T.W.B.T.C in Berlin

 To Whom Belongs The City | A Chi Appartiene La Città
Wem gehört die Stadt 

Video, 30 minutes, colour with audio, 2011; 16-channel-video-installation, colour with audio, approx. 480 min. (total), 2012

 Synopsis 

The video «T.W.B.T.C» is part of a video installation shown at Berlin based art & project space «alpha nova kulturwerkstatt & galerie futura», April 28 to June 6 2012 [ exhibition details ].

The 30 minutes video T.W.B.T.C (To whom belongs the city) condenses twenty-five recorded encounters with women of different ages in seven European cities (over a four years periode 2006–2010). The conversations expose the cultural and social background of the protagonists’s own praxis and daily routine. The interview partners chose a meeting point in their respective city, description of place and meaning gave the opening for the recordings.

The video develops a discursive contribution, which highlights the sights of the (female) interviewed on the (global) city and society, hence a living environment related to all its possibilities and restrictions. These personal statements outline a multifaceted view of the cities.

Where does the postulates of the emancipatory movement in the 21st century stand? Is being a Feminist still an imperative? Or are there demands of a different challenge of solidarity, that can outreach social- and cultural borders, when the plain image of civil society are under pressure and steadily scrutinized?
by Erik Dettwiler

 Berlin exhibition 

Opening: Friday 27.04.2012 – 6:30 PM
28.04.–06.06.12 | Wed–Sat 4–7 pm | Am Flutgraben 3, 12435 Berlin
alpha nova kulturwerkstatt & galerie futura [ map ]

Artist talk: Saturday 19.05.2012 – 2:30 PM
«2nd Month of Performance Art Berlin» | Am Flutgraben 3, 12435 Berlin
Flutgraben e. V. and alpha nova kulturwerkstatt & galerie futura [ map ]

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Embedded video, pict and txt all by [ dewil.ch ], cc 2012

Proof: Bin Laden still alive!

«The Originator», Berlin, September 25 2011

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The family was criticized for poor training of Bo by Dog Whisperer host and professional dog trainer Cesar Millan, based on photos where the dog was allowed to walk ahead while on a leash. [ Bo ät wikipedia ]

Known by his stage name Bo Diddley: an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was also known as «The Originator» because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock & roll, influencing a host of acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Clash, The Yardbirds, and Eric Clapton. [ Bo Diddley ät wikipedia ]

pict by [ dewil.ch ] (cc) Berlin, September 25 2011

T.W.B.T.C

 To Whom Belongs The City | A Chi Appartiene La Città 
 Wem gehört die Stadt 

Video, 30 minutes, colour with audio, 2011; 25-channel-video-installation, colour with audio, approx. 600 min. (total), 2011

 Synopsis 

The video «T.W.B.T.C» is part of a video installation shown at the Basel art and project space KASKO, March 5–20, 2011 [ KASKO ].

The 30 minutes video «T.W.B.T.C» is concentrating a collection of the twenty-five video interviews. The video conversations were recorded over a four years periode (2006–2010). The setting takes place in a backdrop of seven living environments, job locations and metropolis, involving the following venues: South-, Southeast and Central European cities like Rome, Bucharest, Berlin, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich.

Are there any meeting points? How distinguishable are these metropolis in a Europe of ‘common’ boundaries?

The focus of the video work are twenty-five encounters with women. All dealing with cultural background, out of their own praxis intriguing daily routine and surroundings emerge. The interview partners chose a meeting point in their respectively city. The description of place and meaning gave the opening for the recordings. These highly personal statements outlined a multifaceted view of the cities.

The video wants to develop a discursive contribution, which should highlight the sights of the (female) interviewed on the (global) city and society—hence a living environment related to all its possibilities and restrictions.

Where does the postulates of the emancipatory movement in the 21st century stand? Is being a Feminist still an imperative? Or are there demands of a different challenge of solidarity, that can outreach social- and cultural borders, when the plain image of civil society are under pressure and steadily scrutinized? There are always people with migration background living in cities and yet still they are often denied to claim for their civil rights.
by Erik Dettwiler

Opening: Friday 4.03.2011 – 7 PM
6.03.–20.03.11 | Thu–Su 4–8 pm | CH-4058 Basel
[ Kasko ] Projektraum für aktuelle Kunst und Performance
Opening: Thursday 10.03.2011 – 6 PM
10.03.–15.03.11 | CH-Biel/Bienne
[ Lokal-int ] Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst

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Video stills, video trailer and txt all by [ dewil.ch ], cc 2011