War Salon

http://www.mediamatic.net/id/11126 2009-07-01T10:40:59+02:00 War Salon 1 theme, 5 presentations

The presentations during this salon, war oriented due to the exhibition Le Mépris, (or Contempt) named after the film by Jean-Luc Godard, included two works by L.A. Raeven, an analysis of both Battlefield 2 and the game America's Army, Loud & ClearTOO films and finally a less macabre karaoke show with Brigitte Bardot songs.

<a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/11238/en/war-salon"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/788/11238-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="War Salon" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - War Salon - Mediamatic.net" href="/11238/en/war-salon">War Salon</a> In this Mediamatic Salon there were presentations of several artistic videos and commercial computer games that have war and the American army as their subject. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/11235/en/war-salon"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/410/11235-400-267.jpg" height="267" width="400" alt="" title="War Salon" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - War Salon - Mediamatic.net" href="/11235/en/war-salon">War Salon</a> L.A. Raeven are sucked into the LOVE-HATE relationship of twins and the vicious circle in which they are CAUGHT. They showed this by means of their newest work, Thin Line and Love knows many faces. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/11243/en/david-b-nieborg"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/256/11243-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="David B. Nieborg" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - David B. Nieborg - Mediamatic.net" href="/11243/en/david-b-nieborg">David B. Nieborg</a> Scientist David B. Nieborg researched the disturbing war simulations of the game America's Army and delivered a detailed report. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/11239/en/teaserama-sietske-tjallingii"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/703/11239-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="Teaserama, Sietske Tjallingii" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Teaserama, Sietske Tjallingii - Mediamatic.net" href="/11239/en/teaserama-sietske-tjallingii">Teaserama, Sietske Tjallingii</a> One of the artists in (the) Le Mépris (exhibition) was Sietske Tjallingii. She talked about her video film in which she ridicules american PATRIOTISM and PURSUIT OF POWER. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/11240/en/jonas-hielscher-plays-battlefield-2"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/487/11240-400-241.jpg" height="241" width="400" alt="" title="Jonas Hielscher plays Battlefield 2" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Jonas Hielscher plays Battlefield 2 - Mediamatic.net" href="/11240/en/jonas-hielscher-plays-battlefield-2">Jonas Hielscher plays Battlefield 2</a> Jonas Hielscher played and analyzed Battlefield 2, the online multiplayer game in which you can CHOOSE SIDES for the United States, China or the Middle-East Coalition. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/11236/en/war-salon"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/145/11236-400-227.jpg" height="227" width="400" alt="" title="War Salon" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - War Salon - Mediamatic.net" href="/11236/en/war-salon">War Salon</a> And finally, heads turned to BRIGITTE BARDOT, one of the best political bodies ever in a KARAOKE performance. Oorlog Salon 1 theme, 5 presentations

Tijdens deze salon was er maar één thema: Oorlog. De aanleiding was de Mediamatic tentoonstelling Le Mepris, gebaseerd op de Jean-Luc Godards gelijknamige film. Computergames en artistieke videos over het leger en oorlogen kregen de aandacht van de 5 presentatoren.

<h6>Het Programma</h6> In deze Mediamatic Salon waren er presentaties van enkele artistieke video's en commerciële computergames die het Amerikaanse leger en de oorlog als onderwerp hadden. L.A. Raeven ging in op de HAAT-LIEFDE verhouding van tweelingen en de vicieuze cirkel waarin ze GEVANGEN zitten. Dat deden ze aan de hand van hun 2 jongste werken Thin line en Love knows many faces. Wetenschapper David B. Nieborg onderzocht de verontrustende oorlogsSIMULATIES van de game America’s Army en ging er uitgebreid op in. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/11239/en/teaserama-sietske-tjallingii"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/703/11239-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="Teaserama, Sietske Tjallingii" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Teaserama, Sietske Tjallingii - Mediamatic.net" href="/11239/en/teaserama-sietske-tjallingii">Teaserama, Sietske Tjallingii</a> Een van de kunstenaars in de Le Mepris tentoonstelling is Sietske Tjallingii. Ze vertelde over haar video waarin ze het Amerikaanse PATRIOTTISME en MACHTSWELLUST belachelijk maakt. Jonas Hielscher speelde en analyseerde Battlefield 2 de online multiplayer game, waarin je PARTIJ kunt KIEZEN voor de Verenigde Staten, China of de Midden-Oosten Coalitie. En aandacht voor Brigitte BARDOT, hoofdrolspeelster in Le Mépris, als one of the best political bodies ever in een heuse KARAOKE performance. - 4.90982 52.3758 ARTEFACT event salon 1