70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – A World Wide Video-art Project!
On 10 December 1948 the UN-Council adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each year this day is marked as the International Day of Human Rights. To mark this years 70th anniversary Dutch Foundation Stichting White Cube created an art-project, that allows artists and audiences from each corner of the world to celebrate this event.
Using the internet artists sent in their art-videos about human rights to Stichting White Cube. A jury selected 21 videos for this project and on its turn the foundation sends these videos back into the world again. Venues in Nepal, Italy, Pakistan, Germany, Hong Kong and the Netherlands will show these videos to their audiences for free.
Creator of this project, Jeroen van Paassen explains: “To celebrate human rights it is essential that there are no barriers. Entrance fee can be a barrier for some audiences. We offer these videos for free to our partners, so that they can show them for free. Human Rights are universal, therefore it should be inclusive.”
Maria Korporal presents her new video Turning a Blind Eye.
She will be personally present at the screening in the gallery Friedman Projekte in Berlin, 10th December 2018 from 19:00 to 21:00.
Download the illustrated brochure of the festival in PDF
Global Videos – Featured Artists:
Mohammad Bin Lamin | Tetsushi Higashino | Danny Germansen | Pernille Lonstrup | Ehab Aziz | Beck & Collin Stafford | Lisi Prada | Natercia Chang | Selene Citron & Luca Lunardi | Iris Poljan & Rahman Hak-Hagir | Maria Korporal | Dik Bol | Karin van der Molen | Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani | Rahman Hak-Hagir & Andreas Draxler | Sylvia Toy St Louis | Joyce Overheul | Gilivanka Kedzior | Elisabetta Di Sopra | Eca Eps | Wolfgang in der Wiesche
Screenings – Dates and locations:
24th November 2018 – 18.30h
Micro Galleries / Kaalo 101
Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal
www.microgalleries.org
8th December 2018
Cold Bench
Milan, Italy
www.coldbench.com
8th & 9th December 2018
MuiWo Film Festival
Lantau Island, Hong Kong SAR
www.facebook.com/groups/MuiwoPresents
9th December 2018 – 15.00h
37PK
Haarlem, the Netherlands
www.37pk.nl
9th December 2018 – 17.00h
The Second Floor
Karachi, Pakistan
www.t2f.biz
10th December 2018 – 18.00h
Friedman Projekte
Berlin, Germany
www.friedman-projekte.berlin
1st – 3rd February 2019
PLAY room
Zaandam, the Netherlands
www.stichtingwhitecube.nl