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"VideoKaravaan 2003: A Nomadic Programme"
2003-10-21 until 2003-10-25
Caixa Art Forum
Barcelona, , ES Spain

VIDEOKARAVAAN is a nomadic programme and database on video directors from Arab and North African countries who have joined together to connect and spread the works of young creators with an aim to move to different cities and countries in order to broaden traditional Aesthetic of Video and Media representations, and aslo to bring a contageous spirit of innovation to itīs public. In addition they aim to diversify and deepen the traditional artistic view of the western audience towards Arab art, to provide a platform for Arab artists to gain more exposure. It is also a starting point of a long term project, whose purpose is to facilitate the circulation, communication between different representations in order to create networks of interdisciplinary collaborations.

Videokaravaan project is structured around particulary themes and have a clear purpose: to encourage a critique of contemporary culture, using different strategies: Video art, Video installations, independant documentary, and mass media archaeology.

The VIDEOKARAVAAN Project is curated by Abdelaziz Taleb and Abdellatif Benfaidoul: Video makers, programmers and  founders of the TALEB CHERCHE MIDI collective (Cologne-Amsterdam based videomakers and programmers collective).

With the participation this year of:

- La Caixa Art Forum, Barcelona
- Toni Serra . Video maker, programmer and member of the OVNI collective (Observatori de Video No Identificat): Observatori archives, audiovisual document archives (video art, independent documentaries and media archaeology), revolving around a critique of contemporary culture.
- Jayce Salloum Since 1975, his work has developed in the fields of video, installation, photography and new media. He has also been an organiser and programmer of, amongst other things, different seasons of new Arab video creation.

IMAGE
Malek Bensmail
Territoris
Foto: Arxiu


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