Press Release Prague
EuroVision2000
Eurovision2000 is an independent project of thematic events, communication and exchange, initiated by the Zurich based artists Peter Spillmann (Prague program), Susanna Perin (Bologna program), Marion von Osten (Brussels program). The aim of EuroVision2000 is a critical examination of current forms of exclusion processes, related to the formulation of national or EUropean identities, before the background of capital globalisation processes. EuroVision2000 established an independent and critical video program, as well as presentations and panel discussions in Prague 7.9. - 14.9.), Bologna (14.9. - 16.9.) and Brussels (22.9. - 24.9.) and video screenings in other cities will take place.
During the month of September several events are planned for the Cafe9 venues focusing on the reconfiguration of Europe, the concept of "European identity" and related issues. A video and film program, as well as presentations and panel discussions take place. Part of the program will be live videostreamed to partner venues and will be later made available on the internet.
http://www.eurovision2000.net
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Program EuroVision2000 Praha, 7.9. - 14.9.
Cafe9
at Roxy / NoD, Dlouhá 33, Praha
Organized in collaboration with The Center for Contemporary Art Prague and Pantograph Networking Project (Jennifer deFelice, Milos Vojtechovsky, Dana Recmanova) Jeffrey Brown, Monica Braine, Tamara Markova
Thursday 7.9.2000
The “New Europe”? Whose Europe is this anyway?
With the end of the 90's and ten years after the turnover in Central and Eastern Europe, New Europe is not a concept but a political, social, and cultural reality with obviously contradictory outcomes. The transformation of Europe since 1989 has been economically motivated, under the context of a neo-liberalistic approach to globalization.
European or national identities were historically formed by claiming cultural differences. The current reconfiguration of the European Union, the extension of EU towards East and Southeast causes new borders, new exclusions of people and territories. While the joining nations try to protect or increase their benefit, the countries “around” Europe, the East and South experience heavy consequences for economic and personal lives. What does not comply with the idea of an economically innovative, flexible and “efficient” Europe is increasingly being devalued and excluded. Inside “fortress Europe” the exclusivity creates "Migration problems" as well as raise of racism. Is the EU- normalization model the end of other visions of a trans-national, cultural or social concept of Europe?
18-19.30h:
Video program
20-22h:
Discussion about new borders, the concept of an EU-European or national identity and the contradictions between economical and cultural patterns of society.
Participants: representative from Roma organization (Ivan Vesels), Jayce Salloum (Canada), Milos Vojtechovsky (Praha), Alena Wagnerova (Saarbrücken), Zeigam Azizov (London), Yisia Lee (London), Vít Janesek (Praha), Karel Vachek (Praha), Jan Gogola jr.( (Praha), Tomás Zmeskal (Praha), Pavel Hlavaty (Praha), Tomás Skrdlant (Praha), Abdulah Dahrouch (France, Maroko), Hillary Binder (USA-Tábor) and others
Friday 8.9.2000
Urban transformations and cultural transitions
The changes since 1989 are characterized by deregulation of economic structures, privatization of public spaces and the introduction of the principles of free market into social and cultural fields. This process is most evident in countries which are in the position to enter EU soon, impacting on the urban and natural environment and on social conditions. On a more personal level the need to assimilate specific behavior and lifestyle introduce new dimensions of competition into social relations. Reports from different cities, about past or ongoing actions, personal experiences and observations will reflect the various ongoing, social and economic transformations and frame there real and symbolical effects.
14-17h
informal meeting and presentations: Urban Visuality after socialism (Vesselina Penevska, Sofia), Micro dynamics of Transition (Doina Petrescu, Paris), Presentation (Dobrinka Valkova), Presentation Innenstadtaktionen (Berlin), Císasovsks (Praha), Prague Miserable (Negativ, Prague), Broumov Region Website (Jakub Deml, Irena Seznísková) and others
18-19.30h
Video program:
20-22h:
Discussion about urban transformations, new social environment, ecological crisis and consequences for personal experiences.
Participants: Richard Jung (Kutná Hora), Jan Beranek (Praha), Ludvik Hlavacek (Prague), Innenstadtaktion (Berlin), Jochen Becker (Berlin), Doina Petrescu (Paris), John Tylo (Linz), Vesselina Penevska (Sofia), Dobrinka Valkova (Sofia), Pavel Pisos (Broumov), Pavel Hlavaty (Prague), Marion von Osten (Zurich/Berlin), Mirek and Iva Vodrazka (Prague), Marie Haisova (Prague) and others
Saturday 9.9.2000
Media Effects
The power over bandwidth and viewer numbers often substitute traditional political discussions and processes. The privatization of mass media and the growing influence of Business over the Internet has a substantial impact on the representation or non-representation of certain social and political realities. Critical or so called "non attractive" content can hardly be sold and therefor disappear from public consciousness. New independent media strategies have to be developed to give voice to under-represented ideas and to create new approaches to public.
