VIDEO LIBRARY | THE WORLD'S GREAT OPEN BOOK
Complementing the panorama presented by the 40-Year Special exhibition, the Video Library offers the public fifteen programs with over a hundred videos from the Videobrasil Historical Collection, representing the production of different regions and generations. They are organized in thematic axes, between historical panoramas and voices from specific regions of the Global South. The title was taken from a verse in the poem “Orfeu do Roncador” (2007), by Waly Salomão, which invites new journeys: “I swim in the world’s great open book.”
Photo: ©Videobrasil Archive / Pedro N. Prata
ARCHITECTURES AND ANTIMONUMENTS
The role of architecture and monuments in the projection and construction of a hegemonic idea of the world and of heroic narratives emerges in the works in this exhibition.
Cidade sem janelas - Eliane Caffé, Jurandir Müller, Lucas Bambozzi (Brazil), 1994; Serial clubber killer - Duda Leite, Gisela Mathias (Brazil), 1994; Video prayer - Ruth Silinger (Brazil), 1996; Lugar común - Claudia Aravena, Guillermo Cifuentes (Chile), 2001; Untitled (Zimbabwean Queen of Rave) - Dan Halter (Zimbabwe), 2005; Copan ao vivo - Cristiano Lenhardt (Brazil), 2006; O novo monumento - Luiz Roque (Brazil), 2012; Another day of depression in Kowloon - Ip Yuk-Yiu (China), 2012; Forma livre - Clara Ianni (Brazil), 2013; The reflection of power - Mihai Grecu (Romenia), 2014; Belle époque - Armando Queiroz (Brazil), 2014; Of nationhood - Thando Mama (South Africa), 2015; Escolas - Graziela Kunsch (Brazil), 2016; A ferida colonial ainda dói - Jota Mombaça (Brazil), 2017; Never give up - Nidhal Chamekh (Tunisia), 2017.
DOCUMENTARIES
An overview of the uses and experiments with documentary devices by Brazilian artists between the 1980s and 2010s.
Abra a jaula - Edson Jorge Elito, Goffredo Telles Neto, Teatro Oficina Uzyna Uzona, 1983; Nidhal chamekh - Fernando Meirelles, Olhar eletrônico, 1983; TV Livre, Sorocaba - Cláudio Gambaro, Luiz Algarra, 1985; Contrário ao amor - Jacira Melo, 1986; Caipira in - Local Groove - Roberto Sandoval, Tadeu Jungle, Walter Silveira, 1987; Raça negra - Nilson Araújo, 1988; O mundo de Aron Feldman - Fabio Carvalho, 1989; À margem da luz - TV Viva, 1996; O beijoqueiro - Carlos Nader, 2001; Clandestinos - Patrícia Moran, 2001; Coleção - Orlando Maneschy, 2003; The same old choice - Francisca Caporali, Joana Meniconi, Rafael Morado, Ricardo Portilho, 2003; Abry - O Filme de Lúcia Rocha - Joel Pizzini, Lúcia Rocha, Paloma Rocha, 2003; Trópico de capricórnio - Kika Nicolela, 2005; Sergio e Simone - Virginia de Medeiros, 2010; Ensaio Ilú Obá de Min - Graziela Kunsch, 2015.
PERFORMANCES
The exhibition features records of iconic performances presented throughout Videobrasil’s 40 years.
