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status, stereotype, technology, time, tradition, trance, urbanity, values, wind, writing

genre (subgenre):

Film (video)
Media Arts (multi media installation, video)
Visual Arts (body art, installation art, object, performance, photography, sculpture, video art)

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Egle Rakauskaite is a leading Lithuanian artist, recognised for her unique and individual works which combine qualities of purity, intimacy and emotional depth. She was born in 1967 and graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Arts in 1993. Trained as a painter, she initially rejected the medium,...

Ming Wong is a multimedia artist living in Berlin and Singapore. In his video installations, he is renowned for his reenactments of scenes from classic movies. His installation, "Life of Imitation,” was Singapore’s official entry at the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009.

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crossroads:

body, censorship, dictatorship, interculturalism, people

genre (subgenre):

Film (author's film)
Media Arts (digital arts, video)
Visual Arts (artefact, drawing, installation art, printmaking, text)

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Born in Romania in 1965, Bogdan Achimescu received his art education in Cluj, Romania and Kraków, Poland. Now a Polish citizen, he lives and works between Poland and the USA. He has held academic positions at several universities in the USA since 1997, currently Visiting Artist at the...

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crossroads:

borderline experience, chaos, contrast, dream, laughter, rebellion, transformation

genre (subgenre):

Media Arts (video)
Performing Arts (installation, performance, physical theatre, ritual, theatre)
Visual Arts (video art)

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Intercult

Absurdist theatre group Akhe from St. Petersburg pushes theatre to its limits. Challenging theatrical creativity with extreme minimalistic props and funding; this avantgardistic troupe explodes on stage. Their shows are in a constant state of flux and sometimes change from performance to...

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children & youth, civilisation, communication, environment, everyday life, exclusion, family, interdisciplinarity, living, outsider, Participation, people, subculture, youth

genre (subgenre):

Media Arts (general, multi media installation, sms, video)

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Intercult

SELDA ASAL was born in Izmir, Turkey. She studied music and arts and is currently based in Istanbul. Asal is a new media artist whose work reflects her observations and participation of everyday life. She is a creator of communities that serve as a platform for expression, dialogue and interaction.

Divya Bhatia is a versatile creative professional, with skills and experience in many arts disciplines. He lives and works in Mumbai as an Artistic Consultant and Theatre Producer. From 1983, he lived abroad for five years, studying in the UK and Canada. At present he is Joint Festival Director...

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genre (subgenre):

Media Arts (digital arts, video, webcasting)
Visual Arts (mixed media)

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Simon Blackmore gained a First Class honours degree in sculpture at The University of Wales Institute Cardiff in 1999. In 2001 he completed an MA in Creative Technology at Salford University. He now lives and works in Manchester and works primarily with sound and custom-built technology. Recent...

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Boriana , Borjana

crossroads:

body, death, gender, identity, marginalisation, modernity, pain, pop-culture, post modernity, revolution, technology, transformation, violence

genre (subgenre):

Design and Crafts (graphic design)
Film (author's film, short film, thriller, video)
Media Arts (digital arts, Internet, sound art)
Visual Arts (cartoon, comic, curating art, drawing, mural painting, painting, performance, photography, text, video art)

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Boryana Dragoeva received a classical training in art, graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1997. Since then, however, she has become one of the most interesting young video artists in Bulgaria, engaged in creating innovative multimedia shows and internet presentations...

Vesna Dunimagloska is an installation and performance artist living and working in Bitola, Macedonia. Born there in 1976, she studied art in Skopje and Belgrade. Her works have been presented at exhibitions and festivals in Eastern and Western Europe. In 2002 Dunimagloska was awarded a residency...

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Media Arts (Internet, video)

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House of World Cultures

Péter Frucht (*1967) studied at the Kunsthochschule für Medien in Köln since 1996 and received his degree in 2001. Previously he studied restauration with a specialisation in drawing. In the beginning of his studies at the KHM he was concerned with video, later his works...