[blog] VInVAF in Berlin and Exhibitions Extended

Ger Ger — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:03:00

One of the works finished in Tel Aviv earlier this year was part of VIDEOKILLS International Video Arts Festival 2009 (V:InVAF) in Berlin last week (Aug 26 - 30 2009). Amazing location: Stattbad.

The following exhibits have been extended: The highly successful show at LACDA has been extend to be open on Thursday September 10 for the upcoming LA Downtown ArtWalk. FILE 2009 in São Paulo has been extended to Sep 20. The Factory Exhibition at MoBY in Israel runs until Oct 10 2009. ...

[blog] Los Angeles: Digital.Art.LA Show, LACDA + DFFLA

Ger Ger — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:23:00

SOUND NOMADS works are on display at LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art) as the central part of DigitalArt.LA, the multi-site international digital art expo. This exhibit - juried by Rita Gonzalez, curator of contemporary art, LACMA (L.A. County Museum of Art) - will run through September 5 2009. Reception: today 7PM.

Furthermore, the work 'Lantern Dogs' is on show at this year's Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles. It's part of the program 'Digital Arts Shorts'. ...

[blog] Screengrab: Intervention. Exhibition, Townsville/Australia

Ger Ger — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:21:00

Screengrab, an exciting collection of screenbased works from across the globe at the eMerge Media Space. The exhibition including 'Luxor 22.145' runs until Aug 21, 2009. The reception took place on Aug 7.

Side note: A recent radio show by Somaya Langley on ABC Classic FM Australia featured audio pieces from SOUND NOMADS among other media art works, since I've been selected for Electrofringe's residences program (taking place this fall). It's still possible to listen to it online. ...

[blog] FILE 2009 in São Paulo / CON-CAN in Tokyo

Ger Ger — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:36:00

SOUND NOMADS works will be part of the FILE Media Art 2009 Exhibition in São Paulo/Brazil from Jul 28 to Aug 30 2009. FILE - Electronic Language International Festival - is one of the most renowned events for art and technology in the world.

Luxor 22.145 Screenings at the CON-CAN Movie Festival in Tokyo/Japan will start on Jul 31 2009. ...

[blog] Istanbul-Off-Spaces: Exhibition, Berlin

Ger Ger — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:26:00

SOUND NOMADS works are part of the exhibition Istanbul-Off-Spaces at the Kunstraum Bethanien in Berlin. Opening tomorrow Fri, Jul 3 at 7 PM. The show runs from Jul 4 through Aug 16 2009. ...

[blog] SN Performance #15: Still Evidence of Water

Ger Ger — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:51:00

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Deserts, dry landscapes, signs of water, but rarely evidence, no proof. Access to water in the Middle East, a sensitive and ...

[blog] SN Performance #14: Evidence of Water

Ger Ger — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:19:00

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Nearly 20,000 known species of bees. Millions have simply vanished recently, lost their sense of orientation, no way back to ...

[blog] MoBY Factory: SN Week 2 Tel Aviv and Bat Yam

Ger Ger — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:54:00

DAY 8-11: May 21-24. Technical development, artistic process, props, assembling, artists/MoBY gatherings - things come together.
DAY 12-14: May 25-27. Opening and Factory Performances in this major three day event at the Industrial Area of Bat Yam. 2 takes of the SOUND NOMADS live performance 'Evidence of Water' at the hangar each night. In parallel, SOUND NOMADS video works as part of the MoBY Factory exhibition in the Bat Yam Museum of Contemporary Art as projections and installations May 25 - Sep 26 2009.
DAY 15: May 28. Post production. Last night: A different secret performance took place in Tel Aviv around midnight. ...

[blog] Berlin Shorts London, Kurye Istanbul, Videof. Bochum

Ger Ger — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:52:00

Late May/Early June Participations:
SOUND NOMADS work Black Ballons screened as part of the Berlin Shorts Program at Street Fest 09 in London on May 24.
In Istanbul video works are part of several Performance Screening Programs at the Kurye International Video Festival Jun 2-12 2009.
In Bochum a SOUND NOMADS installation will be part of this year's 19th edition of the

[blog] CCA Talk had to be cancelled

Ger Ger — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:32:00

May 21: My Talk at the Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv had to be canceled as i was suffering from a delayed allergic reaction to a bee sting during sound huntings of hives in Israel days before.

The talk would have been in the framework of the Factory exhibition. Artistic production and its relation to other forms of production.

Site-specific Intimacy: What can it mean to work site-specific and to be able to implement artistic reflections immediately locally - to turn every single thought into something? When the change of location becomes a direct source of inspiration and the actual process of making substantial and very apparent. How to reflect and express emotions of the very moment; spontaneously, poetically, unobtrusively or ...

