PLACES WE LOVE #3

Places we love exist only in us is the opening sentence in a poem by Ivan V. Lalic. This video series is a project where I ask different people to tell their stories about belonging. Every episode contains 3 art workers of younger generations having creative control over how they want to be filmed, where, and what they want to speak about.

In this episode, you will see Ale Zapata, Christos Kyritopoulos-Ninas, and Els Van Houtert trying to share their thoughts and build a mirror for collective self-reflection. Dejan Klement 2021.

ARTBarbora HorskáJanuary 30, 2022improper wallseighteenth

MAÑANAS ATERCIOPELADAS

Fine-textured vibrations for smooth mornings and velveteen ears. <3

MUSIC, CHILL PILLImproper WallsJanuary 30, 2022eighteenth

GENTLE REMINDER

CHILL PILLImproper WallsJanuary 30, 2022eighteenth

IMPROPER DOSE NO. 17

Yes, Another Fucking Lockdown Edition. But as it is also the last edition of the year, let's balance the scales with a bit of gratitude because, first of all, the whole concept of Improper Dose was born out of lockdown, and I'm very grateful for that—the Dose, not the pandemic of course.

EDITORIALBarbora HorskáDecember 5, 2021improper wallsseventeenth

CALL-TO-ACTION: POLISH-BELARUSIAN BORDER

There is an ongoing, urgent humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border. Refugees, who are trying to get to Europe, are pushed back into the primal forest by Polish Border guards and then harassed back into the wilderness by the Belarusian military. They wander without water, food, or shelter, and the weather is getting harsher. Humanitarian activists from NGO Nomada are currently collecting smartphones so people can ping their location and ask for help.

ACTIVISIMAle ZapataDecember 5, 2021seventeenth

IMPROPER SESSIONS presents HARZ

Harz is the aural love child of Bernd Ammann and Niklers Satanik from western Austria. Founded in 2018 by the studied musicians they began to create soundscapes based on rhythmic patterns, using bass, synth, zither, hang drum and various percussions. Meditative as well as danceable, Harz’ music evokes in-between states of flux within the listeners mind, dulling the senses for outer/worldly influences and stimulating the inner cinematic theatre.

MUSICBarbora HorskáDecember 5, 2021improper wallsseventeenth

IMPROPER SESSIONS presents JUNGLE JADE

JUNGLE JADE delves into the fluctuating mental states that come with trying to create roots in a new space. Crossing paths as fresh arrivals in Vienna, singer- songwriter Yelvilaa (from Ghana & Hong Kong) and guitarist Shari (from Iran) quickly became good friends and collaborators, forming the project as a way to process their experiences.

MUSICBarbora HorskáDecember 5, 2021improper wallsseventeenth

I RUN HIGH ON THE NEW AND I LOVE THE OLD #8

Facebook's "Meta" offers a second digitally integrated life to its users. However, we already have a Second Life. Is Mark Zuckerberg just trying to implement a teenage fantasy into all of us?

COMICSBarbora HorskáDecember 5, 2021improper wallsseventeenth

PLANT LOVER: Part 4

Besides the strange dreams, there really was no indication for Nathan to send himself bizarre one sentence messages and he did not have a roommate, so this couldn’t be a prank. Additionally, if he really was sleep-walking last night, wouldn’t he have sent himself messages about Carol Baskins feeding her husband to the tigers? It didn’t make sense.

SHORT STORIESBarbora HorskáDecember 5, 2021improper wallsseventeenth

STAYING WITH THE HEALING SOUNDS

How can sound explore themes such as gender inequality, sexuality, personal experiences, or collective traumas related to post-colonization? If we take a look at these three performances where the sound became a tool for staying with the trouble - we will probably get closer to the answers.

ART, ESSAY, PERFORMANCEAle ZapataDecember 5, 2021seventeenth

PLACES WE LOVE #2

In the second episode of Places we love, you will get to see Aurianne Chevandier, Justina Špeirokaitė, and Márton Zalka adding their thoughts to Dejan Klement's mirror for collective self-reflection.

ARTBarbora HorskáDecember 5, 2021improper wallsseventeenth

IMPROPER DOSE NO. 16

Choose your battles, I mean luxuries, wisely, and maybe one day we will meet in a world where our worth is not measured by material things, social status, or how precisely we follow another man's traditions.

EDITORIALBarbora HorskáNovember 1, 2021improper wallssixteenth

INTERVIEW WITH ADAM ENGLER

“I believe in the principles of democracy and realize that it can only work with a good education. In this case, it is necessary to be awake and aware of the system’s complexity and to choose means of expression that also reflect the historical context of the territory in which I work. If I subsequently present it in another country, different perceptions occur in the viewer, and the work, by relocating, acquires a new dimension. Context, always important, is what should be available here.”

ART, ACTIVISIM, ARTIST'S VIEWAle ZapataNovember 1, 2021sixteenth

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