Videocriaturas - Otávio Donasci, 1985; Santa Clara Poltergeist - Fausto Fawcett, 1992; No sleep and a (dead) bird - Stephen Vitiello, 1994; Video opera for Paik - Steina Vasulka, Stephen Vitiello, 1996; Bestiário masculino-feminino - Carlos Nader, Waly Salomão, 1998; Eletrobrecht - Tetine, 1998; O gabinete de Chico - Chelpa Ferro, 1998; Coverman - Alexandre da Cunha, 2001; Pincélulas - Eder Santos, 1998; Politik - Marcello Mercado, 2001; Desconstruindo Letícia Parente: "Marca registrada" - Luiz Duva, 2003; The loudest muttering is over: documents from the Atlas Group Archive - Walid Raad, 2003; Bare life study #1 - Coco Fusco, 2005; Carro bomba - Guia antipânico e invenções rotativas - feitoamãos/F.A.Q., 2005; Exergie - butter dance - Melati Suryodarmo, 2005; Urgência social - Marco Paulo Rolla, 2005; #4 (Da série Corpo ruído - Estudo para um soterramento) - Paula Garcia, 2011; Coverman (reedição) - Alexandre da Cunha, 2012; O samba do crioulo doido - Luiz de Abreu, 2013; Histórias minerais extraordinárias: conferência performada, debates e projeto editorial - Mabe Bethônico, 2017; Tristes selvagens - Pedro Barateiro, 2017; Tela bordada - Teresa Margolles, 2019; The last harvest - Mohau Modisakeng, 2019; No le digas a mi mano derecha lo que hace la izquierda - Marton Robinson Palmer, 2019.
PRODUCTIONS BY TV VIVA
A unique community TV experience, TV Viva had as its production studio and exhibition space the streets of 24 neighborhoods in the metropolitan region of Recife. From 1984 to 1994, it produced and aired a monthly program, featuring a children's section, news, fiction, documentaries and culture.
Amigo urso, 1985; Farofada, 1986; O homem da mala, 1987; O pacote da Cruzélia, 1990; A sangue frio, 1989; O jumento nosso irmão, 1991; À margem da luz, 1996.
MUSIC VIDEOS
An archeology of the birth of the Brazilian music video.
Lena - Olhar Eletrônico, Toniko Melo, 1986; Pânico! - Leda Pasta, Mirella Martinelli, 1987; Logo - Luciano Garcia, Regina Salete Gambini, 1987; Kátia Flávia, a godiva do Irajá - Antevê, Roberto Berliner, Sandra Kogut, 1987; Junglebeat - Ruth Slinge, 1988; Touche pas à mon Pote - Beth Formaggini, Flávio Ferreira, Henri Gervaiseau, Solange Padilha, 1988; Andréa andróide - Antevê, Eder Santos, Roberto Berliner, Sandra Kogut, 1988; Juliette - Antevê, Sandra Kogut, 1988; Plic Plic - Marcos Bonisson, Tavinho Paes, 1989; Manuel - Antevê, Sandra Kogut, 1989; Eu vi - Anna Muylaert, Marcia Carvalho, 1990; Trac-trac - Gringo Cardia, Roberto Berliner, 1991; Os cegos do castelo - Marcelo Campos, Rogério Vilela, 1997; Funquiada - Elka Andrello, Keke Toledo, Ricardo Mentex, 2000.
WALY SALOMAO _ NOMADISMS
Devoted to Waly Salomão, the program brings together interviews and testimonials by the poet throughout his life, records of performances in which he was featured, poetry recitations and video works in which he acted.
Câmara de ecos, Waly Salomão, 1999; Dois ou três encontros, Lucas Bambozzi, 2003; Líbanos - Waly Salomão; Na esfera da produção de si mesmo - Waly Salomão, 1983; Orfeu roncador - Waly Salomão; Paris 23 - Akram Zaatari, 2003; Paulo Leminski vs. Waly Salomão - Marcelo Machado, 1983; Performance com os russos - Waly Salomão; Performance no Digitale '97, 1997 - Carlos Nader; Poema Jet-Lagged - Waly Salomão; Quando eu vejo o mar, mas não vejo a embarcação - Eder Santos, Marcelo Braga, 1999-2003; São Gabriel da Cachoeira, San Felipe - Carlos Nader, 1998; Trovoada - Carlos Nader, 1995; Um dia na Alemanha com Waly, Marcelo Tas, 2003; Waly fala sobre poesia - Waly Salomão; Waly visita a Cosmococa - Alex Gabassi, 1994; Bestiário masculino-feminino - Carlos Nader, Waly Salomão, 1998.
