Few art formats are as beautiful as the summer open-air video art screenings at the Berlinische Galerie, which have been taking place for several years in collaboration with “Mobile Kino” on the yellow field of letters under the starry Kreuzberg sky. With soccer fever having broken out in Germany, Berlin in particular, it’s hardly surprising that this year’s video works have been influenced by it, and are being organized as part of the “Fußballkultursommer” program in cooperation with Kulturprojekte Berlin. As always, the event will be presented by Jung und Artig, the Berlinische Galerie’s young friends. The new screening season will open on 26.06.2024 with works and an artist talk by Jonas Weber Herrera, who holds a doctorate in media art. “Torso As A Principle” and “Vacío (Void)” are the titles of the works shown after an artist talk with director Thomas Köhler.
While “Vacío” delves into family biography on a small scale and the political history of Colombia on a large scale, touching on disappeared opposition members, state terror, soccer, and protest — and thus addressing far more than sport, “Torso As A Principle” shifts the focus to the medium of film and the historical concept of the production of physical completeness. In his subtle video essays, Weber Herrera draws on found footage, which is given new contexts through montage, comments, statements, and critical observations, thereby developing his unique visual language. The evening starts at 19h30 with drinks, is free, and is open to all — in other words, the perfect utopia for art, soccer, and summer in the city. There will also be a screening on 30.08.: Open Air Video Art & Artist Talk with Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau.
Text: Hilka Dirks / Photo: Pauline Ruther / Film Stills: Jonas Weber Herrera
Berlinische Galerie, Alte Jakobstr.124–128, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Open Air Video Art & Artist Talk with Jonas Weber Herrera 26.06.2024 19h30–23h
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