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MAKE WALLS TALK!Festival - Genius Loci Weimar
AT THE START OF THE 11TH GENIUS LOCI WEIMAR FESTIVAL FOR VIDEO MAPPING
 
AND MEDIA ARCHITECTURE 
 
 
30 August - 01 September 2024
 
 
The international festival for video mapping and media architecture Genius Loci Weimar starts this weekend. An international competition was also announced this year in spring. Not entirely unaffected by current political and social developments, this year the Buchenwald Memorial and its architecture were called out under the title ‘It feels like 5 to 33’.
 
This year, over one hundred works from 22 different countries were submitted by video and media artists from all over the world on this theme. The three projections will be projected onto the facades of the venues from 20:00 to 01:00 on the three days of the festival. 
 
The festival route begins with a production by mammasONica/IT at the seven relief steles, each of which represents a year of the camp. The route continues along the Street of Nations, which connects the three ring graves, with projections on the 18 pylons, illuminated by Area Composer/D. This is followed by the 50 metre high bell tower, on which visitors can expect a large light installation by Marina Konther and Martin Etienne/F. Further light and video installations complete the festival route. 
 
This year's Genius Loci Festival is dedicated to a special and sensitive location. The focus is on the careful handling of this place of remembrance, commemoration and warning. The three installations that will be presented this year have been designed in prudent harmony with the history and dignity of this place. They are intended to honour the memory of the victims and to help us not to lose sight of the critical view of the present and current developments by looking into the past. 
 
Visitors can experience impressive installations at the Buchenwald Memorial free of charge. The museum on the history of the Buchenwald Memorial will also be open during the festival and accessible to all.
 
There are car parks at the memorial as well as bus and car parking spaces at the Buchenwald Memorial, although these are limited. We therefore recommend that you form car pools or use our free bus service. There is a special bus service for this year's event which will run on the days of the event. From the centre of Weimar (Goetheplatz and the main railway station), buses will run directly to the venue every 15 minutes from 8.00 pm. More details on our website.
 
Unfortunately, the site is not fully accessible for people with disabilities. If you register at orga@genius-loci-weimar.org, we can provide joint access to the event.
Further information about the festival can be found on the Genius Loci Weimar website: www.genius-loci-weimar.org/de
 
Genius Loci Weimar is organised by the festival organisation MXPerience gUG, this time in cooperation with the Buchenwald Memorial, the State of Thuringia, the City of Culture Weimar, Weimar Summer, ReBeam, Logando, Stadtwerke Weimar and Sparkasse Mittelthüringen. The international festival for audiovisual projections GENIUS LOCI WEIMAR was launched in 2012 as part of the Weimar Summer initiative. Over 50,000 visitors now flock to Weimar every year to experience the festival weekend. Ideally located in the city of poets, musicians and thinkers, the festival has become an important cultural event for Thuringia.

EINLADUNG zur ArtistNight 2024 bei GENIUS LOCI WEIMAR!

"Sehr geehrte/r ,

wir freuen uns, Sie zur ArtistNight 2024 einladen zu dürfen.

Datum: Samstag, 31. August 2024

Uhrzeit: 19.00 Uhr

Ort: Das Tagungshaus am Mahnmal Buchenwald

Unsere diesjährige ArtistNight beginnt mit einer Einführung zum diesjährigen Genius Loci Weimar

Festival mit der Themensetzung „Mahnmal Buchenwald“. Dabei kommen die beteiligten Künstler

zu Wort, die den Wettbewerb gewonnen haben, ihre Werke auf dem diesjährigen Festival

präsentieren und uns Einblicke in ihre Gedanken und kreativen Prozesse geben.

Im Anschluss an die Präsentation werden Getränke und Snacks gereicht und wir werden gemeinsam

einen Rundgang über das Gelände machen und die Veranstaltung anschauen.

Wir freuen uns sehr, Sie zu dieser Veranstaltung begrüßen zu dürfen und laden Sie, gerne auch mit

Begleitung, herzlich ein.

