GLANDIENALE
PORTLAND
22/05 — 03/07
2020

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The Institute
video
Full-HD | DCP | Stereo | 13 min
English subtitles
“The Institute” is about the importance of biodiversity for the cultural identity and the economic independence of Latin America. It shows the connections between the historical research expeditions of Humboldt, Mutis and Caldas in South America with genetic research and contemporary biology in today’s Colombia. The Weiterlesen

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Forms of not belonging
video | full HD
6:00 min
The video shows an endless sequence of young men crossing a wall at night. The action is performed quickly and precisely, but its cause remains obscure. Neither the items of luggage, nor the clothing allow a clear understanding of the scene, but especially its fragmentary nature makes the Weiterlesen

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Fogging
video | Full HD
4:57 min
The video ‘Fogging’ shows the temporary extinction of an exhibition space with the help of artificially generated fog. This martial form of mosquito fighting, as practiced in Southeast Asia, chants between volatile sculpture and total disguise of the artspace.

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Standstill
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full-HD | 8 min
Mompox, a small town on the banks of Magdalena river, was founded by Spanish settlers in 1540 and it was here, in 1810 where Colombia’s independence from Spain was declared. At this time it was a wealthy key trading town linking Colombia’s coast with Bogota and the Andean region, but soon after Weiterlesen

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Monument
video
full-HD | stereo | 4min
spanish subtitles
“Monument” portrays the spontaneity and transience of a rap battle taking place in the Ecuadorian capital Quito. Starting point is the statue of the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt in Parque El Ejido, which serves as a stage for freestyle battles every Friday. This is where the youth of Weiterlesen

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plinth
video | Full HD
8:00 min

Crisis
video
Full-HD | 3:58 min