HYBRID Box extended
ERRATIC CURRENTS 10.–12.10. Martine Syms „DED“
After three years the HYBRID Box has moved from its permanent location on the Festspielhaus front square in 2024 and has now become the HYBRID Box extended.
The HYBRID Box extended will make a temporary appearance in Dresden and beyond. In Dresden, the HYBRID Box extended 2024 will be represented by the three-part exhibition series “ERRATIC CURRENTS” in Dresden’s city center. For a total of three periods, ERRATIC CURRENTS will bring together works of art that build bridges to hidden, sometimes metaphysical territories. In the synthesis of digital precision and a dazzling indeterminacy created there, the echo of individual and collective identities can be perceived.
As part of the HYBRID Biennale (12.-27.10.2024), PYLON is presenting three special contemporary video works with ERRATIC CURRENTS at Kraftwerk Mitte 7 on three weekends each. In addition to works by Jacolby Satterwhite and Sondra Perry, a work by Martine Syms will also be shown.
The exhibition is open from Thursday – Saturday from 16:00-19:00.
„DED“ by Martine Syms
One of the highlights of this series is the screening of the video work „DED“ by Martine Syms from October 10-12, which also kicks off the “ERRATIC CURRENTS” series. The work explores the role of media and pop culture in the construction and preservation of identity. Syms questions how performativity and self-presentation are shaped by digital platforms and at the same time critically reflected upon. With humor and irony, she shows how the perception of authenticity is manipulated by the media.
A key focus of „DED“ is the examination of the concept of ‘digital death’ and the ways in which social media and the internet are transforming our understanding of grief, memory and identity. Syms illustrates the impact of contemporary technologies on the experience of death, whether through the digital remnants of an individual on social networks or through the manner in which narratives are conveyed and consumed online. The dissolution of the distinction between reality and virtuality is of paramount importance, as Syms elucidates the manner in which this demarcation affects and frequently distorts Black identities.
„DED“ is a multifaceted short film that can be interpreted as both a self-portrait and a critical examination of Black identity and its representation in the media. The Los Angeles-based artist frequently addresses themes pertaining to technology, popular culture, and the cultural heritage of the Black diaspora. Her multidisciplinary approach, which incorporates video, performance, and text, enables the unfolding of complex narratives that delve deeply into these themes.
Additional Exhibition Dates
17.-19.10. „Blessed Avenue“ by Jacolby Satterwhite
24.-26.10 „IT’S IN THE GAME“ by Sondra Perry
ERRATIC CURRENTS is a project by PYLON in cooperation with HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts as part of the HYBRID Biennale 2024.
The screening series ERRATIC CURRENTS is a cooperation between PYLON and Hellerau – European Center for the Arts and is funded by the City of Dresden – Office for Culture and Monument Protection and the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony as well as by the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony. This measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament. The premises are partly provided by Wir Gestalten Dresden and Kreativ.Raum.Börse.