Die Plätze im Tagungshaus sind limitiert, daher bitten wir um eine Teilnahmebestätigung, am besten

per Mail an info@genius-loci-weimar.org. Wenn Sie mit dem Auto anreisen, fragen Sie uns nach

der Anfahrtsbeschreibung zum Tagungshaus, wo Sie auch parken können.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen"


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INVITATION PRESS PREVIEW

Save the date: INVITATION TO PRESS PREVIEW

29 August 2024, 8pm


Genius Loci Weimar and the Buchenwald Memorial invite you to the PRE-OPENING OF THE 11th GENIUS LOCI WEIMAR FESTIVAL FOR VIDEOMAPPING AND MEDIA ARCHITECTURE


The 11th edition of the Genius Loci Weimar Festival for Videomapping and Media Architecture will take place for the first time in Buchenwald from 30 August to 1 September 2024:

International groups of artists will use their audio, light and video installations to illuminate the architecture and elements of the memorial, which was erected in 1958 as a national monument of the GDR near the mass graves of the Buchenwald concentration camp on the southern slope of the Ettersberg. One of the tasks of the competition was to allow the fates and events that the memorial does not commemorate to appear in the projections. The mass graves themselves and the group of figures by Fritz Cremer were excluded from the competition.



On the weekend of the festival, state elections will be held in Thuringia and Saxony. Not only there, but also in Germany and worldwide, shrill populism and misanthropic extremism are on the rise. The Buchenwald Memorial, Genius Loci, the City of Weimar and the Free State of Thuringia are not entirely unaffected by these social and political events and are sending out a clear message from this historic site that the past must not be forgotten for the sake of a better future.


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Preview of illumination and projection at the Buchenwald Memorial.
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We cordially invite you to the press preview on 29 August 2024 at 20:00 in the conference house (Tagungshaus) at the Memorial. There will be an opportunity to preview the projections, including a guided tour, and get an insight into the festival before the official opening. Please register at presse@genius-loci-weimar.org.

Artists from all over the world were invited to take part in the competition, which carries a prize of 30.000 euros. More than 100 works from 22 countries were submitted under the theme "It feels like 5 to 33". The three competition venues are the Stelenweg, the Straße der Nationen and the Glockenturm. 


The Italian group mammasONica/IT/Catania will be staging their work "Ghostpoets" on the Stelenweg. There are seven stelae in all, symbolising the seven-year history of Buchenwald. Each projection will highlight a different aspect of the life and suffering of the inmates - and also show what the stelae do not say. 

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The first Stele: Building of the camp      mammasONica – Ghostpoets


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Area Composer from Düsseldorf/D illuminate the street of nations. In their work "EMPATHY", they use a multi-channel soundscape and their "liquid image" to transform images and impressions from Buchenwald, which flow into one another, into a human path of fate.


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The Street of Nations                               “Empathy” – Area Composer / D


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Marina Konther/F performs in the bell tower together with sound designer Martin Etienne /F. 

"Die Stille", based on the poem of the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke, tells of man's longing for love in a world that makes it impossible through exclusion and war. They use traditional animation techniques with sand, paper and clay. 


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The bell tower                                           “Die Stille” – Marina Konther and Martin Etienne / F



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The Genius Loci Weimar Festival is recognised worldwide for its unique fusion of digital technology, artistic expression and historical heritage. By integrating site-specific audiovisual art and historical sites through video mapping, projection techniques and contemporary technology, the festival offers new perspectives on well-known public spaces. Since its inception in 2012, it has become a preeminent international platform for independent artistic work in the field of video mapping, setting the standard for technological innovation. This year alone, more than 100 artists from 22 different countries and three continents have submitted their work, contributing to the continued success of the festival, which attracts more than 50,000 visitors each year.


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Genius Loci Weimar is organised by MXPerience gUG. 


