monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993.
When, where? Roswell, New Mexico (at Roswell International Sci Fi Film Festival): Friday, June 27, 2014 Munich (at iRRland): Monday, June 30, 2014; 8:30 PM Linz (at qujOchÖ): Thursday, July 3, 2014; 9 PM Oh yes!
“Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl” has been selected to screen at /slash: Festival des fantastischen Films 2014. The festival will be held in Vienna, Austria, September 18-28, 2014. Link
Amy R. Handler wrote an unbelieveable review of “Die Gstettensaga” in Film Threat. We got . Sweet jeebus. Grenzfurthner’s outspoken, swiftly flying little flick is the must-see indie of 2014, as far as I’m concerned. Everyone, be they intellectuals, political-types, or simply those that love great blackly comic, sensual horror, will fall madly in love … Read more
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
We are pigs! And we want to be loved! We just updated the page of edition mono/monochrom, our little publishing house. And we have brand new books to offer! In English (the language of business) and German (the language of guilt)! Link
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: The Rise of Echsenfriedl” has been selected to screen at PhutureCon 2014. The festival will be held in Denver, Colorado, October 11, 2014. Link
“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
“Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl” has been selected to screen at the 2014 Fusion Festival. The festival will be held on the location of the Lärz airfield in Mecklenburg/Germany, June 25-29, 2014. Link
“Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl” has been selected to screen at the 2014 San Francisco Global Movie Fest. The festival will be held in San Jose (Bay Area), CA, USA; August 15-17, 2014. Link