Furtherfield reviews “Die Gstettensaga”

Furtherfield published a great review of “Die Gstettensaga” by Stefan Lutschinger. Very proud. Die GstettenSaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl is an Austrian hackploitation art house film by Johannes Grenzfurthner, mastermind of the international art-technology-philosophy group monochrom, co-produced by the media collective Traum & Wahnsinn. Reimagining the makerspace as grindhouse, the story is set in the … Read more

SCHICKSALSJAHRE EINES NERDS: Die Grenzfurthner-Solo-Show im Herbst im Wiener Rabenhof

Nerds haben in den vergangenen Jahren die Welt erobert. Früher saßen sie in der Schule allein in der ersten Reihe, hatten dicke Brillen, fettiges Haar und keine Freunde. Heute drehen sie Filme, gründen Startups, die das World Wide Web beherrschen, verändern die Weltpolitik und werden als Sexsymbole und TV-Kultstars verehrt. Sie wollen die ganze Wahrheit … Read more

Arse Elektronika 2014 / Call for Submissions: TRANS*.*

Arse Elektronika 2014 TRANS*.* monochrom‘s festival on sex and tech! October 2-5, 2014 in San Francisco, USA. Call for talks, performances, games, workshops, machines, systems! Trans is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning “across”, “beyond” or “on the opposite side”. What does that mean for sex and technology? – Transitions, translations, transgressions, transistors & transducers, … Read more

Arse Elektronika 2014 / Call for Submissions: TRANS*.*

Arse Elektronika 2014 TRANS*.* monochrom‘s festival on sex and tech! October 2-5, 2014 in San Francisco, USA. Call for talks, performances, games, workshops, machines, systems! Trans is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning “across”, “beyond” or “on the opposite side”. What does that mean for sex and technology? – Transitions, translations, transgressions, transistors & transducers, … Read more

Arse Elektronika 2014 / Call for Submissions: TRANS*.*

Arse Elektronika 2014 TRANS*.* monochrom‘s festival on sex and tech! October 2-5, 2014 in San Francisco, USA. Call for talks, performances, games, workshops, machines, systems! Trans is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning “across”, “beyond” or “on the opposite side”. What does that mean for sex and technology? – Transitions, translations, transgressions, transistors & transducers, … Read more

“Die Gstettensaga”: Review auf nitrocellulose

“The Gstettensaga: The Rise of Eschenfried” is a social-commentary sausage, run through a Monty Python meat grinder and seasoned with a sprinkling of “Kin-dza-dza!” Two heroes search for the elusive Echsenfriedl (translation: Freddy Lizard) as they wonder a post-apocalyptic world armed with the “newest” gadgets (a VHS camera and a “field telephone” connected to a … Read more

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