Pecha Kucha Vol.20 @ Festsaal Kreuzberg

Tomorrow, on Tuesday 31th of august 2010 Pecha Kucha Vol.20 @ Festsaal Kreuzberg.

doors open at 19:30, starts at 20:20.
Entrance: 6 Euro
Address: skalitzer 130

Preliminary list of presenters:

*Pfadfinderei
Durch die Welt mit Visuals. Eine kleine Reise auf den Fersen der Pfadfinderei
http://www.pfadfinderei.com/
(Speech in german)

*Tobias Mannewitz, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Concept Art | Illustration
"Digital Pitfalls (and how to avoid them)"
- How to move to the Netherlands- Why I don't like Rembrandt as a painter
- The difference between Interactivity and Interaktivität
- Why games are not art (yet)
- Squids
http://www.karakterconcept.com/
(Speech in english)

*Gabriel Shalom, Videomusician
A Hypercubist Manifesto
Drawing inspiration from video games, computers and the Internet, the current generation of videomakers has a decidedly different relationship to moving images.
http://www.gabrielshalom.com/
http://www.hypercubist.com/
(Speech in english)

*Edial Dekker, Creative Director/Your Neighbours
What role does data play in people's everyday lives?
The influence of data on urban planning, tourism, sociology, the environment, infrastructures, transportation, socioeconomics, etc.
http://www.yourneighbours.de/
(Speech in english)

*Jevgeni Beliaikin, founder/socialvodka
The cultural flush
Why do we drink alcohol? Where ist the alcohol coming from? What kind of degenerate alcoholic drinks exist? And how did they ever came into being?
http://www.socialvodka.com/
(Speech in german)

*Kristofer Lamey, industrial designer and artist
SERVING FORM
Are the forms in your everyday environment serving you or are you serving them? What is the meaning of sustainability in serving form? Furthermore, how can modern manufacturing technologies reduce the size of the carbon foot print on the forms we purchase in the marketplace?
http://www.kristoferlamey.com/
(Speech in english)

*Alexander Ziemann, Rechtsanwalt, Bürgerinitiative Gasometer Schöneberg
http://www.bi-gasometer.de/
(Speech in german)

*Robert Ullrich, Abteilungsleiter Wirtschaftsförderung/Stadtplanung, Stadt Monheim am Rhein
Planning Laws for Fieldhamsters - Entering guide for the National Citizen. The Sumpfgimpelpaar (?), which was supposed to be seen, drove half a city to dislocate about 500 meters.
http://www.monheim.de/
(Speech in german)

*Ulrich Weichert, Photograph, Bildredaktion beim Bundespresseamt
DDR 1990
http://www.bundesregierung.de/
(Speech in german)

*Geza Schön, Parfumeur, Escentric Molecules
Zwei Olfaktorische Kurztrips
http://www.escentric.com/
http://www.thebeautifulmindseries.com/
(Speech in english)

*Hans Rauffauf, Entrepreneur,
The Good Entrepreneur
http://www.betapitch.de/
(Speech in german)

*Friedrich Liechtenstein, Entertainer und Flaneur
Plan A/Algae
Prospects of the algae and the combination with
http://www.firstplants.de/
as a LifeSuvivalArtProject
(Speech in german)


Pecha Kucha Night is an event in which presenters give brief presentations accompanied by 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds. Presenters are usually from the design, architecture, photography, art, music and other creative fields. Giving a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds for each speaker, it's hard to become bored.

more Pecha Kucha Nights via PLATOON

BACKJUMPS 4.2. JUNIOR EDITION

BERLIN · we are mighty delighted to announce that the latest BACKJUMPS exhibition is about to open its doors at projektraum 1 / kunstraum kreuzberg / bethanien this weekend!

BACKJUMPS started out as an urban magazin with focus on streetart and subculture and has now turned into an exhibition series. this issue will be slightly different than all the other street expos you might have been to so far.

VOL 4.2. is made predominately for kids and of course for those of us who will never grow up. challenge for the artists thus was to create pieces that are to be interacted with and interpreted by a crowd of the max. age of 14. the concept is mirrored by the installation of the pieces themselves - hanging in kids height - and the posters, which are an invitation for all of us (and kids) to take out our colouring pen-sets and go crazy!









































for everyone wanting to throw a bit of boozing into the mix, there will be an afterparty at HORST in kreuzberg on the 28th starting at around 10pm. (here is the facebook link)

you can keep updated on BACKJUMPS on facebook. otherwise make sure to spread the word and we'll see you there!

EXHIBITION OPENING: 27. AUGUST - 4pm
PARTY: 28. AUGUST -10pm

SCHMIEDE10 - DISCONTENT IS ON!

BERLIN · we have told you about SCHMIEDE before and now, as the date draws closer, we think we ought to dedicate yet another post to them.

for it is happening! SCHMIEDE10 is about to start! the 10-day creative workshop will begin on the 16th of September with the vernissage Schnittstelle 10: Duprass.
to check out the entire programme, follow this link.

we'll give a talk on PLATOON on the 21st. for anyone living in the area or able to head over to hallein for a talk or two, we highly recommend it! (not only because we're participating ;))

also, it's always worth following Schmiede on Facebook. that way you don't miss next year's application deadline.
or you can listen in on them on twitter.

