- Associação Cultural Videobrasil
- SESC São Paulo
In its eleventh edition, hosted in Sesc Pompeia, the Festival gained prestige within the international scene due to an unique quality: its ability to gather high-quality work produced outside the traditional Europe-United States axis. Once again, the event showed a penchant for performances, such as those of Eder Santos and Paulo Santos, Stephen Vitiello and Steina Vasulka, Isabelle Choinniere and Marcondes Dourado. The relationship between video and art – especially poetry, installation, and painting – took over the production, which was initially linked to television and cinema. Edition number eleven payed tribute to video art’s thirty year anniversary, featuring a retrospective exhibition of a great pioneer: Nam June Paik, from South Korea, who created a special reedition of an already classic work, “TV Moon”. Parallel events included the creation of Videobrasil Cyberspace, which provided access to CD-ROM consulting, and also to projects developed for the then-incipient Internet. The Festival's inumerous events are the starting point for Beatriz Bianco in creating an exciting and original CD-ROM on Videobrasil.
Visual identity and graphic design | Kiko Farkas
Photographic record | Renato Cury and Isabella Matheus
Programme
competitive show
Competitive Show | 11th Festival
The Competitive Show is a selection of video works by Southern Hemisphere artists who compete for prizes. This Festival had 438 submissions, out of which 69 pieces by 72 artists from 14 different countries were shortlisted.
film and/or video screenings
"Do It", curated by Peter Payer
A part of the Informative Exhibition, this program curated by Peter Payer is a fast-paced, music video-like sequence of images, lasting one to two minutes, where over ten different artists expound on their work.
"Historic Video", curated by Kate Horsfield
A part of the Informative Exhibition, Historic Video was curated by Kate Horsfield (Video Data Bank, USA) and featured artwork by several leading names in video art.
"See You Later: UK and Artists TV", curated by Michael Mazière
A part of the Informative Exhibition, this program curated by Michael Mazière featured the irreverent language of a new generation of 90s British artists who set out to win back spaces for video art.
"The Beatles, McLuhan e The TV Cello: Os Primeiros Vídeos de Paik", curated by Lori Zippay
A historical exhibition of videos by Nam June Paik, curated by Lori Zippay, as part of a project paying tribute to the artist, titled À Espera do Século 22: Uma Presença Virtual no Videobrasil 96 (Awaiting the 22nd Century: A Virtual Presence at Videobrasil 96). The selection covers Paik’s earliest phase, featuring videos made from 1965 to 1972.
"Visions from the South", curated by Gabriela Massuh
A part of the Informative Exhibition, Olhares do Sul (Southern Views) is a selection of pieces by artists from Brazil, Chile and Argentina, designed to interrelate these countries and insert the artwork into the video production scene of the United States, Europe and Latin America.
Retrospectiva Nam June Paik, curadoria de Lori Zippay
Nam June Paik’s retrospective show, curated by Lori Zippay, is part of the program À Espera do Século 22: Uma Presença Virtual no Videobrasil 96 (Awaiting the 22nd Century: A Virtual Presence at Videobrasil 96). The artist is a leading name in video art.
Videobrasil on TV Educativa
The Competitive Show aired nationwide on a daily basis in TV Educativa’s Curta Brasil Especial program (a special feature devoted to short films). The program had an open line for viewers to vote on the best national videos in the exhibition. The most voted piece was awarded the TV Educativa – Fundacão Roquette-Pinto Prize.
XVI Franco Latin-American Festival
The French-Latin American Video Art Festival (FFLA) is an event featuring video works made in Colombia, Argentina, Chile, France and Brazil. The competing artworks were shown over the course of seven days.
exhibition
"Photo-in-Progress", Renato Cury
Renato Cury’s Photo-in-Progress project was shown at Sesc’s lounge. It is a set of behind-the-scenes photos portraying the Festival’s daily routine.
Invited artist: Cao Hamburger
Cao Hamburguer’s video installation Vídeo Zoo is part of the Festival’s guest artists exhibit. Featuring pieces by leading names in electronic art, the show provides an overview of new trends in artistic identities.