[blog] MoBY Factory: Sound Huntings, 2 Days across Israel

Ger Ger — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:12:00

May 18-19: 2 days with a car out of Tel Aviv. On the move. Once again, as last time: Cows don't moo. Desert, Valleys, small villages. Sound huntings at bee hives, stung. Late allergic reactions. Barely sleep on car seats. Storms. Totally self-constraint to work on. The Dead Sea. Doctor experience in Jericho. Jerusalem. 1050m of height difference. Huge swollen head, sting reactions getting worse every minute. Sound Huntings at the market. Via Dolorosa. Muezzins rooftops recordings. Google Maps route coming soon. Intense impressions, artistic reflections to follow.
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[blog] MoBY Factory: SN Week 1 Tel Aviv and Bat Yam

Ger Ger — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:33:00

DAY 1: May 14 2009. Surprise, surprise. Stolen photo equipment. Half-empty Peli case at the airport of Tel Aviv.
DAY 2: Camera (Rental) Hunting vs. Sound Hunting. Tel Aviv gallery walk, MoBY Factory artists meeting. Sabbath. Nightly city/beach walk for leadoff field recordings.
DAY 3: Sound editings, software preparations, drafts
DAY 4: Successful equipment rental, MoBY meetings, Sound Huntings in the industrial area of Bat Yam.
DAY 5-6: Sound Huntings across Israel. See separate blog entry for details.
DAY 7: Emergency Room (Sourasky Ichilov Medical Center), Recordings, Editings, Concept, Development ...

[blog] Other Participations: Kalamata, Bat Yam, Copenhagen

Ger Ger — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:21:00

Several other important participations this month: A special video art presentation took place in the Historic Centre of Kalamata in an open space between Agii Apostoli and Amfeia's square in the frame of the "Art Walks" exhibition on May 2nd.

New site-specific SOUND NOMADS works will arise for MoBY's Factory (by an invitation of the Museums of Bat Yam) in Israel May 14-29. First time Guest Nomad: Mangara aka Matthias Cermak from Vienna/A. Various Blog entries will ...

[blog] Exhibition: Takeaway Festival 2009, London

Ger Ger — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:00:00

The Takeaway Festival tries to identify the changing interfaces between technology and practice. It celebrates a D-I-Y praxis that is infusing the creative landscape and challenging the status quo of top down software and proprietary licensing. The platform wants to encourage artists who are ground breaking and original, who find interesting solutions for old problems and demonstrate new relationships between technology and other media. SOUND NOMADS is part of the exhibition at the Dana Centre, Science Museum, London. May 19-30. ...

[blog] Dérapage 9: Screening, Montréal

Ger Ger — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:10:00

A Canadian screening of Lantern Dogs is scheduled for this year's Dérapage 9 at the Centre de Design de l'UQAM on Thu, Apr 23 2009. Dérapage Teaser on Vimeo ...

[news] Off the Strip: Exhibition, Las Vegas

Ger Ger — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:30:00

Off the Strip: Two Weeks of Performance and Video Art.

The SOUND NOMADS project will be part of this first-of-its-kind event in Las Vegas, USA. Two weeks of Performances and Video Art of a total of 19 artists/artist groups at multiple locations. SOUND NOMADS works are on view at the Contemporary Arts Center Las Vegas in an exhibition in conjunction with works from artist Tony Schwenson April 12-17. The whole 'Off the Strip' event will run from April 2-17 in the context of a city culturally symbolic and conceptually loaded on so many levels. ...

[blog] March Video Screenings in Berlin

Ger Ger — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:29:00

This Thursday, March 12 at 9PM, 'Black Balloons' will be presented at the European Video Art Highlight Screening Night at the Lagari in Berlin.

Another screening is taking place at the AB Project Galleries/HOF 06 in Berlin on Wed, March 18 at 7PM next week. 'What the Fuck' as part of the Wednesday's Child Screening Video Kills. ...

[blog] Side Note: Upcoming Presentations

Ger Ger — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:50:00

The Transfera Video Art # 30, that will broadcast this Friday 30 and Wednesday 4 at 21:00 PM from Madrid by Canal Autor (Orange TV, Euskaltel), offers a program on Video Reenactments, with the works of GER GER, JUANJO FERNANDEZ, FELECIA CARLISLE, SIRO. Transfera is an independent television program produced by Transfera Media Arts under the artistic direction of Iury Lech.

And on February 14, the exhibition 'Unauthorized - Art Without Permission' will open its doors until March 7 2009 at the Gallery RFD, USA. ...

