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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Photos from the opening of Culture of Torture Torture in Culture
at Artneuland, Berlin, 26 March 2009





















Christian De Lutz presents written evidence and accounts of people who have been present in the so-called “black sites”. This is a military and journalistic term for the extra-judiciary interrogation centers, used by the U.S. military and the CIA. The most famous, or rather infamous, of these sites are probably camps Delta, Iguana and X-Ray at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, Abu Ghraib in Iraq, and Bagram in Afghanistan. However, a number of other such places have existed, and probably still exist throughout the world.


The first series of prints are facsimiles of CIA documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The documents were requested with keywords which are shown, but almost all the rest information was blacked out by CIA censors. The second series of prints are meta-geographies which show views of alleged black sites, such as Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan via Google Earth and NASA Worldwind. Included are mash-ups by Google Earth users and abstract lines showing the paths of the satellites which took the photos. “Black Sites” reflects upon the distribution of knowledge and the effect it has on our empathy.

from the exhibition text

Friday, March 27, 2009

“Culture of Torture, Torture in Culture“
at Artneuland









View of the audiovisual installation Black Sites by Christian de Lutz 2009


Installation view of Black Site-Diego GarciaChristian de Lutz 2008

Installation view of Black Site/FOIA Christian de Lutz 2009

Artneuland is a home for Trialogues of image, word, and people, an artistic platform for the three monotheistic cultures. In the frame of our cultural, social, and political engagement Artneuland has invited the following artists Hannan Abu Hussein, Raida Adon, Christian de Lutz, Tim Deussen, Dotan & Perry, Al Fadhil, Babak Golkar and Raha Rastifard from different cultures and of different origins to contribute to the topic of torture — with the use of installation, video, audio and photography. This is an invitation to be confronted with the questions of what between visual representations and the narratives of human suffering.

Opening 26 March 2009 from 7pm
Exhibition runs 27 March - 23 April
Artneuland e.V. | Schumannstrasse 18 | 10117 Berlin | Germany
Tel: +49 (0)30 28046650, 28047013 | Fax: +49 (0)30 28092950
berlingallery@artneuland.com | berlinprojects@artneuland.com

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Opening of the exhibition
“Culture of Torture, Torture in Culture“
at Artneuland on March 26th 2009 at 7pm




Artneuland is a home for Trialogues of image, word, and people, an artistic platform for the three monotheistic cultures. In the frame of our cultural, social, and political engagement Artneuland has invited the following artists Hannan Abu Hussein, Raida Adon, Christian de Lutz, Tim Deussen, Dotan & Perry, Al Fadhil, Babak Golkar and Raha Rastifard from different cultures and of different origins to contribute to the topic of torture — with the use of installation, video, audio and photography. This is an invitation to be confronted with the questions of what between visual representations and the narratives of human suffering.

With an opening lecture by Bazen Brock
Opening 26 March 2009 from 7Pm
Exhibition runs 27 March - 23 april

Artneuland e.V. | Schumannstrasse 18 | 10117 Berlin | Germany

Tel: +49 (0)30 28046650, 28047013 | Fax: +49 (0)30 28092950

berlingallery@artneuland.com | berlinprojects@artneuland.com


Opening hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 11:00 - 19:00.
Saturday: 11:00 - 18:00, and by appointment.

Tuesday, March 03, 2009


Several works including the copyright piece and caffebar Flash Art
will be
shown as part of the exhibition


“On CDOs and Double Clubs”
Exhibition: 5 – 12 March 2009, 1-6 pm
Art Swap & Party: 10 March 2009, 6-9 pm


August Art
Wharf Studios, Baldwin Terrace
London, N1 7RU
+44 (0)20 7354 0677
info@augustart.co.uk
www.augustart.co.uk

as part of the East Festival in East London