2023

What the does city want to show me ? / Que quiere mostarame la ciudad ?

One more week until the final presentation on November 21, 2023 and the last few days to round off my project with the working title. “What the city wants to show me” refering to the city of Quito Things are taking shape, now two video works have already been edited and finished. Now it's time to tackle my upcoming performance, which is a combination of live performance, sound art and installation. That means rehearsing and arranging the props.

5th. Video Art Forum 2023

5th Video Art Forum 2023

International video art forum with 68 works from 29 countries.

Participating with 'the luminous path of a troubled mind” & “steadliy flowing - steadily moving”

Event and forum opening was 21 st of November 2023

Dar Noura Al Moussa Center for Arts, 5th Al-Ahsa,, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Vozes do Oceano / - Voices From the Ocean

Shhhhh #1 and Shhhhh #2

“stairs & corridors” a collaboration work with dancer Jana Schmück (Bautzen, Germany) is presented in a two-day screening event in Berlin at

Shhhhh #1 and Shhhhh #2

Sankt Studio

Saturday 04.11.2023,18.00 h with an intro presentation held by the curator Martha Zoupa (Video Art Miden)

Sunday 05.11.2023 the vidoes will be shown in a loop from 15.00 h until 19.00h

Mittenwalderstrasse 15, 10961 Berlin, Germany

The selection presents video works from 26 artists from all over the world. The works focusing on thematic questions such as How do we conceive silence? As an introspection? As a withdrawal? As a way to connect with the others? Silence as a protest,as a punishment,as a sign of respect, silence in the noise...

Felt Photography - UNITY

TRYST at Torrance Art Museum

My video work “isolate” is part of the presentation of The New Museum of Networked Art at TRYST

TRYST at Torrance Art Museum

27-29 October 2023@

Del Amo Crossing, 21535 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA, USA

Thank you to the curator Wilfried Agricola De Cologne

TRYST is the world's largest international art fair for artist run initiatives featuring painting sculpture, video art, installation art and more from over 60 international artist-run spaces.The New Museum for Networked Art is an international, English-language (non-profit) initiative for art and new media based in Cologne/Germany - is led and curated by the media artist and curator Agricola de Cologne.

Roar Noise - Bucharest Graphic Days 2023

"entropy" album

"Dream Plant" - Culture Night in Copenhagen 

On Friday October 13th, 2023 my video work “Dream Plant“ was presented during the Culture Night in Copenhagen at the Skabelonloftet on Refshaleøen compound. This open air Sneek Peek screening was organzied and presented by 60Seconds Festival

60Seconds Festival screens films in urban, public spaces, projecting them onto walls or on the streets.

2023 MNMF - Global Healing

“the HEALING” at Global Healing

2023 Miami New Media Festival - Global Healing

October 7th until October 29, 2023 (opening exhibition on October 7th, 2023, at at 6 pm.)

Arts Connection Foundation Gallery, 676 NW 23 St, Miami, FL 33127, USA

Art can be a powerful tool for healing. It can help to express emotions, connect with others, and find meaning in difficult times. New media art can inspire artists and members of the community, to find a common ground and take action to make a difference in the world. The festival wants to gather and share new media artworks and performances, that help to reflect and get the better of this difficult. Consequently, the MNMF is presenting video artworks of international artist about their thoughts on Global Healing.

VILOMAH at Royal Free Hospital

BLUE

Abandoned – Glasgow Gallery of Photography

 Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)

Woodcut Printmaking Workshop and Exhibition

Two abstract woodcuts of mine (Wicklow Mountains and City On A Rainy Day) are presented at the Woodcut Printmaking Workshop and Exhibition . Both works belong to a previous work period.It is also for the first time that any kind of work of mine is presented in Thailand

Woodcut Printmaking Workshop and Exhibition

11-30 September 2023

BTU Gallery,  Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Bangkokthonburi University, 16/10 Leabklongtaweewatana Rd. 10170 Bangkok, Thailand

Rumpenheimer Kunsttage / Rumpenheim Art Days

From a white ribbon to a line of white, red, green, “ 9050” a Land Art installation

Rumpenheimer Kunstage (Rumpenheimer Art Days)

15 September 2023 opening / 17 - 18 September 2023

Schlosspark Rumpenheim / Rumpenheim, 63075 Offenbach, Germany

(Organized by Kunst.Ort.Rumpenheim e.V)

„9050” A Line of white, red, green

The installation made of jute ribbons and trees has several meanings. Making invisible boundaries and space visible – showing connections, how things are connected to one another. The relationships and connections between humans and nature. The idea arises that everything is connected to one another and that connections can be made visible.

https://www.johannesgerard-visualart.com/2023/09/9050-white-red-green-rumpenheimer.html

Imago Fest

VOCI DI NOTTE 2023 – "LIBERTÀ"

In general, it is an annual literary festival with this year's theme Freedome (LIBERTÀ). However, in recent years there has also been an art exhibition as an accompanying programme. Two of my photographic works will be presented in the art exhibition.

