1.11.2023, Mittwoch 18:00 Uhr
Between Shadow and Light.
Ort:
- Extended Library der HFBK Hamburg
A presentation of three video works realized during the summer program of The School of Emergencies initiated by Chto Delat collective in cooperation with HFBK Hamburg
The videos are a collective effort of the mentors and participants of the School of Emergencies' summer program: HFBK students in Hamburg and cultural workers from Russia who have recently received protection in Germany after fleeing the country to escape repressions.
The summer school, called "Clash of Elements" was conceptionalized by Chto Delat collective and focused on an in-depth exploration of various types and relations of energies and elements. Delving into topics such as green energy, nuclear fusion, the demise of the petromodern era, ecological crises, geo-philosophy, and the nexus between fossil-based economies and wars, the curriculum was a collage of various formats. In workshops, workout sessions, rehearsals and public events, the educational program of the school employed the methodology of Brecht´s learning play.
In this presentation the main collective film and two supplementary videos are shown: a lecture-performance by Oxsana Timofeeva and a series of miniatureperformances developed during the School of Emergencies titled "Inside the Diagram".
The main video consists of a sequence of portraits depicted within the ruins of the historic Villa Salomon in Hamburg. Each portrait emerges from autofictional encounters with specific basic elements. Together, they coalesce into a collective portrait of individuals navigating in a present of growing instability and insecurity. These portraits are composed as a perceptible dialogue of the acting bodies and their shadows on the screen. This deliberate cinematic technique underscores the boundaries and fragility of human existence.The learning film culminates in a scene of final collective deconstruction, accompanied by a vocalized commentary.
The project was commissioned for the exhibition Petromelancholia(on view till 19th of November), curated by Alexander Klose and with support of Brutus, Rotterdam.
Program
6 pm – Installation.
The screening of 2 video films - "Inside the Diagram" and Oxana Timofeeva lecture (duration 43:55 min.)
7 pm – Screening.
Screening of the learning film “15 portraits of people affected by different elements” (duration 69:20 min).
8:20 pm – Discussions
with participants of the summer school and Tsaplya Olga Egorova, Vera Shchelkina and Dmitry Vilensky
9 pm – Concert
Session by Die Deutsche Post-Punk
Praticipants
Anastasia Adasheva, Ada Abdrushevich & Asya Vilenskaya, Mikhail Grischechkin, Lion Frenster, Nikita Kotliar, Alex Michalsky, Danya Orlovsky, Misha Oleynikov, Marie Topolová, Kastania Waldmüller, Zoe Off
Mentors
Tsaplya Olga Egorova, Dmitry Vilensky, Nikolay Oleynikov (all Chto Delat collective) and Vera Shchelkina
Music
Die Deutsche Post-Punk
Invited guests of educational program
Oxana Timofeeva, Angelina Davydova, Alexander Klose, Roland Schaeffer, Pjotr Zherebtsov.