Series of survey and thematic programs of video art in Slovenia and presentations (exhibitions, screenings, lectures) in Slovenia and worldwide
SCCA-Ljubljana joins the #stayathome online cultural programs, which these days seek to ease our persistence of staying home in the wake of the new coronavirus epidemic by opening their archives and inviting people to discover new worlds in home comfort. Program Stay Home, DIVA! was prepared in her home office by Lara Plavčak, curator and SCCA-Ljubljana collaborator.
In December 2019 Alternative Film/Video international festival was held in Belgrade with the motto “Great Acceleration” and included curated programs, workshops and discussions in addition to the competition program. The DIVA Station participated in the festival with a new program Welcome to the 8 minute Autumnal Picnic in the Past, curated by Barbara Borčić and Peter Cerovšek.
Lawinia Rate is Berlin-based art historian, critic, author and curator. In May 2019 she was hosted by SCCA-Ljubljana researching its DIVA Station video archive. Within the research she has prepared new curated video programe In Praise of Dreams. Video-art from the 90s. The screening premiere took place at the Project Room SCCA on 29 May 2019.
One-day program entitled Artists Film includes projections of films and videos, and talks about the artists film and its position in the world of film and contemporary art. It is organized by Galerija Podroom KCB which focuses on moving images in its program. As part of the program, Barbara Borčić and Peter Cerovšek, collaborators of the DIVA Station video archive, will present various aspects and themes related to artists film and video in the past and today. For the event, Borčić also prepared a video selection titled Video Discipline & Dreams, which will be featured along with a selection of artists films from the latest edition of Artists Film International on the theme of gender and the program of Iranian video.
A selection of videos with the elements of documentaries
Short Film Night: Friday, 21 December 2018, from 6pm
Video screening from DIVA Station: 9pm
Slovenian Cinematheque, Miklošičeva 28, Ljubljana
On 21th of December, the winter solstice and the longest night of the year, SCCA-Ljubljana joins the initiative of promoting and supporting short films for the forth time. The Short Film Night 2018 hosted by the Slovene Cinematheque offers numerous programmes showing an abundant selection of short films. The diverse display of short films will last all the way to the early hours.
A selection of works from DIVA Station entitled Recordings of Reality – Subjectivization of Objectivity, prepared by Toni Poljanec will be shown at 9 pm.
Participating artists: Damijan Kracina & Katarina Toman Kracina, Noemi Veberič Levovnik, Polonca Lovšin, Pila Rusjan, Keiko Miyazaki, Danilo Milovanović, Maja Hodošček, 3kolektiv (Maša Gala, Eva Kastelic, Katja Felle), Miha Mohorič