SOUTHERN NETWORKS _ AFRICA
Works by artists from the African continent or about its territories.
Territoire(s) - Malek Bensmaïl (Algeria), 1996; Vada - Henrique Goldman (Angola), 1996; Memorials without facts: men loving - Clive van den Berg (Zambia), 1998; Napoli centrale, Bouchra Khalili (Morocco), 2002; We are one, Luc Fosther Diop (Cameroon), 2010; Wenzu - Ezra Wube (Ethiopia), 2011; Mirror - Tiécoura N'Daou (Mali), 2012; Zero latitude - Bianca Baldi (South Africa), 2014; Excuse me, while I disappear - Michael MacGarry (South Africa), 2014; Danse des masques en Pays Dogon, Tiécoura N'Daou (Mali), 2014; Faraw ka taama - Seydou Cissé (Mali), 2012; Of nationhood - Thando Mama (South Africa), 2015; The politics of choice and the possibility of leaving - Megan-Leigh Heilig (South Africa), 2018; Ga bose gangwe - Mohau Modisakeng (South Africa), 2014; E'ville (ElisabethVille) - Nelson Makengo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 2018; Never give up, Nidhal Chamekh (Tunisia), 2017; What is left of the sugar cubes? - Thierry Oussou (Benin), 2019.
SOUTHERN NETWORKS _ LATIN AMERICA
Since the internationalization of Videobrasil, Latin America has been one of the regions that opened up the dialogue with the Festival. The program features works made between 1998 and 2018.
Mama era punk - Guillermo Casanova (Uruguay), 1998; Hombres muertos de amor y la jauria de mujeres - German Bobe (Chile), 1991; Andinia 9º2 - Jorge Amaolo, Jorge La Ferla (Argentina), 1992; Flight 101 to No Man's Land - Diego Lascano (Argentina), 1992; Como un cuerpo ausente - Carlos Trilnick, Sabrina Farji (Argentina), 1994; Ausencia - Ar Detroy (Argentina), 1995; Naturaleza muerta - Guillermo Cifuentes (Chile), 1996; Sobre a colônia - Iván Marino (Argentina), 1997; Venus - Lucía Casal, Santiago Svirsky (Uruguay), 1998; La imagen - Angie Bonino (Peru), 2001; 11 de Septiembre - Claudia Aravena (Chile), 2002; Lo sublime / banal - Graciela Taquini (Argentina), 2004; Uyuni - Andrés Denegri (Argentina), 2005; Undocumented - Edgar Endress (Chile), 2005; Casa Blanca - Leon Ferrari, Ricardo Pons (Argentina), 2005; Weekend - Federico Lamas (Argentina), 2007; Cuculí - Daniel Jacoby (Peru), 2011; Waiting search (end to time) - Daniel Monroy Cuevas (Mexico), 2013; Pacifico - Enrique Ramírez (Chile), 2014; La huella - Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski (Peru), 2012; Centro espacial satelital de Colombia - La Decanatura Bogotá (Colombia), 2015; La vida en rojo - Julia Mensch (Argentina), 2018.
SOUTHERN NETWORKS _ ASIA
Increasingly present at the Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil, the contemporary production from Asia reveals diverse regional faces in this historical retrospective.
Memory 33 - Rahmat Buwantoro (Indonesia) e Cameron Ironside, 1988; Soul flight - Lin Li (China), 1996; Matching four with twelve: digesting patience - Jamsen Law (China), 2000; Born in Hong Kong with my own techniques 2000 - Loya Shan (Hong Kong), 2000; Your kidney supermarket - Shilpa Gupta (India), 2002; Hear - Kedy FAN Ho-ki (Hong Kong); Yong-Shin-Gud - Semi Ryu (South Korea), 2003; Very fantastic - So Man-yee (Hong Kong), 2002; Missing Henry - Woo Ling-ling (Hong Kong), 2003; Matching four with twelve: orchestrating Apollo - Jamsen Law (China), 2005; Montevideoaki - Octavio Iturbe (Japan), 2005; Jan Villa - Natasha Mendonca (India), 2010; My Father - Basir Mahmood (Pakistan), 2010; Mongolism - Hui Tao (China), 2010; Talk about body - Hui Tao (China), 2013; Myth of modernity - Chulayarnnon Siriphol (Thailand), 2014; Kong Bei - Kavich Neang Phnom (Cambodia), 2015; Trance - Natasha Mendonca (India), 2016; Vuon Bau Xanh Tuoi - Quy Minh Truong Buon (Vietnam), 2016; Island - Ellie Kyungran Heo (South Korea), 2015; Nikki's here - Thanh Hoang (Vietnam), 2018.
