KAMUNA 2022
Stories behind the things
Sat, August 06, 2022 6:00 pm CEST
On August 6, 2022, 13 cultural institutions invite you to the 23rd Karlsruhe Museum Night.
From 6 p.m. to midnight, the museums, libraries and archives will open their doors and offer all culture enthusiasts the opportunity of a summer night visit. Here, literature meets media art, vintage cars meet vivarium residents, and regional history meets international art. The museums open up different perspectives on current and future social issues and create space for diverse discussions.
This year's Kamuna theme is "Stories behind things".
Stories are one of the most powerful forms of communication; they can teach, they can enlighten, and they can inspire. Their impact is not limited to conversations: they transcend the boundaries of countries and generations. Whether in a book, in pictures, in movies, on the radio, or online, stories are ubiquitous. They take us on a journey, entertain us, surprise us and enchant us. Everyone enjoys a good story.
Not only we humans, but also every object that is in our environment has its very own story - the most prominent ones with probably the most exciting stories are with us, in museums. What did they experience on their way to the exhibition, what makes them so special and what can we learn through them? We would like to share all these stories behind the things with you.
The ZKM shows extraordinary media art works which moves us today. Come along and learn about possible forms of coexistence between organic and artificial life forms in the exhibition "BioMedia. The Age of Media with Life-like Behavior." Learn about experimental video art and complex media installations that address issues of cultural identity, memory and mythologies in "John Sanborn. Between Order and Entropy", or pick up the controller yourself for a trip through the history of videogames in the exhibition "zkm_gameplay. the next level". We look forward to seeing you!
Our current exhibition »BioMedia« is open for you until midnight that day!
Program
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Museum rally for young and old
Meeting point: Foyer
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Guided tours, curator:inside tours and action tours
Meeting point: Guided tours with registration at the guided tour stand in the foyer
Time: 6pm-midnightContinuous in the ZKM exhibitions and »Behind the Scenes«.
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»Greenscreen Stories«
Location: In the »BioMedia« exhibition in the Atrium 8+9
Time: 6pm–11:30pmOpen workshop format without registration, open to participants of all ages. There will be interactive stations in the workshop area of the »BioMedia« exhibition where visitors:inside can learn about greenscreen technology and experiment with it in the exhibition space.
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Götz Dipper »Messenger's Report«, (2020), Multichannel Sound Installation
Location: ZKM Kubus
Time: 6pm-9:30pmMulti-channel sound installation
The sound installation »Messenger's Report« (2020) uses fragments of messenger reports from ancient Greek plays and arranges these fragments in ever new combinations, among other things with the help of artificial intelligence. The visitors get the impression of a polyphony in which ever new stories emerge.
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»Best of the Klangdom«
Location: ZKM Kubus
Time: 10pm-midnightKlangdom Concert
Listen to treasures from the archive of the Hertz-Lab and new electroacoustic works composed by our guest artists for the ZKM Klangdom.
Concert program:
Natasha Barrett: "Kernel Expansion" (2009), Fixed Media, 14’26’’
Mariam Gviniashvili »Trails«, (2021), Fixed Media, Higher-order Ambisonics, 12’
Commissioned by ZKM | Hertz-Lab as part of the project EASTN-DC, co-funded by the »Creative Europe Programme« of the European Union.<SA/JO> Sabine Schäfer / Joachim Krebs »SprachMilieu Nr. 3«, (2002/2009), aus »ProsaPhon(ie) – A Sonotopological Speech-soundConsistencyMachine« mit der Textlinie <flucht> von Konrad Bayer, Fixed Media, 14‘45‘‘
»Poetica Liquida« was created in the context of the joint ZKM/IRCAM residency.Lise-Lotte Norelius »You Are The Flower«, (2014), Fixed Media, 20’40’’
Ludger Brümmer »Glasharfe«, (2006), Fixed Media, 19’
Giulia Lorusso »Poetica Liquida«, (2022), Fixed Media, 12’
»Poetica Liquida« entstand im Rahmen der Joint ZKM/IRCAM Residency.Hildegard Westerkamp »Für Dich - For You«, (2005), Fixed Media, 21‘
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»robotcowboy« by Dan Wilcox
Location: Outdoor area
Time: no fixed timeExperimental Sound Performance
As a live experiment in wearable computing, »robotcowboy« will appear in front of the ZKM main entrance and activate his various devices. Will it work? Let's find out together..
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»(Art) Stories on the Trail«
Location: ZKM Library
Time: 6pm–10pmDiscover – from station to station – interesting stories in the ZKM library. A select scavenger hunt.
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»Lifesavers wanted!«
Location: ZKM Lecture Hall (Information stand & registration)
Time: 6pm–11pmPublic typing campaign by blut.eV Weingarten. Become a stem cell donor and register quickly and free of charge!
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Roll & Write lottery »My Mäzen:in!«
Location: ZKM Foyer
Time: 6pm–midgnightGet to know the Förderverein of the ZKM and experience playfully why it is important to support art.
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Music, drinks & chill-out area
Location: ZKM Insel Hub
Time: 6pm–midnightin good weather on the forecourt with mint bistro.café.bar.catering
Music and Visuals by Comté, Paul Henri and Weirdwithcod
Cooperation partner for the Klangdom Concert
The composition »Sound-SpeechMilieu No. 3« is performed with the kind support of Südwestrundfunk (SWR).
Mariam Gviniashvili´s work »Trails« is comissioned by ZKM | Hertz-Lab as part of the project EASTN-DC, co-founded by the »Creative Europe Programme« of the European Union.
Organizing Organization / Institution
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Kooperationspartner für das Klangdomkonzert
