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  • Pilot Residency Report – Andrew Kim

    Report by Andrew Kim As the LaborBerlin Pilot Artist in Residence (July 2016), I was asked to work with the lab’s newly acquired Crass Animation Stand and Optical Printer System. This was an opportunity to advance past work involving interference patterns, or the “Moiré effect”. Prior to the residency, I finished a film titled, Temples…

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  • The Circle, the Triangle, the Rectangle and the Crossing

    15.09-2016 — 18.09.2016, 15h – 20h Studio Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, Auguststraße 26, 10117 Berlin An installation of projectors, made by LaborBerlin members Antonio Castles and Lucas Maia, that deals with polarised light, the idea of stereoscopy and the decomposition of the moving image. It will be displayed in the studio of the…

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  • Sweet 16 – 16mm Workshop

    Our artist-in-residence Andrew Kim taught a two day 16mm workshop (23.07 – 24.07.2016). Participants learned how to expose different b&w film stocks with a bolex camera and hand developed the footage as b&w reversal. This workshop was part of RE MI. Photos by Laurence Favre.

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  • Pilot Residency – Andrew Kim

    LaborBerlin welcomes Andrew Kim as our first Artist-in-residence. Within the residency, Andrew will take advantage of our Crass Animation Stand and create a new work exploring the machine’s artistic possibilities. As a compliment to his production work, Andrew will also lead a workshop (tba) and present two screenings which will feature his own films and…

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  • Introduction Workshop – Crass Animation Stand – PHOTOS

    LaborBerlin member, Juan David González Monroy taught a two day introduction workshop on the Crass Animation stand. Participants learned all the basic functions of the Crass system and shot and developed the short animation found in the video below. This workshop was part of RE MI. Photos by Laurence Favre.    

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  • Analogue Zone Finale: A festival about analogue film practice

    Save the date: Analogue Zone Finale June 16-19, 2016 Berlin / Cairo / Athens (2012-2016) The project ANALOGUE ZONE (2012-2016) closes with film screenings at the Arsenal – Institute for film and video art and an exhibition, performances and a panel discussion at LaborBerlin / PA58 (Prinzenallee 58). An event with international guests – 16.06-19.06 2016.…

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