CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context nomadic festival project 1 January - 31 December 2011 http://coff.newmediafest.org
_______________________________________________ After its official launch on 1 January 2011, CologneOFF 2011 has now all basic components installed online and it's ready for its physical and virtual tours around the world. The virtual tour started when CologneOFF 2011 was launching on 6 January its basic festival program - CologneOFF VI - Let's Celebrate including all videos selected by the international jury http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=153 The physical tour started on 26 January 2011 in the framework of Rotterdam International Film Festival at CUCOSA Art Space Rotterdam with the special selection "Attracted by the Opposite?" more info on netMAXX http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=161 February 2011 1. virtual tour geographical focus: USA solo feature: Henry Gwiazda, USA In February, CologneOFF 2011 starts its program series of videoart from different geographical regions around the globe - with videoart from Northern America, basically USA. The first released component represents the solo feature of 6 videos by the US media artist - Henry Gwiazda, who is following his own individual artistic path. In his animated 3D worlds he pays attention to the minimal physical and psychological movements of his protagonists in an everyday world, and makes hidden secrets visible, always fascinating the viewer who does not know what is coming next. Henry Gwiazda's solo feature can be accessed via the main festival application on http://coff.newmediafest.org, but also via Screen 3 on http://www.nmartproject.net or Screen 4 on http://www.newmediafrest.org During February 2011, each week additional aspects of video art from Northern America will be posted and featured online. 2. physical tour 1. Rotterdam continues until 6 February 2011 http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=161 2. CologneOFF 2011 is jumping to Finland presenting in collaboration with Live Herring 2011 two compilations under the themes "Privat Space -Open Space?" & "Imagining the Real" to be presented between 10 Feb and 31 March in Jyvaskyla and Keuruu - more info on netMAXX http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=170 3. Between 18 and 20 February, CologneOFF 2011 is making a short visit in India, where CeC - Carnival of e-Creativity is being celebrated in Sattal, a place not far from New Delhi, but located deeply in the Himalaya mountains. Agricola de Cologne, the creator and curator of CologneOFF 2011, who is also co-curator of this event of digital art, is presenting CologneOFF 2011 as it was previously shown on Delhi International Arts Festival 12-13 Dec 2010, consisting of the basic festival program CologneOFF VI and the programs by 5 curators included in the curatorial programs of CologneOFF 2011 - Margarida Paiva (Norway), Alysse Stepanian (USA), Pedro Almeida & Sergio Gomes (Portugal), Kai Lossgott (South Africa) and Giorgio Fedeli (Italy) More details on netMAXX - http://maxx.nmartproject.net/?p=175 -------------------------------------------------- CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context is organised online via multi screens. --> The Mains Screen 1 - http://coff.newmediafest.org offers the entire project of CologneOFF 2011 in one single application while the additional screens display individual components separately. Here is the list of currently available screens Main screen 1 - CologneOFF VI http://coff.newmediafest.org Screen 2 - interactive - the interactive component of CologneOFF VI http://www.javamuseum.org Screen 3 - geographical this monthly changing geographiocal focus is under construction, yet. http://www.nmartproject.net Screen 4 - solo features from February 2011 on, each month an individual videoartist from another country will be featured with a selection of 5 video works http://www.newmediafest.org Screen 5 - curatorial will be containing all info and lists videos & artists selected by about 40 participating curators, under construction http://soundlab.newmediafest.org Screen 6 - topical This screen is displaying from February 2011 on each month other video selections under different topics http://videochannel.newmediafest.org Screen 7 - special This screen will feature special videos from CologneOFF VI and the future CologneOFF VII (see also the current call for entries) http://cinema.nmartproject.net Screen 8 - contextual updates & info This is the festival blog where all textual info can be found the ideal pleace to keep oneself updated http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/ (English) http://2011.newmediafest.org (Deutsch) Screen 9 - exhibition details This screen will display the info about the programs of the physical venues http://maxx.nmartproject.net --------------------------------------------------------- CologneOFF 2011 - videoart in a global context nomadic festival project 1 January - 31 December 2011 powered by artvideoKOELN - the curatorial initiative "art & moving images" http://video.mediaartcologne.org & CologneOFF - Cologne International Videoart Festival http://coff.newmediafest.org 2011 (at) coff.newmediafest.org -------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://post.in-mind.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