SOUTHERN NETWORKS _ EASTERN EUROPE
Common political issues and related sensitivities bring Eastern European artists together, who become more and more present at Videobrasil in the 2000s.
Tajga - Ema Kugler (Slovenia), 1996; The sand collectors - Neven Korda Andric, Zemira Alajbegovic, 1996; Pure reality - Gert Hatsukov (Estonia), 2001; Fortune teller (November) - Bogdan Perzynski (Poland), 2004; Grandparents bed, from the Series Oblivion strategies - Neli Ruzic, 2005; Transflexio the exeption proves the rule - Edina Cecilia Horvath (Hungary), 2004; Red exp: dance with Miss Betty No.1 - Matej Ocepek (Slovenia) , 2005; Freon - Mihai Grecu, Thibault Gleize (Romania), 2004; Flow - Joanna Hoffmann (Poland), 2007; The slippery mountain - Galina Myznikova, Sergey Provorov (Russia), 2006; Iridium - Mihai Grecu (Romania), 2006; ABC-lynching - Maria Kramar (Russia), 2014; Ghost looking for its spirit - SLINKO (Ukraine), 2012; Gamsutl - Taus Makhacheva (Russia), 2012; Oo, a preview - Viktorija Rybakova (Lithuania), 2013; Copacul lui Gagarin - Mona Vatamanu & Florin Tudor (Romania), 2016; Exile exotic - Sasha Litvintseva Murmansk (Russia), 2015; Off-white tulips - Aykan Safoglu (Turkey), 2013; Biographies of objects - Natalia Skobeeva (Russia), 2018.
SOUTHERN NETWORKS _ OCEANIA
The exhibition compiles the presence of artists from Australia throughout the festival, which became expressive from the 1990s onwards.
Metronome - Floride Pavlovic (France-Australia),1994; Making out in Japan - Janet Merewether (Australia),1996; D - Void - Alan Schacher, Michelle Mahrer (Australia), 1995; Museum - Geoffrey Weary (Australia), 1996; Shibumi - Melinda Liu (Australia), 1995; Bridge of Hesitation - Alan Schacher (Australia), 1997; Memory 33 - Cameron Ironside, Rahmat Buwantoro (Australia/Indonesia), 1998; Cheap Blonde - Janet Merewether (Australia), 1998; RAPT - Justine Cooper (Australia), 1998; Love Hotel - Linda Wallace (Australia), 2000; By the way - Anna Davis, Atsushi Ogata (Australia/Japan), 2000; Arc of descent - Geoffrey Weary (Australia), 2001; Revolving door - Alex & David Beesley (Australia), 2006; The soundless spectre of motion - Bridget E. Walker (Australia), 2012; Des Deux Côtes - Andrew de Freitas (Australia), 2010.
SOUTHERN NETWORKS _ MIDDLE EAST
Vigorous, political and marked by continued conflicts in the area, the Middle Eastern production is represented in works by artists from Lebanon and other countries in the region.
