Alfred Banze : Art moves

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THE BANYAN TREE
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Fiji Museum, Suva, 2th - 27th Feb, 2010

In the northern latitudes the Banyan Tree is known as “Ficus” in the flowerpot, in the tropics, he is revered, loved and feared. In the Pacific , the Banyan Tree has cultural importance.

After Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Berlin and Papeete, Rarotonga, Suva is the 6th station of the worldwide touring exhibition THE BANYAN TREE, it shows paintings, sculptures, videos, photos and installations by more than 50 artists from 20 countries, Josaia Mc Namara, Teweiariki Teaero, Allen Aillani Alo and Paula Linga represent the Fijian art scene. The art works have been collected by the German media artist Alfred Banze. Inspired from these works, he organized numerous workshops for children and young people in schools, galleries, cultural centers and artists’ studios in many countries arround the globe. The now displayed exhibition shows both, the original artworks and the remixes by children and young people, all inspired by the Banyan Tree.

Accompanying to the exhibition, workshops, screenings and talks take place:

Guided tour through the exhibition
Fiji Museum, Tuesday 23th of February, 6 pm

Banyan Social Art Symposium
Fiji Art Council, Wednesday, 24th of February, 6 pm

Banyan Workshop for visual artists, musicians, writers
Oceania Center at USP, Wednesday 24th - Friday 26th, 10 am - 4 pm

Banyan Workshop Presentation
Oceania Center, Friday 26th of February, 6 pm

further informations:
http://www.banyan-project.de

call 3315944 + 9251020

Supported by: Fiji Museum, Oceania Center, Fiji Art Council, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, German Institute for Foreign Relations (IFA), Culture Department, City of Berlin-Neukölln

THE BANYAN TREE
National Museum Cook Islands
8th - 22nd January 2010

During January of 2010 the Cook Islands National Museum hosts the Banyan Project, a major international exhibition featuring 50 artists from 20 countries including the Cook Islands. The show comprises of paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs and installations.

Exhibition Curator Alfred Banze who first visited the Cook Islands in 1993 is pleased to welcome the audience to a “journey around the world.” After Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Berlin and Papeete, Rarotonga is the 5fth station to feature the world wide touring exhibition. Representing the Cook Islands are local artists Mereana Hutchinson and Mahiriki Tangaroa.

further informations:
http://www.banyan-project.de

Christine Falk et Alfred Banze, Allemagne

Gauguin Museum
Papeari - Tahiti
Tel: (689) 57-10-58

Ouvert tous les jours de 9h à 17h

Vernissage le 5 décembre à 16h
L’exposition se poursuivra jusqu’au 20 décembre 2009

Les deux artistes allemands Christine Falk et Alfred Banze présentent leur projet d’échanges culturels THE BANYAN TREE au centre des Métiers d’Art et au Musée Gauguin. L’exposition au Musée Gauguin montre des sculptures créées par cinq artistes sélectionnés en d’Asie du Sud-est. Alfred Banze présente également ses travaux autour du Banyan, des dessins sous forme de journal et son installation média «Studio». Christine Falk a apporté certains de ses tableaux, des impressions du Tibet, des paysages urbains de Berlin et également quatre peintures de Bouddha.

11. September - 1. November 2009
Galerie im Körnerpark
Schierker Straße 8, 12051 Berlin
Di - So 10.00 - 18.00 Uhr
Tel.: (030) 68 09 28 76

Guy Wouete, Kamerun / Vitshois Mwilambwe-Bondo, R. D. Kongo / Amrit Chusuwan, Thailand / Sakarin Krue-on, Thailand / Laiza Pautehea, Tahiti / Andreas Dettloff, Tahiti / Will Guthrie, Australien / Juliane Heise, Berlin / Thorsten Streichardt, Berlin / Clea T. Waite, Berlin / Matthias Schellenberger, Berlin / Michael Vorfeld, Berlin / Veronika Radulovic, Berlin, Projektleitung: Christine Falk + Alfred Banze, Berlin

In our latitudes he is known as “Ficus” in the flowerpot, everywhere in the tropics, he is revered, loved and feared: The Banyan Tree. The Berlin based media artist Alfred Banze has gathered artworks from 25 countries, for a global experiment in art and cultural practice. The exhibition at Galerie im Körnerpark in Berlin shows both, the artworks and their interpretations - Remixes - by children and young people from around the world. In Berlin-Neukoelln 15 involved artists come together to do workshops, performances and presentations.

In unseren Breitengraden kennt man ihn als Ficus im Blumentopf, überall in den Tropen wird er verehrt, geliebt und auch gefürchtet. Zum Banyanbaum hat der Berliner Medienkünstler Alfred Banze Kunstwerke aus 25 Ländern zusammengetragen für ein globales Experiment der Kunst und Kulturpraxis. Die Ausstellung zeigt beides, die Kunstwerke und deren Interpretationen - Remixes - von Kindern, Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenenen aus aller Welt. In Neukölln treffen sich beteiligte Künstler zu Workshops, Performances und Präsentationen.

07. Oktober, Mittwoch, 18.00 Uhr - Banyan Talk Talk I
Performances, Videos, Musik und Gespräche

09. Oktober, Freitag, 13.00 Uhr - Banyan Talk Talk II
Workshop-Präsentation mit allen Projektteilnehmern

21. Oktober, Mittwoch, 18.00 Uhr - Banyan Talk Talk III
Gespräche zur Biologie und Kultur des Banyanbaumes

In march 2009, we made a 3 day workshop at Wat Opot, a center for HIV infected children and orphans in Takeo, Cambodia. See the result, a short movie.