[blog] SN Performance #13: French Fries

Ger Ger — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:46:00

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The work is on display at the Gallery-33 in Berlin from Jan 10-31.

A metaphorical and fragmentary examination of the relationship 'artist ...

[research:lab] Migration from IMatch to Lightroom

Ger Ger — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:17:00

Over 40,000 digital assets finally moved from a IMatch 3.6 database to a LR 2.2 catalog and updated DAM workflow.

Since there was no useful guidance available on the web, I decided to publish and share my own migration steps. The whole process for the database migration of over 40,000 assets took about 48 hours. The guide may help with the migration to other DAM tools such as Expression Media, too.

IMatch->LR Quick Guide

1. Download and install the following IMatch scripts

LR-PM-IMatch Keyword ...

[news] New Service: Calls and Opps

Ger Ger — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:16:00

Finally, my work on this small mashup is fairly complete.

This mashup is part of the open research section on gerger.com. It collects international art calls and opportunities all automatically to offer a daily updated overview and resource pool. If you are an artist, check it out and let me know what you think. One page, two view modes: Overview | Detailed ...

[news] November Festivals Roundup

Ger Ger — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:28:00

Screenings at DETOUR in Cairo and Alternative Film/Video in Belgrade.

Next screenings: Nov 30 2008 -> Detour, Third International Video Festival, Cairo/Egypt. Dec 10 2008 -> Alternative Film/Video 2008, International festival for video art, Belgrade/Serbia. Update: SN works will be also part of the exhibition 'Soundscapes of Memory' in the Big gallery of SCCC, curated by Aleksandra Sekulic. ...

[blog] The Merge of Still Image and Video

Ger Ger — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:57:00

Hardware: Two thumbs up
Cameras, phones, music players ... gadgets merge all the time, mostly with quantity valued over quality. But this new photography and video convergence is for real, and from my own point of view as an artist working in this wide range of media and techniques the revolution can't arrive soon enough. I'm waiting for this for years. Many upcoming digital SLRs will have outstanding video capabilities and the line between the still cameras an their video counterpart was first blurred with the September announcement of the EOS 5D Mark II which is capable of capturing 1080p-quality clips. RED is supposed to announce its first DSLR on ...

[news] October Festivals Roundup

Ger Ger — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:07:00

Several video works selected by major festivals this Oct.

Various SN video works were selected for participating in the following festivals this October: Streaming Festival, The Hague/NL, 'HollyWould', 11th Festival of New Media Arts, Los Angeles/USA, and CologneOFF IV, Museum of Contemporary Art (MACZUL), Maracaibo/Venezuela. ...

[research:lab] Quick Guide to Web 2.0 Services

Ger Ger — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:19:00

FREE Online Services Social networks, photo/video sharing, blogging, collaboration platforms, productivity tools ...

Blogging

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Germany: blog.de, twoday.net

Micro/Presence Blogging

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Germany: Frazr, Wamadu

Bookmarking

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[news] GERGER.COM Relaunch V5

Ger Ger — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:32:00

Revamped. Further improvements and content updates to come.

After 12 years of this web presence's existence it's about time for this Redesign #5 - there you go! Over the next months the content and design will be further refined and some new features added. The relaunch is again based on the self-developed o0oo CMS which is released in version 5 at the same time - newly structured and for the most part completely rewritten over the last 12 months. ...

[news] Rencontres Internationales Paris

Ger Ger — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:40:00

Luxor 22.145 to be presented at the Rencontres Internationales 2007.

Event Note: The SOUND NOMADS performance/video work 'Luxor 22.145' is scheduled to be screened at the Rencontres Internationales in Paris, Nov 30, 2007. 9.30 PM, Entrepôt. An international programming between new cinema and contemporary art. This edition will take place from November 22 to December 1, notably at the Centre Pompidou, at the movie theater Entrepôt and at the national museum of Jeu de Paume. ...

[blog] Web 2.0 Expo Berlin

Ger Ger — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:17:00

The Web 2.0 Expo Berlin conference was held November 5-8, presented by O'Reilly Media and CMP. The conference -for the first time in Germany - was quite interesting, the expo part instead was lousy. ...

[blog] Upgrades/Updates

Ger Ger — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:16:00

This month gerger.com has successfully moved to a new server. All remaining details of the latest SOUND NOMADS performance in France and sound huntings in Barcelona earlier this month have been published. A picture of the golden rat award which has arrived in Berlin some days ago is still pending ;) ...

[blog] SN Sound Huntings in Barcelona

Ger Ger — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:13:00

Brilliant field recordings in the capital of Catalonia. ...