2nd September , 2023 Opening and litature award ceremony, concert, art exhibition

Venue: ECHORAMA Association, Via Principe 3/5, Vallegioliti, 15020 Villamiroglio, (AL), Italy 

"FOTOSYNTHESIS:2023Faliro".

ON AIR

HOCHDRUCK NOW - 70 Years XYLON - Art Museum Reutlingen

With works by selected artists, members and founding members of the printmakers association XYLON Germany. XYLON Germany focus on woodcutting and relief printing and is one of the most renowned initiatives that was founded in post-war Germany in the 1950. The associations wants to bundle and network artistic positions that set new impulses in their examination of letterpress, especially woodcuts, and thus expand the medium to include important contemporary aspects. In conjunction of the scientific and curatorial work of the art museum, the oldest printed medium maintained and further developed.  

Internationale Werkstattwoche – International Workshop Week

Internationale Werkstattwoche – International Workshop Week “Dignity

01.07.2023 – 10.07.2023 / Lüben, Lower Saxony. Germany

For ten days, 18 artists from seven nations stayed in the village of Lüben (today part of the town of Wittingen)/ The artists working in the fields of painting, drawing, photography, video and installation. During Workshop week I created two installations (Land Art) "9048 - Courage, Wisdom, Compassion" and "9049 - Between Heaven and Earth" in the public space of the village. Worked on pupils day one afternoon with two 11 years old pupils. During the final presentation days on 8th and 9th of July 2023 I performed three time a new live performance called "The Plant" .

The concept approach towards the theme of Dignity is based on buddhist and Zen philosophy, but at the same time containing autobiographical elements. Therefor the installation work and the performance reflect the theme in a more  metaphorical and symbolic style rather then in a direct manner. 

The idea of installation 9048 is based on the 3 steps on path of reaching dignity which leasd towards Enlightment. The three steps are courage, wisdom, compassion.  In contrast to the first installation, the second installation "9049"  expresses more  the invisible boundaries between heaven, earth and life. Furthermore, that everything in this world is visibly and invisibly connected. Dignity cannot be touched or visible object. Dignity is an expression, an attitude. Something between heaven and earth. All living beings and even objects have dignity. But dignity is a fragile thing. Which can easily be destroyed, by others or by oneself. 

The performance is made up by deliberate movements and without words. To reflect the concept of dignity in relation to time, stillness, the power of solitude and the fact that every living being and every object has its dignity.

During the pupils day, when I worked with the two students in the afternoon. I gave as few instructions and interfered with their actions as little as possible. The result of this afternoon was both creating with the wind and experimenting with materials and elements. They also create a delicate land art art piece with the rope and branches between two large trees. The desire to get off the ground and fly away was the inspiration for their creativity on this particularly afternoon.

5TH INTERNATIONAL EXLIBRIS COMPETITION VARNA 2023

5th International ExLibris Competition Varna 2023

14 June - 20 July 2023 - Monday - Friday: 10:00 -18:30 / Saturday: 11:00 - 15:00

Largo Art Gallery, 8 Han Krum Str., 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

An exhibition of the selected artworks from the  5th edition of the  International ExLibris Competition Varna 2023

Pedvale 

During the whole month of May 2023 I was engaged with a new interdisciplinary project at Pedvale Art Park in Sabile, Latvia. The red flag indicates my projects have reached the finish line at Pedvale and the point of the presentation.The overall project is simply named "Pevale" after the location of Pedvale.

Within a month I created a land art installation called "9047" or ("A place between mountains") and gave a live performance called "Stones" with the integration of the land art installation. In addition, a video work entitled "Structure & Pattern" was created. I also experimented with the sound, still life and video performance. Finally, I conducted a workshop on the subject of "social sculpture".

