Un_imaginable

Cover of the publication »Un_imaginable«
Type of publication
Exhibition catalog, CD-ROM/DVD
Author / Editor
Dennis Del Favero, Ursula Frohne and Peter Weibel (Eds.)
Publishing house, place
Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern
Year
2008
Content

Recent developments affecting every sphere of life-from the ecological through to the judicial have redefined our notion of the unbelievable. While maintaining continuities with a long history of the irreal, this new unimaginary confronts us with radically diverse realities, reformulating the condition and expression of life itself. Digital imagery plays a critical role in this reformulated notion, since it presents itself not only as a medium but also as a limit of contemporaneity. The »un_imaginable« project invites a range of internationally noted artists and writers to investigate this new unimaginary, and to explore the unique qualities of its terrain. Six current and historical video works on DVD are accompanied by a 144-page book of essays investigating the broad theoretical-philosophical aspects of the topic as well as more closely examining and commenting upon the works presented.

Language
English
Description
143 p. : ill. + 1 DVD
ISBN
978-3-7757-2152-3
Organization / Institution
ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe
Partners
iCinema Center / University of New South Wales ; University of Pittsburgh