Artists’ Film International (AFI) 2016: Technique

From November 15 to 17, 2016, Video-Forum of Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) presents a selection from the program of Artists’ Film International 2016 with the theme Technique.

Artists’ Film International (AFI) is a project initiated by the Whitechapel Gallery in London and introduces artists from the fields of film, video and animation, who are nominated by international partner organizations and presented in the respective art institutions. The participating institutions include Whitechapel Gallery, London; Istanbul Modern; Ballroom Marfa, Texas; n.b.k. Video-Forum; Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw; GAMeC, Bergamo; Fundación Proa, Buenos Aires; Para/Site Art Space, Hongkong; Tromsø Kunstforening; Project 88, Mumbai; Centre for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan, Kabul; MAAT, Lisbon; Belgrade Cultural Centre; National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow.

The works presented at n.b.k. Video-Forum are attributed to three thematic subchapters: materiality, reflection and visibility.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 2-6pm

Reflection

Zeyno Pekünlü, How to properly touch a girl so you don’t creep her out?, 2015, 19:10 min (nominated by Istanbul Modern); Mak Ying Tung, Disarming, 2013, 3:53 min (nominated by Para/Site Art Space, Hongkong); Fareeha Ghezal, Violence Against Women, 2010, 1:40 min (nominated by Centre for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan, Kabul); The Institute For New Feeling, This is Presence, 2016, 17:19 min (nominated by Ballroom Marfa, Texas)

How to properly touch a girl so you don't creep her out? unmasks the absurd advice of self-professed pick-up artists on the internet. In Disarming, the natural defenses of a cactus are put to the test. In Violence Against Women, Fareeha Ghezal in a poetical way deals with the search for one’s identity. An invisible user in This is Presence clicks through a network of endless website links and deeper and deeper delves into an online world full of self-optimizing products.