As part of the European Heritage Days, the Telegraph will host a video screening of ten short films by Mark Ther made before 2004, accompanied by a commentary by the artist and a short discussion at the end.
Mark Ther has been featured in the Telegraph since 2022 with an exhibition entitled May. The collaboration went on to Signal III and Connections, where he portrayed the architectural concept of the exhibitions.
In the person and work of Mark Ther the well-known cliché about the inseparable connection between life and art comes true. His work is largely characterised by his outward appearance and his genuine, immediate interest in things. He is primarily concerned with feature films, gallery installations and drawing. His way of working is characterised by a director's approach, directing individual details and elements of meaning into a final whole. In this way, he creates plastic and (seemingly) authentic fictional worlds, within which he deals with themes related to the objects of his fascination. Whether it is a play with language, the fate of the Sudetenland and its inhabitants, queer themes or fashion. He often takes the aforementioned authenticity to a certain extreme, only to undermine its authenticity himself and give us a glimpse of the backstage. A number of lines of interpretation could certainly be successfully developed in relation to Mark's vast body of work, aiming at his profound theoretical reflection. But one could equally say that the most interesting thing about Mark Ther is Mark Ther himself.
Text about the author: Michal Jalůvka
Complete DED program:
Saturday 7 Sep 2024
Jake Chapman Exhibition: FLOTSAM & JETSAM
10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Guided Tours of the Telegraph Building
3:00 p.m. LITTLE T: OZI - Voice of the Forest
7:00 p.m. Films by Mark Thera
