Mémoires vives

This exposition intends to reveal the hidden links between the video art of the sixties and the digital art of the nineties. It displays a number of key works ordered according to three perspectives: ‘(re)invented’ devices, the memory, and the multiplicity of screens as a way of constructing a new mental universe.

SPECTRA pays homage to Paik’s Fluxus roots with a.o. a selection from the 'Twelve Piano Compositions for Nam June Paik' by George Maciunas. Fluxus was a loosely organized network of artists aiming to blend different artistic forms and disciplines, often using new media. The German artist Michael Beil demonstrates in String Jack how intermedia concepts are shaped today. Image and sound, past and present blend into an alienating saturation: the excessive daily amount of information questioned with artistry.