CHRISTOPH SCHLINGENSIEF IS DEAD

CHRISTOPH SCHLINGENSIEF died today in berlin because of cancer.

he was one of the most popular director and theater-provocateur in our time. his work has often been called a "scandal-maker".
he shakes up all of us in times, if we makes ourself comfortable.

the two last years he fights against his cancer with directness.
his book, titled "so schön wie hier kanns im himmel gar nicht sein"-it means: "so beautiful as here can´t be in heaven"- is a diary about his life and work, with the killing sickness.


thanks to
CHRISTOPH SCHLINGENSIEF

BERLIN . JALLA!!!

BERLIN . JALLA! I find it difficult to discribe why last friday was such a rad night! it starts with the location: haus der kulturen der welt?.. not my number one choice of party locations.. then let's have a look at the setting: amidst tie-died scarves and genuine volkshochschule (german adults evening classes) desert arts and craft pots?.. also not usually present during my nocturnal strolls. my fellow party-animals somewhere between their early teens and late seventies.. mighty unusual also!




but then omar souleyman enters the stage, the music starts, and all these elements become incredibly trivial. omar souleyman, the syrian superstar! with round sunglasses, smug smile and self-confindent majestic wave. he is on stage and nothing else matters.













i find myself tapping my foot to the beat, not able to let loose quite as quickly as the dread-locked derwish next to me, and definitely not yet as starry-eyed as the 60+ year-old lady with her arms in the air. but all of that will change. within 30 minutes me, anna and our friends have transformed - we've shed our 'Mitte' air of coolness, have stepped down from our haughty throne and are trilling and booty shaking like everyone else.


2 hours and 1 encore later, omar releases us sweat-dripping into the night. huge grin on our faces. we're all one - and I really need to get a tie-died scarf!


so note fellow readers: if you ever get the chance to see him, don't miss it!

elle p & iftah @ PLATOON.BERLIN

BERLIN · this is an early call for all of you people still recovering from the weekend. next thursday we have a special treat for you at our infamous DONNERSTAGSBAR!

elle p. & iftah will perform their latest tunes to kick-off the night at the PLATOON yard.

elle p. & iftah are both brilliant musicians. their style: a collage of a wide range of transcending sound-scapes combined with profound personal poetry and unique singing lines.

iftah is also one of the guys behind the berlin based cult live act duoskinnerbox, which performed at PLATOON back in 2008, and elle p.´s visual artwork and performances takes place throughout europe.

many years of experience in music, production art and performance enabled them to bring out the essentials in those fields and to create an exciting new mixture of music that exceeds the audible and reaches the visual aspect of performance.

ATTENTION:
DOORS OPEN AT 9:00pm
SHOW STARTS AT 9:15pm (they are doing a video and need the light!)
SO BE ON TIME!!!!!!!!
and remember... access to the PLATOON.AREA is for MEMBERS.ONLY!

for updates and questions check us out on facebook
DONNERSTAGS-BAR - fridays are overrated!

EL BOCHO @ PLATOON.BERLIN

BERLIN · finally! we´ve been waiting for EL BOCHO since a long time... Martin #4522 and Timo #3538 were on his case for a while. we even heard that once one of our members told him off by mistake coz she thought he wanted to put some ads on our containers... that was really unfortunate... but we are glad he came back again!

dont know if he did it on purpose, but he pasted his work on the only part of the containers wich is behind the door when we are open... so basically you can see it just when we are not there! actually there were already enough people today who asked me to move the door for a sneaky glimpse... just hope it wont happen every ten minutes!



so thanks EL BOCHO! you are always welcome at PLATOON!



another thing... hope the "Bad Kids" who sprayed an amateur graffiti on our container some weeks ago will get some inspiration... just put some effort and remember that we always support artists and creatievs that have something to say!

1st SCREENING of PAINTING REALITY @ Forgotten Bar

the Colour Performance PAINTING REALITY has been kept anonymous untill now - but now you get the chance to know who was behind it!

the first viewing of the movie about the action will take place at the Forgotten Bar within the frame of the KREUZBERG BIENNALE, curated by Solvej Helweg Ovesen.


a reading session will be hold in the sandbox opposite the Forgotten Bar. the Berlin based author Helmut Kuhn will read some excerpts from his latest novel in which the protagonist is a chessboxer... who also takes part in the Painting Reality action at Rosenthalerplatz.
after the reading will be presented the movie "PAINTING REALITY" by film director Achim Bornhak and IEPE.

in addition the documentary about the first official chessboxing game which took place in Amsterdam in 2003.


Date: Friday, July 9, 2010
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Program
20:00 Screening of the 1st Chessboxing World Championship in the Forgotten Bar.
21:00 Introduction by IEPE plus Reading by Helmut Kuhn in the Sandbox.
22:00 Premiere of PAINTING REALITY in the Forgotten Bar.


ADDRESS: oppstraße 5 // 10967 Berlin /

bring some blankets to get more confortable in the sandbox!

find out more @ IEPE FB