As always, the Telegraph Film Festival will include a guided tour of the current Telegraph Gallery exhibition Flotsam & Jetsam by British artist Jake Chapman. Unusually, we will not be guided through the exhibition by the curator of the show, but by an artist who is inspired by the work of the exhibition's author and also the Chapman Brothers duo. In addition to commenting on the exhibition, Dante Daniel Hartl will also present his own work, and the meeting will conclude with a workshop on the borderline of happening.
Dante Daniel Hartl (*1994) is a visual artist with a distinctive post-conceptual approach. Although he studied in the Painting Studio at the Prague UMPRUM, his work is characterized by spatial objects, experimenting with atypical materials and their properties. He often works in series in which he emphasizes a strong ideological basis, interwoven with a touch of decadence and his typical black humour. Deliberate provocation is a tool for the artist to immediately gain the viewer's attention. In this way, he opens the door deeper into the stories of the individual works, in which he seems to strip reality of its superficiality and pretence. It points to the fact that everything is not as it often tries to be. Dante's artistic reflection is built on a wide range of thematic motifs and an undeniable courage to transcend conventions and the boundaries of ordinary artistic endeavour. He applies the readymade to his artistic processes, and consequently creates his works from carefully selected but pre-existing objects and artifacts.
WHAT TO SEE ON THE SAME DAY OF THE TELEGRAPH FILM FESTIVAL?
20:00 SILENT FILM + LIVE MUSIC: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) + Marek Holan; 180 Kč // free for accredited
Robert Wiene's classic 1920 German Expressionist film will be accompanied by live music performed by musician Marek Holan.
22:00 SPECIAL EDITION: Ghost in the Shell (1995); 160 Kč // free for accredited
Future Japan. Thanks to advanced technology, everyone has implants that make their lives easier. However, it also enables the crimes that come with it. Who is behind it all and what is the malice behind it? Find out in the cyberpunk film Ghost in the Shell.
And the next few days? Here's the complete festival schedule!
FESTIVAL PASS (4 DAYS) does not include admission to the opening TRANSFIGURATION performance, but it does provide a 22% discount.
With the CINEPHILE PASS (4 DAYS) you get free admission to the TRANSFIGURATION performance.
You only need to present a valid accreditation at the time of ticket purchase or at the door.
Program changes subject to change.