14-17h
informal meeting and presentations: Presentation (Jeta Xharra), Presentation (Mina Vuletic, Belgrad), Presentation (Vanja Nikolic, Zagreb), Alexandru Patatics (Bucarest), Sandor Antik (Bucarest) and others
18-19.30h
Video program
20-22h
Discussion about the representation of social and political realities in commercialized an independent media with Micz Flor (Berlin), Pavel Klusák (Prague), Avdei Ter Onanian (Moskow), Brad DeLange/Gerard Wheelan (Praha), Vanja Nikolic (Zagreb), imc (Praha), Keiko Sei (Prague), Jeremy Drucker (Prague), Jeta Xharra (Pristina), Mina Vuletic (Belgrad), Derek Holzer (Praha), Michael Bielicky (Praha), Tomás Ruller (Brno), Robert Horwitz (Praha), Ondrej Neff (Praha), Antonin Kosík (Praha), Chris Hill (USA), Petra Jedlickova (Praha), Danny Holmann (Pragaue), Jeffrey Brown (Praha) and others
Tuesday12.9. to Thursday 14.9.2000
Globalisation Public Forum
On September 26 the IMF meeting in Prague will take place. Resistance against global rules like WTO, IMF and Worldbank is constantly growing, because of the successful actions of a global network of political, ecological and socially engaged NGO’s, grass roots organizations and individual activists. The growing lack of traditional public forms of responsibility and solidarity forces new forms of political activism and social and ecological engagement. EuroVision2000 gives space to various critical cultural projects and activists who are concerned about the increasing ideological structures of the „old“ and „new“ economy and the totalitarian role which the representative institutions play in the globalisation process.
every day public forum from 14 - 17h
informal meetings, presentations, discussions, actions and screenings
about global and local political and ecological activism
and Presentations: INPEG (Prague), imc Praha, Allan Sekula (NY)
Tuesday 12.9.2000
18 -20h
„Absolute talking business“
Video program about new labour and advanced capitalism
Wednesday 13.9.2000
18 -20h
„Free circulation not for capital only“
Videoprogram about migration
Thursday 14.9.2000
18 -20h
„Breaking the bank“
Video program about Seattle and the Anti-WTO movement
every day actions, interventions in Prague: (Ex)change (Douglas Parsons and Petr Bakalar), traces of time (Krystof&Bohuslav Blazek, Prague), Dear Bill Gates (Allan Sekula) and others
video program:
beauty and the east (Jayce Salloum), Nove Hranice - New Borders (Jenny Perlin), Eichsfeld: Landscape, Ideology and Boredome (Jenny Perlin and Trebor Scholz), Globalisation (Tomás Skrdlant) , Bohemia Docta (Karel Vachek) , Nonstop (Jan Gogola.jr ), Houba (Vit Jane_ek), The Dark Side of the World Petra (Procházková, Jaromír Ststina, Pavel Hanus and others), Smontare Bagnoli (colletivo politico Napoli), Migrasophia - my digital book (Zeigam Azizov / Yisia), Il muro nella testa (Andrea Bevilacqua, Critina De Ritis, Andrea Segre), A-Clip (Innenstadtaktion), Sicily: Tourism, Culture and Enhancement - in the works of J.W.Goethe and W. von Gloeden (Ethical. Bros.), The Eyes of History (InterSpace Media Lab, marksearch, The Museum of the History of Sofia), Some Trainrides and Walks in a Foreign Country (John Tylo and Roland von der Aist), Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media (Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick), Drill Instructor. Captain Full Metal Jack (Jochen Becker/Jesko Fezerin), Waiting for Tear Gas (Allan Sekula), Breaking the bank (Paper Tiger TV), Showdown in Seattle (Paper Tiger TV), absolute talking business (Peter Spillmann), RTMark Promotion Video, Collateral damage (Gary Dempsey and Aaron Lukas with Jeffrey Brown and Tomas Valasek), The Clobal 500 (Oliver Ressler), Loading Animated Version (Angie Waller), Ost ist Gut (videocollection curated by toni corti), nordreise_südreise (Marion von Osten + sans papiers Belgium), en vie (Manuel Poutte), Beyond the fencing (Susanna Perin) and others
EuroVision2000 is supported by: Cafe9. net, ProHelvetia Zurich, Bucharest, Sofia, Austrian Cultural Institute, Canadian Embassy Prague, APEXchanges, European Cultural Foundation, SCARP, OSF,
Partners of cafe9: Linhart Foundation, NoD, Ecconect, C.A.M.P. MDLF, Gesto. Telecom, People in Need Foundation, Negativ Production, etc.
