Innovative Curatorial Projects – Paris / SingaporeLowave Collection
Lowave's film and video collection has been built between 2002 and 2014 and features over 250 video artists and filmmakers from around the world. The label has contributed to an important number of international exhibitions, biennials, film and video festivals, as well as academic programmes. As Lowave's activities evolve, we have stopped our film distribution and our catalogue serves now as an archive that documents over a decade of film and video art history. A selection of our DVDs is on sale at Re:Voir in Paris.
Christina Von Greve
*1968, Bonn, Germany. Lives and works in Cologne, Germany.
Christina von Greve graduated from the Academy of audiovisual arts in Cologne, in 2001. During the making of Desde la memoria, she was living in Madrid (2002-2003) for the Pépinières pour Jeunes Artistes (mobility programs enabling emerging artists to develop projects in foreign countries) of the MAP program. Her film, through a condensation of testimonies and archives from the Spanish civil war, brings out an image of everyday suffering under Franco’s dictatorship. It abandons all didactic and contextual relationships to the benefit of rough memories and their sensibilities. Christina von Greve comes from a generation of artists that places its work in the cinematic field as well as that of visual arts. Her latest movie, Flicker, co-directed by C-Schultz, has been selected for the 10th edition of the Festival des Cinémas Différents de Paris.
Eleonore Weber
*1972, France. Lives and works in Paris, France.
A graduate of political philosophy, Eléonore Weber developed her singular style first in the theatre, then in film. A playwright in her own right, Weber created Tu supposes un coin d’herbe in 2005, later produced at the théâtre de la Bastille in Paris in 2007, then Rendre une vie vivable n’a rien d’une question vaine at the Festival d’Avignon in July 2007. Parallel to this activity, Eléonore Weber directed a documentary, Silence dans le fortin in 2002, then Temps morts in 2005, selected for numerous festivals. Since January 2008, she has been working with Patricia Allio. Their first common project, Un inconvénient mineur sur l’échelle des valeurs, was created at the Grande Halle de la Villette.
Stefan Weinert
* 1964, Germany. Lives and works in Germany.
After having attended an acting course, director, actor, and comedian Stefan Weinert played several major roles in theatres in Cologne and Düsseldorf before continuing his studies as a film and theatre set designer in Vienna that he went on to complete in 1991. He continues to work as a film director, theatre set designer, video art curator, and film festival organiser. From New York to Vienna to Barcelona and Cologne, since 1996, he has put in place his ideas while remaining focused on film. His work as an actor and short film director are increasingly central to his artistic goals. Stefan's work has been shown at numerous film festivals around the world often representing his home country of Germany.
Virgil Widrich
*1967, Salzburg, Austria. Lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
Virgil Widrich’s works include numerous multimedia and film productions. His short film Copy Shop has won 35 international awards and was nominated for an Oscar in the Short Film Category. His animated short Fast Film won 36 awards and has been shown at over 300 festivals.
Tony Wu
*1966, Taitung, Taiwan. Lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan.
Tony Wu studied Fine Arts with a major in filmmaking and video at the San Francisco Art Institute and at Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York. He is a program director for EX!T − Experimental Media Art Festival in Taiwan, and an assistant professor, Department of Radio, Television and Film, at Shih Hsin University in Taipei.
Raed Yassin
*1979. Lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon.
Raed Yassin is an artist and musician. Through the lens of consumer culture and mass production, his works often originate from an examination of his personal narratives and their workings within a collective history. He has exhibited and performed his work in numerous museums, festivals and venues across Europe, the Middle East, the US and Japan.
