KIBLIX 2010 festival closed, 18.–28.11.2010, Maribor, Slovenija
On Sunday 28 November, KIBLIX 2010 festival closed with the presentation of a tower made of recycled computers functioning in harmony with an ecosystem of plants and algae. Marvelling at the results of the Biomodd workshop and enjoying the sounds of dj Metka and dj Djuza, we talked about the new year, a new edition of the festival and new encounters with artists from Africa, Asia, Americas and Europe.
Events between 18/11 and 28/11 in numbers:
The number of visitors to Kibela Gallery and the exhibition “Waste – Technology Minus” almost reached a thousand. During the festival and the workshop, there were fifteen public guided tours of the exhibition. Openings in Kibla traditionally attract large crowds. The very first day, the launch of Biomodd workshop with the opening of the exhibition and Kiblix festival were attended by about hundred people.
This year, Days of Curiosity were aligned in time and theme to the main festival topic. Presentations of professions were attended by more than thousand secondary school students in two days, and they also visited the exhibition and the workshop. The symposium on HIV/AIDS with participants form Europe and Africa raised the questions on assistance as well as the technology in media featured in projects of cooperation with Africa.
The performative factor by Simon Berz and his performance ROCKINGDESK in Kino Udarnik earned him a massive round of applause. The closing open(fashion)code performance OPENWEAR featuring collaborative clothing and serving as the formal closing event of the joint festival platform, filled up the hall of Kino Udarnik.
Together with some colleagues of HAIP and MFRU festivals, Kiblix artists were kindly invited by Cirkulacija team of Rog centre, Ljubljana, to make a working-socializing trip to Ljubljana. They visited Cirkulacija 2 on Saturday and enjoyed excellent food.
And of course. We shall read, hear from and see each other next year.
Miha Horvat,
Kiblix festival coordinator
Sunday, 28/11, 18:00 (MMCKIBLA)
4 meter tall tower
4 meter tall tower consisting of recycled – and still functioning! – computers, co-existing with an ecosystem of plants and green algae in Kibela gallery (MMCKIBLA)
The tower is the result of 11 days of co-creation by artists from Slovenia, the Philippines, and Belgium; in total more than 30 people contributed.
The art work is used as a game network, please join us for a public game jam session. Event starts at 6 pm on Sunday, November 28.
Saturday, 27/11 2010, after 20.00 in the space of Cirkulacija 2 in former ROG factory in Ljubljana
Initiative Cirkulacija 2 is inviting to an international techne total event with artists, guests in Slovenia; KIBLIX, MFRU, HAIP in the same location: space of Cirkulacija 2 in former Rog factory in Ljubljana. Thanks to Miha H. and Marc D. for their initiative.
Friday, 26/11
19:00OPENWEAR collaborative clothing; openwear show, with Ana Pečar (vj) and HouseMouse (dj) aka HouseCulture after party
More on hhttp://www.openwear.org
Thursday at 19:00, opening of the exibition in UGM
Twenty-six million minutes latter
New Tendencies, from the Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb
UGM – Maribor Art Gallery, Strossmayerjeva 6
November 25, 2010 – February 13, 2011
Opening: Thursday, 25 November 2010 at 19:00
Alexander Nikolić, founder of SLUM TV
at 16:00 in MMCKIBLA – lecture / presentation
The Announcement:
Wednesday, 24/11 (Kino UDARNIK) 20:30MFRU+KIBLIX SESSION with SIMONBERZ – ROCKINGDESK live performance
More on http://www.simonberz.ch/
Friday, 26/11 (Kino UDARNIK) 20:00OPENWEAR collaborative clothing; openwear show, with Ana Pečar (vj) and HouseMouse (dj) aka HouseCulture after party
More on hhttp://www.openwear.org
Sunday, 28/11, KIBLA 18:00BIOMODD workshop closing and presentation with dj Metka Vs. dj Djuz
Tuesday 16:00 Nic Geeraert Presentation on Kiblix 2010
Nic Geeraert presents Shiptree: »The shape of a tree is the history of the forces which were acting on it as it grew.« Consider the potential of all of earth’s biota: at 16.00 in Kibela Gallery, MMCKIBLA.
