18th Annual Pavel Koutecký Award and 7th ELBE DOCK IFF | September 4–8, 2024

Schatten der Realitäten: Dialogues of alienation

The Czech-German installation Schatten der Realitäten: Dialogues of alienation

 

The forthcoming exhibition represents an innovative Czech-German collaboration, taking place simultaneously in Ústí nad Labem and Dresden. In the spaces of the former casino in Ústí, visitors will immerse themselves in a mysterious story of alienation, where the key element is the artificial intelligence that coordinates the entire act of this virtual appropriation. The exhibition is conceived as an interactive experience that includes not only visual stimuli, but also sound installations that amplify the atmosphere of tension and inner turmoil. This concept is then linked in Dresden, specifically in the former GEH8 freight station, where the exhibition focuses on the process of transporting the "lost" objects and the representation of the media response to the incident. The dual location provides viewers with a complex narrative experience that explores not only the boundaries between reality and fiction, but also between two nations whose histories are deeply intertwined with mutual relationships and cultural influences.

 

Authors: Max Burton, Emma Caithamlová, Klara Fuchs a Hans Eidechse
Opening hours during the programme in Ještěrka.