MOOV 2003
Three evenings of international video screenings and performances
November 8, November 15, and November 22, 2003
Remote Lounge, 327 Bowery, New York, NY
Overview
The 2003 MOOV media arts festival featured new media arts and performance work by international artists at Remote Lounge, a multi-media presentation space in New York's East Village. The programs feature 32 short video and film productions by 31 artists and groups from 13 countries and 8 U.S. states, presented in 3 distinct compilation programs each roughly one-hour in length. Each program was followed by an audio/visual performance. Programs included Independent Exposure US Edition 2003, Digital Convergence, and Star City.
Independent Exposure US Edition 2003, a touring program from Microcinema International - an independent curating, distribution, and exhibition organization of independent films, videos, and digital art - that featured new works from 14 film and video makers from 8 U.S. states. The screening was followed by a live music performance by Teleseen.
Digital Convergence featured work from 9 European-based artists and groups, curated by Norwegian video artist HC Gilje. The video program explored the relationship between the visual and audio aspects of the medium. In a post-screening live video improvisation performance, Gilje collaborated with New York audio artist oblaat.
Star City featured 8 international video artists that use Hong Kong as a backdrop to explore urban space. Star City was curated by Elaine Ng and Videotage (Hong Kong), a media artist collective based dedicated to supporting innovative media artists. The screening was followed by an improvisational audio/visual performance by burun featuring audio recently collected in Hong Kong. A 12-page catalogue was produced that featured program information and biographies of the participating artists.
Co-Presenter
Video Lounge
Sponsors & Supporters
The MOOV 2003 exhibition and the accompanying catalogue were made possible by the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts and mercerMEDIA.
Staff & Personnel
Directors: Matt Isaac and Rachel Melman
Curators/Programmers: HC Gilje, Rachel Melman, Microcinema International, Elaine Ng
Graphic Design: Joan Reilly
Programs
Independent Exposure - US Edition 2003
New American video shorts from Microcinema International.
Flap, Flap Today Go Make Sunshine (David Lim)
Vortex (Michele Beck & Jorge Calvo)
Post Nasal Drift (Britta Johnson)
The Flickerflash (Brett Simon)
Atomic Titz (Mark O'Connell)
A Primer for Dental Extraction (Carl Wiedemann)
Warm Jets (Kimberly Collmer)
Chaos Hag II (Courtney Egan)
Mesheen (Tony Youngblood)
Translations (Jen Sachs)
Snow Seen from Warm Window (Mark O'Connell)
Blender: Rotation Test 1-3 (Rob Tyler)
Whizeewig (Chihcheng Peng)
Ephemera (Tyler Kay)
C-12 Redux (Rich Del Ross)
Digital Convergence: A European Audio-Visual Experience
Curated by Norwegian video artist HC Gilje.
End of Skote (Tina Frank)
Heads (Juan Romero)
Skyline Nr.9 (Otolab)
Ulkomaat/Foreign Lands (Otolab)
Organic Urban (Ran Slavin)
Mercedes Camels From The Holyland (Ran Slavin)
Uten Tittel (Amanda Steggell)
Procession (Tina Frank)
Vortex (Ivar Smedstad)
Consumed (George Issakidis)
Gaujaq Totale and Lye (Lillevan)
Silmukka (O Samuli A)
Star City: Explorations of the Urban Experience
Curated by Elaine W. Ng and Videotage.Nil (Nose Chan Chui-hing)
Film 2 HK 1995 (Doreen Etzler)
For Some Reasons (Ellen Pau)
Olive Leung Sound of the City (Olive Leung)
[he:/] (tamshui:\)
The Methods of Disappearance (Kwan Ng)
A Very Good City (Mathias Woo)
7/11 (Art Jones)
Each evening of screenings was followed by improvisational audio/visual multi-media performances by New York City artists Art Jones, Teleseen, Burun (Jodi Shapiro), o.blatt (Keiko Uenishi) and Norwegian artist HC Gilje.