Photo by: Elad Sarig

Mon | 15.5 | 19:45 | Cinematheque 2

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A tribute to Nam June Paik

Often described as the prophet of the digital age, Nam June Paik made art that stood against the one-sided nature of mass media as a communication channel. He wanted us, as viewers and citizens of the electronic age, to react and change this power dynamic. One of his means of expressing this position was through video sculptures, including a Buddha statue watching itself on a TV screen, and robotic totems assembled from a stack of twelve televisions. On this special evening, Israeli contemporary artists will take the stage to celebrate Nam June Paik’s oeuvre in a series of short talks. Each artist will showcase their work from a new personal perspective, demonstrating how video sculpture remains a progressive and thought-provoking practice that explores the intersection between the screen, the act of viewing, and viewer responses.

Participants: Sharon Balaban, Galia Bar Or (about Michael Druks), Analog Front, Tamar Harpaz, Neta Moses, Miri Segal, Ruth Patir



Curator: Rinat Edelstein


 

Duration: 50 minutes


The event will be conducted in Hebrew.


*After the event there will be a screening of the film ”Nam June Paik: Moon is The Oldest TV”’ , Mon | 15.5 | 21:30 | Cinematheque 1 


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ZEN.MOV
Artist: Sharon Balaban 
Between Capitalism and Zen Buddhism: Using Multiple Screens as a Means of Abstraction
    
        
             
    
    
Leader of the Opposition
Artist: Michael Druks

Presenter: Galia Bar Or 
By 1975, Michael Druks' early '70s video artworks were recognized as seminal and iconic by the international art scene. This review of Druks' oeuvre will examine his affinity with the work of Nam June Paik, with an emphasis on freedom of thought and the political and cultural implications of having communication technologies in every home.






    
        
             
    
    
Nam June Paik Already Did It
Artists: Analog Front (Arik Futterman & Ariel Snapiri) 
The Analog Front are an artist duo who use analog technology in a digital environment, utilizing equipment that has become obsolete in a world with rapidly advancing technology.

The artists will showcase the Front's recent artworks using analog means.
    
        
             
    
    
Chat-Face
Artist: Tamar Harpaz 
My son came home from school with a new skill, and it isn't whistling or snapping his fingers: he calls it ''Tiktok face'' or ''chat face.'' It happens so quickly and looks so scary. In the blink of an eye, his face changes, and he transforms from a child into someone who has had cosmetic surgery, with implants in his lips and cheeks.






    
        
             
    
    
Strange Loops
Artist: Neta Moses 
This experience explores the power of the moving image in the space between the small screen in our pocket, the big screen in the theater, and the body between the two. We will see how contemporary screens can be used in sculptures, and join together to create a video installation with multiple screens and participants.


    
        
             
    
    
Embodied Spectatorship: The Viewer's Body as an Arena
Artist: Miri Segal 
Over the past 25 years, Miri Segal has developed a unique approach using image projection to invade the viewer's body in unexpected ways, engendering a heightened self-awareness and ''forcing'' the viewer into the game, thus politicizing the experience. A concise chronological review of some of her works will be presented.






    
        
             
    
    
User Experience
Artist: Ruth Patir 
Artist Ruth Patir, who frequently incorporates new technologies into her art, will talk about the feminine digital assistant phenomenon, and how it relates to power dynamics, control, and interactive interfaces.