My Global Life

A Youtube TV Magazine. Videoclips, animations, puppetry, soap opera, documentations, interviews,
funny and serious stuff, made in workshops in Berlin-Neukölln in summer 2010. Directed by Alfred Banze,
Christine Falk, Matthias Schellenberger, Berlin; Gunnar Friel, Düsseldorf; Susanne S.D. Themlitz, Lissabon;
Juhani Koivumaki, Helsinki. Supported by Projektfonds Kulturelle Bildung Berlin. More info: www.banyan-project.de

Dank Projektfonds Kulturelle Bildung konnten im Sommer/Herbst 2010 in Berlin Neukölln 3 weitere Banyan- Workshops stattfinden:  MY GLOBAL LIFE. Seit 2004 sind im Rahmen des BANYAN PROJECT ca. 50 Video-Beiträge von Kindern, Jugendlichen, jungen Erwachenen aus aller Welt entstanden, die von den Kunstwerken der Banyan-Wanderausstellung inspiriert sind, aber vor allem von den jungen Machern selbst und ihren Lebensumständen berichten. MY GLOBAL LIFE geht von diesen Videos aus. Wie kommen diese in Neukölln an? Wie kann man sie neu zusammenfassen, ordnen, moderieren? Neue Beiträge sollen entstehen, berichten aus Neukölln: MY GLOBAL LIFE – Ein Online-Magazin für Jugendliche aus aller Welt, eine Website, ein Videochannel bei Youtube. Zu diesem Zweck entwickeln straffällig gewordene Jugendliche bei Stattknast e.V. STORYBOARDS, basierend auf eigenen Erlebnissen, im Kinderhaus Sternschnuppe/Schulstation Herman Nohl Schule für Lernhilfe enstehen daraufhin ANIMATIONS-FILME aus Knete und Papier, an der Fritz-Karsen-Schule werden REPORTAGEN gedreht, im IB arbeiten Gruppen an  Spielszenen (Stichwort SOAP OPERA) und an der MODERATION. Das Magazin stellt assoziative Bezüge zwischen den Beiträgen her, ob sie in einem Kinderheim für Aidsopfer in Kambodscha entstanden, oder in einem Projekt der beruflichen Orientierung in Neukölln. Fernsehen wörtlich genommen: Der Stadttteil und die weite Welt rücken zusammen, ein Experiment zur Erkennung globaler Zusammenhänge und zur Völkerverständigung auch im Kleinen. Die beteiligten Künstler aus Berlin Matthias Schellenberger, Christine Falk + Alfred Banze agieren als Scouts für die Künstler von auswärts, Susanne S.D. Themlitz, Lissabon + Köln / Juhani Koivumaki, Helsinki / Gunnar Friel, Düsseldorf.

The Banyan Tree in Fiji

THE BANYAN TREE / baka, pargad. Exhibition at 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:
www.banyan-project.de

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 in Cook Islands

Exhibition + workshop at 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: www.banyan-project.de

Banyan Project

In our latitudes he is known as “Ficus” in the flowerpot, everywhere in the tropics, he is revered, loved and feared: The Banyan Tree. 2004 – 09, the Berlin based media artist Alfred Banze has gathered artworks from 25 countries, for a global experiment in art and cultural practice. 11 exhibitions worldwide in 2009 -11 showed both, the artworks and their interpretations – Remixes – by children and young people from around the world. www.banyan.campingakademie.org

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A Ghost in the Tree

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

The Banyan Tree in Phnom Penh

Metahouse Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 10th to 22th 2009

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Metahouse, a cultural center for Art and Films, run by the German filmmaker Nicolas Mesterharm, is mutch smaller than the National Museum in Bangkok. So, we focused on that artworks, which have been used in the workshops here two years ago. And we selected some other works, which fit to this place and the country. At Wat Opot, a center for HIV infected children and orphans in Takeo, we made a new workshop. We made a movie together.
More infos: www.banyan-project.de

Banyan Project in Guyana

In Guyana, 3 Banyan Workshops took place:
At Burrowes School of Art Georgetown, in cooperation with the painter George Simon, University of Guyana, Amerindian Research Unit + Department of Fine Arts, at Surama Primary School in Surama, an amerindian village in the south of Guyana, and at Bina Hill Institute in Rupununi District, south of Guyana
Great results, lot of dances etc: www.banyan-project.de/08-01-8

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