Category Archives: Oeuvres

Neven Korda, Yu sen (FV Video, 1983)

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Triminutni video ‘Yu sen’ predstavlja enega prvih samostojnih del Nevena Korda in video sekcije FV, kreativne skupine, ki je delovala znotraj različnih umetniških disciplin (glasba, gledališče, vizualna umetnost). Zaznamuje ga dokaj rudimentarna kolažirana struktura, ki v novo pomensko in vizualno celoto zahvaljujoč spretni montaži koherentno povezuje skupek najdenih posnetkov; prav nenehna reciklaža uporabljenega materiala je kasneje predstavljala enega ključnih elementov avtorske prakse Nevena Korde. Odnos med zvokom in sliko kot ena najosnovnejših premis (takšne ali drugačne) video produkcije je konstitutivni element formalne in sporočilne vrednosti dela, ki prepriča z ambivalentnostjo in nedorečnostjo svojega sporočila.

‘Yu sen’ torej ni protestno delo, pač pa odraz nazorov tedanje mlade generacije, ki je živela v svetu mitov in legend o junaških prednikih. Primarni material dela sestavljajo filmski zapisi (po vsej verjetnosti del nekega povojnega propagandnega filma), ki prikazujejo takratnega predsednika Josipa Broza Tita v različnih ikoničnih situacijah – nagovarjajočega množico z balkona, pregledujočega postrojene čete ali mahajočega iz avtomobila. Njegov glas je nadomeščen z (očitno) mlajšim interpretom, ki prebira slovenski prevod nagovora na temo ustvarjanja nove, pravičnejše družbe, temelječe na bratstvu, enotnosti in enakosti. Continue reading →

Miha Vipotnik: Videogram 4 (1976-1979)

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Miha Vipotnik, Videogram 4

Watch preview of Videogram 4 at DIVA Station

(Vstop v TV studio) Sredi 70-ih let je Miha Vipotnik na ALU v Ljubljani študiral slikarstvo in zanimalo ga je, ali lahko slika v skladu s časom. To je bil vstop v video, in kot prvi je tam zaključil tudi podiplomski študij iz videa. In to s kompleksnim eksperimentalnim projektom Videogram 4. Kako je bilo to mogoče, glede na to, da video oprema v jugoslovanskem prostoru v tistem času enostavno ni bila na razpolago posameznikom? Ni bilo enostavno. Vendar je s svojim entuziazmom in prepričljivostjo le uspel prodreti v profesionalni televizijski studio in v sodelovanju s tamkajšnjimi strokovnjaki izrabiti tehnične zmožnosti za eksperimentiranje z elektronsko sliko. Sprva v seriji Videografike in naprej vrsto let vse do Videograma 4. Continue reading →

Interview with Neven Korda: Pleasure in Discipline

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Interviewed by: Nika Grabar

The video Discipline was created as a part of Borghesia’s music video series. The series is entitled The Triumph of Desire, which clearly refers to Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will. Why did you choose such a title and how did you refer to the film?

Indeed, The Triumph of Desire is my title and it does refer to Riefenstahl, but on the other hand, it refers especially to the situation in which these videos were made. I made some parts of it after I was no longer part of Borghesia. Approximately six months after the break-up of the band, I chewed on The Triumph of Desire music video collection. I wanted to create a whole, and suddenly everything went down the drain. Despite this, I wanted
to realise the project. The videos were made, which for me meant that a desire had triumphed. Hence, the title – The Triumph of Desire. The video series was then released in an edition of approximately 300 copies. The premiere took place at Kinodvor, then Kino Sloga, which still screened pornographic films. But it was the only cinema with a cinema video projector.

ENGLISH: Interview with Neven Korda Pleasure in Discipline (pdf)

SLOVENE: Intervju z Nevenom Kordo Užitek v disciplini (pdf)

The interview was first published in April 2012 in the book entitled From Consideration to Commitment: Art in Critical Confrontation to Society (Belgrade, Ljubljana, Skopje, Zagreb: 1990-2010) co-edited by SCCA-Ljubljana.