Invited artist: Inês Cardoso
The video installation Daragóy, by Inês Cardoso, is part of the Festival’s guest artists show. Featuring leading names in electronic art, the show provides an overview of new trends in artistic identity.
Invited artist: Keiichi Tanaka
The video installation Luminous Cosmic Rays, by Keiichi Tanaka, is part of the Festival’s guest artists exhibition. Featuring leading names in electronic art, the show provides an overview of new trends in artistic identity.
Invited artist: Michel Jaffrennou
The pieces Pierre et le Loup and Le Plein des Plumes, by Michael Jaffrennou, is part of the Festival’s guest artists exhibition. The show features leading names in electronic art, providing an overview of new trends in artistic identity.
Nam June Paik`s Installations
The four video installations shown during the Festival are part of the show in honor of the artist Nam June Paik, titled À Espera do Século 22: Uma Presença Virtual no Videobrasil 96 (Awaiting the 22nd Century: A Virtual Presence at Videobrasil 96).
performance
"Bardo", Marcondes Dourado
In the performance Bardo, inspired by the writings of Antonin Artaud, Marcondes Dourado integrates the languages of video, dancing and theater.
"Communion - Le Partage des Peaux II", Isabelle Choinière
In the performance Communion - Le Partage des Peaux II, by Isabelle Choinière, the resources for corporal expression through dancing are amplified by the electronics of video and computerized image.
"Passagem de Mariana", Eder Santos, Paulo dos Santos and group UAKTI
Employing elements of scenography, electronic music and audio visual resources, the performance Passagem de Mariana, by Paulo dos Santos, Eder Santos and the UAKTI group, represents the seven capital sins.
"Poesia é Risco", Augusto de Campos, Cid Campos and Walter Silveira
The performance Poesia é Risco, by Augusto de Campos, Cid Campos and Walter Silveira is defined by its authors as a "verbal vocal visual event," combining poem readings, instrumental electronic music, singing and video footage.
"Video Opera for Paik", Steina Vasulka and Stephen Vitiello
The performance Video Opera for Paik, conducted by Steina Vasulka and Stephen Vitiello, is part of the program À Espera do Século 22: Uma Presença Virtual no Videobrasil 96 (Awaiting the 22nd Century: A Virtual Presence at Videobrasil 96), in honor of the artist Nam June Paik.
public programs
Conference: "Paik's First Videos"
The first attempts at language reinvention in a quest for art, in a conference on Nam June Paik. The conference, delivered by curator Lori Zippay (Electronic Arts Intermix), preceded the screening of videos by the artist.
Conference: "TV and Art: Productions Mechanisms"
The debate "TV and Art: Production Mechanisms" featured people from the television industry and was a chance to discuss key aspects of video production and broadcasting.
Presentation: Gisela Domschke and Fabio Itapura
The authors Gisela Domschke and Fabio Itapura presented their CD-ROM Desejos e Medos (Desires and Fears) at the Auditorium.
Presentation: Hans Falkenberg
Hans Falkenberg gave a presentation about Input 98 at the Auditorium.
Presentation: Hermann Nöring
Hermann Nöring gave a presentation about the German CD-ROM European Media Arts Festival at the Auditorium.
Presentation: Michael Mazière
Michael Mazière, from the London Electronic Arts and Pandemonium Festival, gave a presentation about the CD-ROMs Anti Rom, Book of Shadows and The Digital Laboratory at the Auditorium.
Presentation: Tom van Vliet
Tom van Vliet, director of Holland’s World Wide Video Center, gave a presentation about the CD-ROM Psicomanualdigital, made available on Videobrasil Cyberspace.
documentation
11th Videobrasil Making Of
The assemblage of the exhibits and the pre production of the performances, plus testimonials by the direction of the Festival, international artists and awarded participants.
Videonews
Videojornal provided coverage of the Festival. Throughout the six days of the event, an electronic newsroom produced statements and footage from some of the participants, provided information about the program, and presented the making-of the 11th Videobrasil.
video library / media library
Videobrasil Cyberspace
Videobrasil Cyberspace, or Electronic Café, located in the lounge, was a café-bar with six computers available for free audience access to the Festival website and to artwork in CD-ROMs, floppy disks and online.