For a free circulation of bodies and desires

1) More and more walls are built between those who have (nearly) everything and those who have (nearly) nothing.
2) Misogyny and homophobia (even hidden behind with a good conscience) are walls erected between bodies and desires...

The event is made of different spaces of time, in Friche la Belle de Mai in Marseilles in November 2014. The international Encounters will take place November 7th to 11th. This central part of the event welcome more and more spectators, in a space we try to make as friendly as possible. The exhibition of video installations will last until November 30th.

EXHIBITION OF VIDEO INSTALLATIONS

Schizophrenia Taïwan 2.0

14 installations by 14 artists from the media arts scene from Taiwan. (2^nd & 3^rd floor Tour Panorama, November 7^th to 30^th)

Bodies and desires

15 installations by 14 international artists (Germany, Brazil, Finland, France, Hungary, Japan, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, USA)(Studio & Cartonnerie November 7^th to 15^th)

+ 1 installation by Nicolas Clauss (Vitrine Espace Culture, 6^th to 30)

PERFORMANCES

7 performances/Actions/Lectures by international artists (Belgium, Canada ,France, Malta, Syria)(Cartonnerie 7^th to 11^th)

INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS

159 Video by international artists dealing in a poetical way about the free circulation of bodies and desires, coming for 44 countries (South Africa, Algeria, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus,Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Equator, Finland, France, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela. (Cartonnerie 7^th to 11^th)

with escapades

to Vidéodrome November 20^th and 27^th (18 video) and 4 screenings for young spectators in October and November (52 video);

in the Gallery [.BOX] in Milano (Italy) November 7^th to 13^th (8 video)

on the WEB TV Visual Container November 13^th to December 10^th (15 video)

a total of 252 video art works out of of 1386 received for the selection

SPECIAL ENCOUNTERS

Monday, November 10^th, from 9.30am to 11pm, will be a special day for debates, encounters, screenings, performances, on the theme of the circulation of bodies and desires,

co-organised with REF (France Euromed Network) and the group “Thoughts and practices” initiated by the René Seydoux Foundation.

A day shared with international artists, academics, professionals and users of associations working on issues as immigration, refugees, homosexualities, transgender, transsexuality..

The festival Les Instants Vidéo is an event dedicated to media arts (video and digital).

Every year, we present an international selection of video arts, one channel, installations, performances, experimental documentaries, artists’ CD-ROM… and also spaces of time for different forms of encounters.

The title for this year festival (not definitive) is For a free circulation of bodies and desires.

1) More and more walls are built between those who have (nearly) everything and those who have (nearly) nothing. 2) Misogyny and homophobia (even hidden behind with a good conscience) are walls erected between bodies and desires...

Preparing the 50^th anniversary of video art in 2013

The festival will also give a glimpse of the spirit we want to share during the celebration of the 50^th anniversary of video art in 2013, a happy and combative event ! We will for instance discover the VideoPoemOpera SqueeZangueZaùm (1988) by the so inspiring Gianni Toti.