11:00 -22:00 Open House: Film-screening of works from South and Central America curated by Eileen Almarales Noy.
Participating artists:
— Jany Batista, Resistance, Video-Installation (Spatzennest), 2021
“When you do not know or deny what really disturbs the Being, sometimes you decide to blame the sorrows on a third party.”
— José Miguel Cano, Libido, Video, 2022
“Raising awareness and provoking thought becomes urgent in the face of such complex and often invisible problems. This symbolic gesture attempts to confront the issue directly, inviting us to envision a future free from all forms of violence—gender-based, political, and structural.”
— Milton Raggi Vinueza, The Spiral of Formicidae, 2024
“Music has been and continues to be one of the ways in which ideological and socio-political projects are narrated and perpetuated. Hymns, slogans and marches inhabit the imaginary of times and generations affected by the heat of the Revolutions. This project utilizes “The Internationale”, an emblem of proletarian struggle and one of the most recognized songs of communism, to critically describe the reality from which I come.”
— Pavel Méndez, Palimpsest, Stop-Motion-Animation, 2016
“In a world inundated with a ceaseless influx of concepts, “Palimpsest” stands as a testament to the human yearning to peel back the layers of acquired knowledge, perceptions, and societal constructs, unearthing the primal core that defines who we really are. As ancient manuscripts preserve traces of their history, overwritten but leaving evidence of their origins, so does the human experience bear the imprints of evolving ideologies. By exploring the very nature of authenticity, this artwork invites reflection on how external factors influence our identity. Its depths into the labyrinthine corridors of consciousness where the true self resides amidst the chaos of external expectations and cultural impositions.”
— Azby Brown, Love’s Labor Slaughtered, video, 07:00, 1991
Analog video from 1991 digitized in 2000. Found footage and audio, including Doom. A Sigh, composed by Istvan Marta, recorded by Kronos Quartet, 1990.
— Gaston Meskens, The Consolation of Place, 2025
17:00 Panel Discussion: From Hachschara to SOLAWIs, with Gerald Walter, Miriam Zeller, Gaston Meskens, and others.
Speakers Corner: Experts will be invited to to present their utopian views: Stefan Roemer, Gaston Meskens, Azby Brown. Mariia Chinkina will speak about: “between the lines,” new Ukrainian narratives in the mind of children and youngsters in Ukraine and in Exile. More info.
The group show and “Ibirapitanga“will also be on view.
31 August 2025
The The Old School ICA, Schulstraße 3, 39539 Havelberg (map)