GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE
INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ART FESTIVAL
presented by Clemens Wilhelm
13.5.2017 15:00-17:00
Galleria Huuto, Tyynenmerenkatu 6, Helsinki
Artists:
John Butler
Julian Öffler
Julia Charlotte Richter
Dave Sherry
Jan Sobotka
Clemens Wilhelm
A proverb tells us that ”the grass is always greener on the other side”, reminding
us that distant locations always appear greater than they are when seen from afar.
But where is this other side in the 21st century?
When traveling physically, one often cannot escape the feeling that places are
becoming more similar, more commodified, more corporate-ruled. The omnipresent
digital medium video travels via internet around the globe and stimulates
international dialogue across borders like no other visual medium at the moment. A
new generation of video artists speaks up:
PROGRAM (92 min)
Jan Sobotka NACH AUSCHWITZ 20 min
John Butler CHILDREN OF THE NULL 5 min
Clemens Wilhelm KIKI THE WAR DOG 23min
Julian Öffler A TRIP TO KIEV 20 min
Julia Charlotte Richter PROMISED LAND 11 min
Dave Sherry THE SAUSAGE ROLL CONUNDRUM 13 min
GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE is a traveling video festival which was initiated by
artist Clemens Wilhelm (Berlin) in 2011.
Since 2011, GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE showed at Organhaus Art Space, Chongqing (CN),
Sichuan Fine Arts Insitute, Chongqing (CN), Frequency Time Group, Chengdu (CN), SIM
The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, Reykjavik (IS), Meneer de Wit,
Amsterdam (NL), Buitenwerkplaats Artist Residency, Starnmeer (NL), Titanik Gallery,
Turku (FI), Kallio Kunsthalle, Helsinki (FI), Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Tallinn (EST),
Glasgow School of Art (UK), Babel Art Space, Trondheim (NO), Small Projects, Tromsö
(NO), NOD Gallery, Prague (CZ), Atelier Nord ANX, Oslo (NO), Zajia Lab, Beijing
(CN), Skaftfell Seydisfjördur (IS), MENGI, Reykjavik (IS), Centre for Contemporary
Art, CCA Glasgow (UK), HilbertRaum Berlin (D), Cuxhavener Kunstverein (D) & FAQ
Bremen (D).
GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE is non-profit and artist-run, made possible by the
generous support of the featured artists and the hosting institutions
more info: www.greenerontheotherside.de