However, this interdisciplinary project differs from all larger projects that have emerged in recent years. It is still an interdisciplinary project consisting of several elements. But it was individual, there was no collaboration with other artists, art students or a community. Aside from some technical assistance from sculptor Ojars Arvids Feldbergs and the implementation of the 'Social Sculpture' workshop, this was deliberately not a collaborative project - it falls under the 'Lone Wolf' category. At the same time, however, it is very site-specific and contains some autobiographical elements

funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut as part of the CULTURE MOVES EUROPE funding program

Linocut Exhibition "Movement" - TYPA

Three small figurative linocuts Owl under Half Moon / The Spider / Water & Air can be seen in the linocut exhibition with the theme “Movement” at:

TYPA CENTER

04.05.2023 – 25.06.2023 / Open: Wed – Sun: 12:00 – 18:00 / Kastani 8f, (behind Samelin Shoe Factory), Tartu, Estonia

 a two-day screening event, Video Art Miden

“stairs & corridors” which is a collaboration work with dancer Jana Schmück (Bautzen, Germany) is presented in a two-day screening event, Video Art Miden presents 2 video art sections at To Pikap in Thessaloniki, Greece :

"True lies" curated by Nikos Podias on Friday, June 2 and "Shhhhh... #1" curated by Martha Zoupa on Saturday,  June 3.

“stairs & Corridors” is screened in the section “Shhh#1”

Place and times: To Pikap Kato (Olympus 57), Thessalonki, Greece 18:00-23:00. 2nd June - 3rd June 2023

Each day's unit will be looped. Link https://www.facebook.com/videoartmiden

INTERNATIONAL ECOPERFORMANCE FILM FESTIVAL

"the HEALING" was screened  1st of June at the

INTERNATIONAL ECOPERFORMANCE FILM FESTIVAL, São Paulo, Brazil

1st of June until 4th of June 2023 at Cine Satyros Bijou, Praça Franklin Roosevelt, 172 – Consolação, São Paulo, Brazil

The 3rd Ecoperformance International Film Festival continues its transcultural mission of bringing together interdisciplinary artists who work in natural, urban, and virtual landscapes to investigate in an ecopoet[h]ic and cinematographic way the tensions of composition and conflict between environment, body, and ancestry.

Link : https://www.ecoperformance.art.br/

The Bath Fringe Festival 2023 – (Awe and Wonder), UK

"steadily flowing...steadily moving" is presented at The Bath Fringe Festival 2023 – (Awe and Wonder), UK

The Awe and Wonder is part of the annual Fringe Arts Bath Festival. The Exhibition, features a collection artworks related to the natural world The exhibition includes video, photography, installation, paintings and textile objects. Curator Sarah Carney

27 May to 10 June (Opening 26 May 2023). Open 1pm to 4pm,

Venue: St James the Less Chapel, Foxcote, nr. Shoscombe BA3 5YE

MOOVY Tanzfilmfestival - dance film festival

“ View behind the curtain” is a collaboration project with dancer Jana Schmück (Bautzen, Germany) and will be screened at:

MOOVY Tanzfilmfestival - dance film festival

19.05.2023-28.05.2023. Filmforum im Museum Ludwig & Alte Feuerwache, Cologne, Germany

The work was presented at Kino Alte Feuerwache Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne on 27 May 2023 from 17.30 on

Festival director: Ágota Harmati - https://www.moovy-festival.com/

The last of the winters

Work continues as the final week approaches at Pedvale Art Park. The Land Art object in the early morning dew. And a video and performance rehearsal in the afternoon sun.

The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut as part of the CULTURE MOVES EUROPE funding program.

Open Nights Festival Vol.8 

Two works of mine the photo work “Alex & Anna I” and the video work “A Touch of Eros” were chosen for the Open Nights Festival Vol.8 in the city of Larissa, Greece.This years festival themes are “Eros” and “Timeless Readings of Love” which is a parallel project

The main part of festival will take place between 4th and 12th of May 2023 but certain exhibitions will continue until 30th of October 2023 under the "Timeless Readings of Love" theme . The festival takes place a different venues among others: Diachronic Musem, Folklore Historical Museum of Larissa, Literary Corner, and outside space

SEAF 2023 SEATTLE EROTIC ART FESTIVAL

 La Collezione Queer II / The Queer Collection II 

5 photographic works from my portfolio Alex & Anna are presented at

La Collezione Queer II

18 April - 8 May 2023 / Opening: Tuesday 18 April 2023, h17.30 (until h20)

Ospizio Giovani Artisti

via Cernaia 15 – Rome, Italy

Fourth exhibition dedicated, from 2019, by Ospizio Giovani Artisti to 'queer' philosophies and theories. A term difficult to define and explain in a few words. Compared to five years ago, however, the definitions concerning indefinite, fluid. Curator Werther Germondari

