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!

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DONNERSTAGS-BAR - fridays are overrated!

BERLIN · DONNERSTAGSBAR RE-OPENS ITS GATES

BERLIN · smiles all around. this was probably one of the best and most absurd evenings I've had for a while. DONNERSTAGSBAR at its finest!.. see, I'm one of the newbies, I've only ever heard the tales of steamy summer nights, dripping bodies in the sweltering heat of the stronghold of the PLATOON yard. I've only ever heard of dimly lit parties with myriads of performing zeniths, of morning hours spend soaking in mampe. all of this has always only existed in my head and in the words of others. then yesterday came along with dramatic clouds, liquid air and storm.


the grill was lit, the salads made, and one after the other joined in the witching hours to celebrate this year's DONNERSTAGSBAR grand opening.


the rain hit, the table moved inside the bar. not long afterwards the musical surprise joined in the madness. note: if you hire a gypsy band of 4, prepare to be surprised, for 4 is simply a reference point - open to definition. with 8 musicians positioned against the container walls we bid farewell to logic and normality and carried on with what we do best - booze-infused merriness!


























thanks to everyone who came and made it all happen. now put it down in your calendar: this is a reoccurring event! DONNERSTAGSBAR should become an essential part of your weekly planing process. we're already preparing ourselves for next week! so see you then!



























oh, and did I mention: meat is the new black!

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!

WORKSHOP: PRINT ("HELLO ARDUINO"):

seoul· from 21 jul 7PM. media artist soomi park (adjunct professor at dankook university ) and kisoon eom (adjunct professor of physical computing of dankook university and member of "random walks") assisted by honam kim (student of digital art at seoul institut of the arts ) are organizing a workshop for "arduino" beginners. the participants will get to know about the basics of "arduino", the use of sensors and other off-sources. this is a good occasion for those, who are generally interested in media art and in the "arduino" technique, but don´t know how to approach it in an easy and fun way. from 21 july there will be four sessions from 7 pm to 10 pm at the think tank for free.



Please register until the tuesday before the referring workshop day at this email : park dot soomi at gmail dot com (copy the address into your e-mail client and replace _at_ with an @ and _dot_ with a). the workshop is limited to 20 people. as we do not provide the technical equipment, please bring your own as given below.

program:
4 sessions
21 july - introduction and installation of "arduino", digital input output
28 july - analogue input output
4 august - understanding and use of sensors
11 august - connection with external programs (processing, max/msp)

necessary equipment you have to bring:

- laptop (operating system is not relevant)

- 1 arduino duemilanove/328
- 1 breadboard
- 1 usb cable
- 3 led red, 3 led blue
- 2 ldr (cds)
- 10 each: resistance 220 ohm, 270 ohm, 1k ohm, 10 k ohm
- 1 variable resistor 10 k ohm
- 1 piezo (vibrate sensor and buzzor)
- 4 push buttons
- 20 jumper wire (about 15 cm)

INK BOMB 2010 @ PLATOON KUNSTHALLE SEOUL

last friday and saturday, 16 & 17 july, we had a nice crowd of tattoo lovers in our house. korean tattoo artist sunrat (left) and his team set up their second tattoo convention with more than 30 well-known tattoo artists from korea, japan and usa and it was much bigger than last year. also, tattoo suppliers and small fashion and accessory brands were presented and heavy bikes were exhibited - well, a complete program that fits the taste of tattoo manias.



the booth spread on the first and third floor were fully equipped with comfortable seats, technical instruments and of course all necessary sanitary stuff. as tattooing is illegal in korea, we took all preventive measures as carefully as possible - even a lawyer specialized in this field.











amazing, how many people are courageous enough to get a tattoo in public. they fully trusted their master.















the tattoo artists had so many reservations that they even had to extend their sessions til late night.
































all visitors and also these special guests enjoyed the event: the organizers of "king of tattoo", the biggest tattoo convention in tokyo.






























the last night´s highlights: live performances by atomreturnz, kwon oyoo (image), rocktigers and dan da ra dance hall.














velvet geena of rocktigers and her rockabillies hit the floor made even people rock, who don´t even know, how to...
































and the petticoats were prepared by dan da ra dance hall. baby, let´s rock!!!

WORLD CUP GLORY: A SUMMARY

BERLIN · remember the days when our eyes were glued to the TV screens? when the constant hum of foreign heavenly trumpets would follow us through the streets? when it was ok to start drinking beer at 1:30pm and just keep on going? when adults could put on their favourite war-paint again and scream at strange men running around on a screen - when the biggest couch-potatoes could engage in deep and meaningful sporting conversations?…
alas, another chapter is closed. the WORLD CUP 2010 is over!

the days where glorious and although we as the ground team reached our emotional limits every once in a while (for good god it's a lot of work to put on a World Cup) we look back on the last 5 weeks and the hot summery nights and smile!




























thank you everyone! thank you team (not the 11.. they are already being pampered by our bundespraesident) no, thank you bar team for pouring oil into our slightly sandy gear-boxes. thank you BBQ team for all the culinary delights! thank you friends and members for kick-starting this summer so beautifully, for all your spirit and support! and thank you fellow ground crew for busting your asses to make sure all of this could happen!












































as for us, we have regathered our spirits in light-speed and have started planning the next, less sporty, shenanigans! but we shall keep you posted!













and last but not least: sorry oranje! there is nothing we can say or do to make you feel better, just know that we'll be having octopus tonight and you in our yard again hopefully very soon!

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

BERLIN - LIFT OFF: ETOY IS ON THE MOVE

great news! our friends are packing up their belongings and are heading over to join us in summery korea. etoy is on move! the mission eternity sarcophagi have taken off and have started their long journey from zurich over the seven seas to gwangju.

etoy will be with us as we open the gates to the black one in the family, the KUNSTHALLE GWANGJU. they will be the first exhibition in our new location that will run for approx. 10 weeks.

we'll keep you posted on the progress, but until then we wish save travels to the containers and shall see them soon on the korean side of the world!