My collected silences - Doron Solomons (Israel), 1996; Crazy of you - Akram Zaatari (Lebanon), 1997; Shameless transmission of desired transformations per day - Mahmoud Hojeij (Lebanon), 2000; Red chewing gum - Akram Zaatari (Lebanon), 2000; Trap - Khaled D. Ramadan (Lebanon), 2004; 9 years later - Dima El-Horr (Lebanon), 2004; Several inadequate things to say and do - Jeremiah Day, Nesrine Khodr (Lebanon), 2004; Vue panoramique - Bouchra Khalili (Morocco), 2005; Tank you - Ziad Antar (Lebanon), 2007; Exploring - Moran Shavit (Israel), 2010; The day you arrived to Buenos Aires - Aya Eliav, Iván Marino (Israel, Argentina), 2012; Into thin air into the ground - Haig Aivazian (Lebanon), 2013; Al Marhala Al Rabiaa - Ahmad Ghossein (Lebanon), 2015; This lemon tastes of apple - Hiwa K (Iraq), 2011; wa akhiran musiba - Maya Shurbaji (Syria), 2017; Torn - Nilbar Güres (Turkey); I am the hunter, I am the prey - Sadik Alfraji (Iraq), 2017.
SOUTHERN NETWORKS _ INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Works by artists and filmmakers from Brazil, Australia, Latin America and Africa.
O sangue da terra - Aurélio Michiles (Brazil), 1984; Night's high noon; an anti-terrain- Peter Callas (Australia), 1988; Wai'a Xavante - Paulo César Soares, 1988; Indio - Roberto Berliner, 1992; Aos guerreiros do silêncio - César Paes, Marie-Clémence Blanc Paes (Brazil/Madagascar), 1992; Blood earth - Kush Badhwar (India), 2013; Trans amazônica - Luciana Magno (Brazil), 2013; Pawqartampu - Felipe Esparza Pérez (Argentina), 2014; Amérika: bahía de las flechas - Ana Vaz (Brazil), 2016; Bárbara Balaclava - Thiago Martins de Melo, 2016; Ciudad Maya - Andrés Padilla Domene (Mexico), 2016; GRIN - Isael Maxakali, Roney Freitas (Brazil), 2016; Vai e vem - Louise Botkay, 2017; NUQA KAUSAKUSAQ QHEPAYKITAPAS - Claudia Martínez Garay (Peru), 2017; Interrupción del sueño - Noe Martinez (Mexico), 2018.
VIDEO AND POETRY _ Looped program on the LED Screen
The program transcends the more traditional forms of video poetry to reveal intersections between image and word, including film-essays and videos that touch on poetic making.
Câmara de ecos - DVD Waly (Brazil), 2003; Paulo Leminski vs. Waly Salomão, DVD Waly _ produção Olhar Eletrônico (Brazil), 1980; VT preparado AC/JC, Walter Silveira, 1986; Poesia é uma ou duas linhas e por trás uma imensa paisagem - João Moreira Salles (Brazil), 1990; Noosfera - Daniela Capelato, Monica Vendramini, 1993; Ali é um lugar que não conheço, Lucas Bambozzi, 1996; Com o oceano inteiro para nadar - Karen Harley, 1997; Tumitinhas - Eder Santos, 1998; Qual é o poema/ poeta da sua predileção? - Chico de Paula, Marcelo Braga, 1998; Sopro - Cao Guimarães, Rivane Neuenschwander, 2000; Quando eu vejo o mar, mas não vejo a embarcação - Eder Santos, 2003; Libanos - Joao Rache, Thiago Renco, 2003; Tomorrow everything will be alright, Akram Zaatari, 2010; Supercollider - Infection, Marc Swadel, Paul Swadel, 2004.
BFVPP_ BRAZILIAN FILM & VIDEO PRESERVATION PROJECT: ANNA BELLA GEIGER
An initiative of the Ostrovsky Family Fund, the Brazilian Film and Video Preservation Project (BFVPP) focuses on remastering and giving visibility to video works produced by women artists between 1960 and 1984.
Passagens I, 1974; Passagens II, 1974; Centerminal, 1974; Declaração em retrato I, 1974; Declaração em retrato II, 1975; Mapas elementares I, 1976; Mapas elementares II, 1976; Mapas elementares III, 1977; Local da ação, 1978; Quase mancha, 1981.