VILOMAH

Two works (based on own personal experience) are part of VILOMAH: Hidden Loss & Untold Futures. The photo work “Today it would be 32” and the audiovisual work “the HEALING”

‘Vilomah’ [vee-lo-mah] is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘against the natural order’. It is used to describe a parent who has lost a child; for which there is no word in the English language. Curator Alice mary Williamson Jelaska

13th-20th April 2023

Citizens Art Gallery, Blue House Yard, Station Road, (near Wood Green Tube), London, N22 7TB, UK

Opening Thursday 13th of April 2023 at 6.30 pm / Weekdays 10-1 and 2–6 / Weekend 11-1 and 2-6

VILOMAH: Hidden Loss & Untold Futures is an exhibition exploring creative responses to emotional, social, cultural & politically-impacted experiences of pregnancy loss, baby loss & infertility. 

Buddhist Art Meditation Journal Issue 3 (April 2023) 

Two lino cut prints Black Zen Matter XV and Red Zen 7377 are published in the latest edition of  Buddhist Art Meditation Journal Issue 3 (April 2023)

The prints reflecting my issues with my Self and the thoughts of... To bring rest and peace to a troubled mind within a complex world and... To bring the mind and heart to focus on the essentials.

BAM (Buddhist art meditations) is an journal for exchanging ideas on connections between creative and Buddhist practice. It mainly showcases original, personal, creative interpretations of “Buddhist Art”. 

13 edition of Magmart / 13a edizone magmart

My work The Silence of the Mirrors with DearDaliah was selected for the 13th Magmart Festival April 1-20, 2023 and will therefore also become part of the permanent collection of the CAM Museum in Casoria, NA, Italy. The selected videos and films will also be available online on the festival website from April 1st to 30th

 “REFLECTION”  MIA2023 Moving-Image-Arts International Short Film Festival

Windows & Mirrors with DearDaliah presented in Toronto at Moving-Image-Arts. Moving - Image-Arts  is a juried showcase of recent short independent films and videos from around the world that creatively explore a certain theme. This year, that theme is REFLECTION. Just as the film strip reflects light from a lens and exposes an image.

This year festival took place on March 30th, 7pm in-person (for the first time since 2020!) at the School of Image Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University,also continue to offer our program online to be available from March 30th at 7pm until April 6th. Just follow the vimeo link along with a password to watch within the above dates.

https://vimeo.com/812800662

password: MIA20

The State of The World

video performance "Fallen" is travelling

My video performance "Fallen" is travelling with The 3rd edition of the International Festival of Minimal Urban Video Performances "The (Rur)urban body in action" which first took place in October/November 2022 at the culture center Sala Rekalde. in Bilbao, Spain and Centro Cultural Los Ciggaros, Alicante, Spain. Between November 2022 and February 2023 the festival continues to be presented at various venues in Spain, Argentina. Brazil and The Netherlands. The most recent venue is from 07/02- 03/03/2023 2023 at Centro Carmen Jiménez, in conjunction with the exposition “Tocar la Tierra” in Granada, Spain

Curated by Elia Torrecilla

HORIZONITES

No Future on Mondays

My animation & sound work Parallel Universes be screened again in Berlin in conjunction with the Film Roll 22 – Lines Fiction 

No Future on Mondays

Opening: 2023, January 13, 7 pm, Exhibition/Screening: 14.01. – 11.02.2023

SCOTTY - Project space for contemporary art and experimental media, Oranienstr. 46, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Curated by Bettina Munk/Lines Fiction

The Film Roll 22 project by Lines Fiction that was presented in Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin (D) during summer 2022, and was watched by around 18.000 visitors, will be presented again as of coming friday @scotty Berlin. My animation work Parallel Universes is one of the works included in the Film Roll 22 Project  

CUVO-Festival Edición: (An)Extasiados / Edition: (An)Extasiados

My audiovisual work “the HEALING” was screened at :

CUVO FESTIVAL

Edición: (An)Extasiados / Edición: (An)Extasiados

3rd of January 2023 at ART ROOM, C/Santa María. 28014, Madrid, Spain

A video art festival that is committed to bringing together various audiovisual production proposals both nationally and internationally, from a novel and current point of view.

About the work

The work focus on a individual in a stage of a desired healing process apart from any social environment. it’s not so much a healing of a troubled body, but the healing of a trouble mind and soul in an eventful epoch

Postcards from the Edge by VISUAL AIDS