ulf Aminde & Christoph Grund deutsche wohnen (what do divas sing), 2019

11:32 Laurel Nakadate American Gothic, 2006

11:35 Pınar Öğrenci A New Year’s Eve, 2021

11:44 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Bye Bye Deutschland!, 2017

Chapter 2: WILL YOU REMEMBER

12:06 Kapwani Kiwanga The Sun Never Sets, 2017

12:15 Elisa Giardina Papa When the Towel Drops Vol.1, 2015 – 2018

12:24 Pınar Öğrenci A Gentle Breeze Passed Over Us, 2017

12:29 Angelika J. Trojnarski & Filip Jacobson Dormancy, 2022

12:34 Annabel Daou a year like any other, 2020

Chapter 3: CAN YOU IMAGINE

13:05 Laurel Nakadate Chewbacca, 2016

13:07 Šejla Kamerić IMAGINE, 2004

13:08 Šejla Kamerić UNTITLED / DAYDREAMING, 2004

13:13 Anna Witt Braids on Fire / Trecce in Fiamme, 2021

Chapter 4: HOW TO PLAY

13:29 Elisa Giardina Papa need ideas!?!PLZ!!, 2011

13:35 Anna Witt HEAT, 2022

13:47 Melanie Jame Wolf Understudies, 2021

14:07 Anna Steinert Besuch einer Vorstellung, 2016

14:16 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Swinguerra, 2019

 

AFTERNOON SCREENING

Chapter 1: IS THIS HOME 

14:40 Ulf Aminde & Christoph Grund deutsche wohnen (what do divas sing), 2019

15:12 Laurel Nakadate American Gothic, 2006

15:15 Pınar Öğrenci A New Year’s Eve, 2021

15:24 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Bye Bye Deutschland!, 2017

Chapter 2: WILL YOU REMEMBER

15:46 Kapwani Kiwanga The Sun Never Sets, 2017

15:55 Elisa Giardina Papa When the Towel Drops Vol.1, 2015 – 2018

16:04 Pınar Öğrenci A Gentle Breeze Passed Over Us, 2017

16:09 Angelika J. Trojnarski & Filip Jacobson Dormancy, 2022

16:14 Annabel Daou a year like any other, 2020

Chapter 3: CAN YOU IMAGINE

16:45 Laurel Nakadate Chewbacca, 2016

16:46 Šejla Kamerić IMAGINE, 2004

16:47 Šejla Kamerić UNTITLED / DAYDREAMING, 2004

16:53 Anna Witt Braids on Fire/ Trecce in Fiamme, 2021

Chapter 4: HOW TO PLAY

17:09 Elisa Giardina Papa need ideas!?!PLZ!!, 2011

17:15 Anna Witt HEAT, 2022

17:27 Melanie Jame Wolf Understudies, 2021

17:47 Anna Steinert Besuch einer Vorstellung, 2016

17:55 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Swinguerra, 2019

In der Galerie Tanja Wagner läuft vom 4. Februar bis zum 4. März Vidéothèque: zweimal täglich wird ein großformatiges Ein-Kanal-Videoprogramm mit einer Auswahl von Werken der folgenden Künstler*innen gezeigt: Angelika J. Trojnarski, Anna Steinert, Anna Witt, Annabel Daou, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca, Elisa Giardina Papa, Kapwani Kiwanga, Laurel Nakadate, Melanie-Jame Wolf, Pınar Öğrenci, Radha May, Šejla Kamerić and Ulf Aminde & Christoph Grund.

Das gesamte 3,5-stündige Videoprogramm wird in 4 Kapiteln aufgeteilt:

IS THIS HOME reicht vom Dokumentarfilm bis hin zu camp. Neben nostalgischen Elementen werden auch kritische Perspektiven zum Thema Verdrängung aufgezeigt.

WILL YOU REMEMBER erzählt von Geschichten,  einige von denen bisher noch nicht erzählt, verborgen, vernachlässigt und historisch eher vergessen worden sind.

CAN YOU IMAGINE die Videoarbeiten in diesem Kapitel beschäftigen sich  mit der Auseinandersetzung der gesellschaftlichen Absurditäten sowie mit den Strukturen menschlicher Lebensbedingungen.

HOW TO PLAY erforscht performative Identitäten. Das Kapitel zeigt, dass das Spiel sowohl mühsam als auch beflügelnd sein kann.

 

FRÜHVORSTELLUNG

Chapter 1: IS THIS HOME 

11:00 Ulf Aminde & Christoph Grund deutsche wohnen (what do divas sing), 2019

11:32 Laurel Nakadate American Gothic, 2006

11:35 Pınar Öğrenci A New Year’s Eve, 2021

11:44 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Bye Bye Deutschland!, 2017

Chapter 2: WILL YOU REMEMBER

12:06 Kapwani Kiwanga The Sun Never Sets, 2017

12:15 Elisa Giardina Papa When the Towel Drops Vol.1, 2015 – 2018

12:24 Pınar Öğrenci A Gentle Breeze Passed Over Us, 2017

12:29 Angelika J. Trojnarski & Filip Jacobson Dormancy, 2022

12:34 Annabel Daou a year like any other, 2020

Chapter 3: CAN YOU IMAGINE

13:05 Laurel Nakadate Chewbacca, 2016

13:07 Šejla Kamerić IMAGINE, 2004

13:08 Šejla Kamerić UNTITLED / DAYDREAMING, 2004

13:13 Anna Witt Braids on Fire / Trecce in Fiamme, 2021

Chapter 4: HOW TO PLAY

13:29 Elisa Giardina Papa need ideas!?!PLZ!!, 2011

13:35 Anna Witt HEAT, 2022

13:47 Melanie Jame Wolf Understudies, 2021

14:07 Anna Steinert Besuch einer Vorstellung, 2016

14:16 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Swinguerra, 2019

 

NACHMITTAGSVORSTELLUNG

Chapter 1: IS THIS HOME 

14:40 Ulf Aminde & Christoph Grund deutsche wohnen (what do divas sing), 2019

15:12 Laurel Nakadate American Gothic, 2006

15:15 Pınar Öğrenci A New Year’s Eve, 2021

15:24 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Bye Bye Deutschland!, 2017

Chapter 2: WILL YOU REMEMBER

15:46 Kapwani Kiwanga The Sun Never Sets, 2017

15:55 Elisa Giardina Papa When the Towel Drops Vol.1, 2015 – 2018

16:04 Pınar Öğrenci A Gentle Breeze Passed Over Us, 2017

16:09 Angelika J. Trojnarski & Filip Jacobson Dormancy, 2022

16:14 Annabel Daou a year like any other, 2020

Chapter 3: CAN YOU IMAGINE

16:45 Laurel Nakadate Chewbacca, 2016

16:46 Šejla Kamerić IMAGINE, 2004

16:47 Šejla Kamerić UNTITLED / DAYDREAMING, 2004

16:53 Anna Witt Braids on Fire/ Trecce in Fiamme, 2021

Chapter 4: HOW TO PLAY

17:09 Elisa Giardina Papa need ideas!?!PLZ!!, 2011

17:15 Anna Witt HEAT, 2022

17:27 Melanie Jame Wolf Understudies, 2021

17:47 Anna Steinert Besuch einer Vorstellung, 2016

17:55 Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca Swinguerra, 2019

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Elisa Giardina Papa
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