Images of War: Technological Violence, Aesthetics & Archive
Aspects of Presence | Symposium, Akademie der Künste
Aspects of Presence Art in Times of Militarisation | Symposium
5 – 6 June
📍 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
To reinforce NATO’s eastern borders in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Germany is permanently deploying a military brigade to Lithuania. “Aspects of Presence” takes this as a starting point to explore, from an artistic perspective, the ongoing militarisation as well as the questions and potential futures that arise from it.
Through artistic contributions, discussions, and lectures, the symposium examines the intersections of military, ecological and technological developments, as well as entangled artistic practices of resistance and solidarity. The event provides space for artists and audiences to engage with the complexities and ambivalences of the ongoing geopolitical shift, allowing for nuances and reflection.
With Nabil Ahmed, Asia Bazdyrieva, Teresa Koloma Beck, Maithu Bùi, Anna Engelhardt, Philipp Goll, Clara Herrmann, Eglė Elena Murauskaitė, Svitlana Matviyenko, Ali Akbar Mehta, Magda Szpecht, Tomas Venclova, Tobias Zielony et al.
🎬 Film programme featuring works by Anna Engelhardt & Mark Cinkevich, Bjørn Melhus, Oleksiy Radynski, and others Performance by Lina Lapelytė