We would like to take this opportunity to thank our supporters, sponsors and partners: the Free State of Thuringia, the Buchenwald Memorial, the Thuringian State Chancellery, Stadtwerke Weimar, the City of Weimar, Sparkasse Mittelthüringen, Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Initiative Weimarer Sommer, Kunstfest Weimar, Stiftung Thüringer Schlösser und Gärten, Weimarer Wohnstätte, Franz List University of Music Weimar, Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar, Stiftung Schloss Friedensstein Weimar, Logando Display& Media Solutions GmbH, rebeam, Epson Exceed your Vision and Lighthouse of digital art Berlin.


 





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Emptiness = Inspiration? Immerse yourself into silence. Sound. Images. Nothing.

Emptiness = Inspiration? Immerse yourself into silence. Sound. Images. Nothing. from Mahir Duman on Vimeo.

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Emptiness = Inspiration? Immerse yourself into silence.
Sound. Images. Nothing.

With this installation we invite our visitors to immerse into an extraordinary auditory and visual journey. Utilizing state-of-the-art 3D binaural microphones and headphones, we seamlessly weave a tapestry of experiences through ethereal soundscape and mesmerizing visuals crafted by the artists. From intimate storytelling and guided meditations to whispered musings and mesmerizing voice effects. With this unique nature inspired composition and repetitive alternation of auditory-visual symphonies of the senses and pure silence, we invite visitors to embark on a journey of lucid dreaming. A state of hypnosis and deep relaxation that engages the senses and encourages deep introspection in a truly immersive and intimate environment.

Mahir Duman
is a Berlin-based visual artist and VJ known for his dynamic live performances and immersive installations across Europe. With expertise in video art, projection mapping, and visuals performance, he crafts surreal narratives that challenge perception and evoke profound emotional responses. By intertwining music with mesmerizing visuals, Duman aims to forge a deep connection between humanity and the cosmos.

https://popkinsart.com
https://www.instagram.com/popkinsart/


Karl Pannek
is a Berlin based programmer, music technology enthusiast and sound tinkerer.

Katja von der Forst
explores states of consciousness and developmental movements. She creates individual/collective and interactive spaces of self experience and interconnection.

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Leere = Inspiration? Eintauchen in die Stille. Klang. Bilder. Nichts.

Diese Kunstinstallation ist eine Immersion zwischen Sound- & Visual Art und meditativer Praxis.

Erlebe eine außergewöhnliche auditive und visuelle Reise. Mit modernsten binauralen 3D-Mikrofonen und Kopfhörern weben wir einen Teppich von Erfahrungen durch ätherische Klanglandschaften und hypnotisierende Visualisierungen, die von den Künstlern geschaffen wurden. Von intimen Erzählungen und geführten Meditationen bis hin zu geflüsterten Träumereien und hypnotisierenden Stimmeffekten. Mit dieser naturinspirierten Komposition und dem repetativen Wechsel von auditiv visuellen Symphonien der Sinne und purer Stille, laden wir die Besucher ein, sich auf eine Reise des luziden Träumens zu begeben. Einen Zustand der Hypnose und der tiefen Entspannung zu erleben, der die Sinne anspricht und eine tiefe Introspektion in einer wahrhaft eindringlichen und intimen Umgebung fördert.


Mahir Duman
ist ein in Berlin lebender visueller Künstler und VJ, der für seine dynamischen Live-Performances und immersiven Installationen in ganz Europa bekannt ist. Mit seiner Expertise in Videokunst, Projection Mapping und visueller Performance schafft er surreale Erzählungen.Durch die Verflechtung von Musik und faszinierenden visuellen Effekten möchte Duman eine tiefe Verbindung zwischen der Menschheit und dem Kosmos herstellen.

https://popkinsart.com
https://www.instagram.com/popkinsart/

Karl Pannek
ist ein in Berlin lebender Programmierer, Musiktechnologie-Enthusiast und Soundtüftler.

Katja von der Forst
erforscht Bewusstseinszustände und Entwicklungsbewegungen. Sie erschafft interaktive Räume in denen die Selbsterfahrung und kollektive Verbundenheit im Mittelpunkt stehen.