Das Erste Mal presents the very first video works by
contemporary artists. With their experimental and at times
eccentric character, these short films offer a glimpse into
the creative beginnings that already hint at the artists’ later
practices.
What makes these early videos compelling is their
directness and lack of pretense – a raw will to express,
when intuition precedes style and curiosity overrides
calculation. Each work carries a sense of urgency and
discovery, revealing how the immediacy of the moving
image allows for spontaneous experimentation, accidents,
and unfiltered emotion – moments when the camera
becomes a tool for thinking, trying, and failing in real time.
The program was conceived and is curated by artist and
curator Florian Meisenberg.
Participating artists:
Korakrit Arunanondchai, Joey Frank,
Cayetano Ferrer, Henry Gunderson, John Henderson,
Georg Herold, Riley Hooker, Gregory Kalliche, Anna K.E.,
Prem Krishnamurthy, Nathaniel de Large, Vijay
Masharani, Florian Meisenberg, Monica Mirabile,
Agnieszka Polska, Ben Rivers, Rachel Rossin, Jacolby
Satterwhite, Jeremy Shaw, Marianna Simnett, John Smith,
Viktor Timofeev and Lawrence Weiner.
Das Erste Mal has been screened at the Shoreditch Arts
Club in London, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover,
Kunstmuseum Bonn and the Hotel Warszawa Art Fair.
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