FD13 & Northern Spark present: KINO HOLLY*OOD (Franziska Pierwoss & SISKA). 10 & 13 June 2015.

Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 6.30 p.m.
Artist talk with SISKA and Osama Esid, in collaboration with Mizna
Northern Spark project space
530 University Ave SE, through the back door

Saturday, 13 June 2015, 9 p.m. – 5.26 a.m.
KINO HOLLY*OOD at Northern Spark, 13 June, 9 p.m. – 5.26 a.m.
West Riverside Parkway, next to the Mill City Museum ruins (close to the Stone Arch Bridge)

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KINO HOLLY*OOD is a temporary movie theater screening an all-night program of video works and private Super 8 and 16mm films. It is an on-site cinema-like installation investigating new and temporary locations and includes a ticket booth and a popcorn trolley cart.

After an in-depth research of the Twin Cities’ cinema history, KINO takes on the name of a former movie theater that was closed down, demolished, or transformed, as an act of memory but also as a way of reviving these theaters in the present. The neon sign of the respective cinema (KINO) is re-created and is used as a central physical reference: KINO HOLLY*OOD.

The program of KINO HOLLY*OOD features works on the city and the stories of her inhabitants. It reflects the particular nature of the Twin Cities that used to host over 100 cinemas, the cities’ artists and amateur filmmakers, as well as family film treasures such as recorded birthdays, journeys, and garden parties.

The actual screening is more of a gathering rather than a strictly scheduled film session. In reference to the traditional news cinema the evening starts with a cartoon and the audience is welcome to come and go throughout the night.

Documentation here and here (feat. Cole Pulice) and here (feat. Sam Hoolihan & John Marks)

The KINO project was initiated by visual artists Franziska Pierwoss & SISKA in 2009 in Beirut and has since travelled to Naples, Warsaw and Zürich.
KINO HOLLY*OOD is the U.S. premiere of the KINO project.

Franziska Pierwoss is a German performance and installation artist with a focus on durational performance and collaborative practices.

SISKA is a Lebanese filmmaker and artist whose work reveals a strong site-specific feature.

Both artists have shown their work extensively in Europe and Lebanon. This is the first time that they will be presenting it in the U.S.

KINO HOLLY*OOD is presented by FD13 as part of Northern Spark 2015, produced by Northern Lights.mn.

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