Face the unexpected: Media art from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
16. May 2006 - 23. July 2006 Museum am Ostwall
The exhibition at the Museum am Ostwall and the PHOENIX Halle Dortmund presents 29 installations, videos, and photo series by 23 artists form Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The exhibition’s German title “mit allem rechnen” can be understood in both figurative and literal senses. “To count on anything” means to be ready for anything at a time in which anything is (or seems) possible.
Therefore many works refer to personal stories and individual experiences in the context of the collective past, which is largely connected to state socialism. But the title also has an economic meaning. To have to “count on anything” refers to the extreme pressure for individuals and society to adapt, succeed, and survive under conditions of radical transition from a planned state socialist economy as a part of the Soviet Union to a free market economy in the framework of the European Union.
Curated by
Dr. Inke Arns (Artistic Director, Hartware MedienKunstVerein) and Dr. Kurt Wettengl (Director, Museum am Ostwall)
In cooperation with:
Museum am Ostwall
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How I learned to love RFID
at PHOENIX Halle
May 20, 2006 / 10:00 - 18:00
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Solar Radio Station (r a d i o q u a l i a & RIXC)
at PHOENIX Halle
May 20 - July 16, 2006
opening: May 19 / 18:00
Live installation (Clausthome) May 20 + 21/ 19:00 - 21:00
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Elektronik Baltikum
at PHOENIX Halle
Saturday, May 27, 2006 / 20:00
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Short films and videos from the baltic countries
July 14/15 / 20:00
at PHOENIX Halle
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Funders and Partners
Supported by:
Kulturbüro Stadt Dortmund
38. internationale kulturtage der stadt dortmund / scene: estland lettland litauen in nrw
Kunststiftung NRW
Der Ministerpräsident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Kultusministerium der Republik Estland
Kultusministerium der Republik Lettland
Kultusministerium der Republik Litauen
Botschaft der Republik Litauen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Lietuvos Institutas
dortmund-project
LEG
PHOENIX
Medion
Coolibri (Medienpartner)
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