Assistant Arts Officer

dublin | arts and media | event notice Friday February 13, 2009 16:16 by Sinead Connolly - Dublin City Council

International Guerrilla Video Festival

The International Guerrilla Video Festival (IGVFest) is a mobile exhibition of video art that will be held 19-20 February in three unique areas of the city: Talbot Street, Parnell Street (19th) and Rathmines (20th). Using a converted rickshaw, the festival navigates the city, stopping to project films directly on to buildings, monuments and temporary structures, illuminating the urban landscape.

The International Guerrilla Video Festival (IGVFest) is a mobile exhibition of video art that will be held 19-20 February in three unique areas of the city: Talbot Street, Parnell Street (19th) and Rathmines (20th). Using a converted rickshaw, the festival navigates the city, stopping to project films directly on to buildings, monuments and temporary structures, illuminating the urban landscape.

The festival aims to counter the growth of ever-present billboards and advertising screens that have transformed the urban setting into a homogeneous landscape, extending from New York to Shanghai. Over 50 international artists will be participating with films that engage the distinct social and architectural character of each site. The International Guerrilla Video Festival, previously held in Florence and Milan, suggests new possibilities in the relationship between art and the social context.
Times: 5 – 10pm
More information can be found at www.igvfest.com or www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture.

Open Spaces
Open Spaces is a unique programme of partnered events, talks and critical response through which Dublin City Council aims to stimulate dialogue, inspire new thought and suggest creative partnerships to support artists engagement with Dublin’s open spaces. Open Spaces seeks to explore the possibilities of innovative contemporary arts practice in the city. The International Guerrilla Video Festival Dublin 2009 is part of the Open Spaces programme

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