Refuse, Redux
Aug 25th, 2008 by Jinja
The Rubbish Project takes center stage at Meta-House Tuesday night, August 26th, 7:00 pm. Check out photos and video of their giant Naga Project from Siem Reap!
More: http://therubbishproject.blogspot.com
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Dear Meta House Friends! Tonite, Tuesday 26, 7PM, we invite you for an evening with the Cambodian artist Leang Seckon, who earned himself an (international) reputation not only for his mixed media works, but also for his environmetal arts. His RUBBISH PROJECT had a great success with last year's fashion show @ Elsewhere. At Meta House he is presenting his NAGA installation (for the last World Water Day) in Siem Reap with a slide show and a Q&A (together with his partner/friend Fleur Smith). Pls. join this event and meet "Freedom Artist" Leang Seckon, an extraorinary Cambodian.... Below our film program for this week - detailed infos at the bottom. C u @ Meta, best, NICO WED, 27/08 GERMAN CINEMA - THE COUNTERFEITERS Stefan Ruzowtzki and Adolf Burger (2007, 109 min) THUR, 28/08 BLUES & FUNK SPECIAL John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers Johnny Guitar Watson (Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1993) FRI, 29/08 LATIN DOCFEST 1. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED Venezuela, 2002; Bartley/O’Briain (Ireland) 2. SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE Tom Fawthrop’s documentary about Cuba’s health system. SAT, 30/08 FOCUS CAMBODIA/DOUBLE FEATURE 1. DOGORA Patrice Leconte, (2004, 80 min) 2. BARAKA Ron Fricke, (Koyaanisqatsi), 1992 SUN, 31/08 SET IN ASIA Film presented by Florianne Wild +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TUES, 26/08 ARTIST SPECIAL: LEANG SECKON Leang Seckon, contemporary so-called Freedom artist will present his NAGA installation in Siem Reap - together with Fleur Smith. Leang Seckon is famous for his usage of waste materials to created is unique artwork style. WED, 27/08 GERMAN CINEMA THE COUNTERFEITERS The incredible true story of Salomon Sorowitsch – awarded with an “Oscar”: After getting arrested in a German concentration camp in 1944, he is forced to help the Nazis in an organized counterfeit operation set up to flood and destroy the Allied economies. By Stefan Ruzowtzki and Adolf Burger (2007, 109 min.) THUR, 28/08 BLUES & FUNK SPECIAL With two guitar masters: John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (70th Birthday Concert live with Eric Clapton, Chris Barber and Mick Taylor) and Johnny Guitar Watson (Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1993) FRI, 29/08 LATIN DOCFEST 1. THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED Venezuela, 2002: People power reversed a military coup and reinstated elected President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Documentary by Bartley/O’Briain (Ireland) 2. SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE Tom Fawthrop’s documentary about Cuba’s health system. SAT, 30/08 FOCUS CAMBODIA/DOUBLE FEATURE 1. DOGORA Dogora captures the daily routines of the people of Cambodia - a street level documentary by Patrice Leconte, without any explanation. (2004, 80 min) 2. BARAKA Baraka (1992) is a 70 mm purely cinematic visual film directed by Ron Fricke, cinematographer for Koyaanisqatsi. The movie was filmed in 24 countries and features a number of long tracking shots - including one through Tuol Sleng in Cambodia. SUN, 31/08 SET IN ASIA Film presented by Florianne Wild (Ph.D. in Film and French). For detailed information, please contact directly Florianne Wild email: fwild59@hotmail.com
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