THE GOALKEEPER AND THE VOID (2009)
Digital video, black and white, sound, 3’ 56”
In questo omaggio allo scultore e portiere basco Eduardo Chillida, una partita di calcio virtuale diventa una riflessione sullo spazio, il tempo e l'arte.
In this homage to Spanish Basque sculptor and goalkeeper Eduardo Chillida, a popular soccer game becomes a video essay on space, time, and art.
MARTA AZPARREN (SPAIN)
A graduate in Fine Arts of Madrid Complutense University, Marta Azparren works across disciplines and genres, including video art, visual arts and net.art. Her work has been shown in exhibitions, festivals, and international fairs around the world including The New Media Film Festival (Los Angeles), DFA’s Dance on Camera Festival (New York), Art Beijing (Pekin), Festival Videoformes (Clermont-Ferrand), Festival Facing the Artwork (Werkleitz-Centre for Media Art, Halle), Kassel Dokfest (Kassel), MADATAC (Madrid), Feria ESTAMPA (Madrid), LOOP (Barcelona), Images du Futur (Montreal), Festival MOVES (Manchester), Festival de Videoarte de Camaguey (Cuba), Festival Óptica (Gijón y Madrid), VAD Festival (Girona), Festival Escena Contemporánea (Madrid), Museo de América (Madrid), Premi Videodansa (Barcelona), la Nuit Blanche (Paris), la Noche en Blanco (Madrid), Cervantes Institute (Paris and Manchester), Machinima Expo (Jury Award), Videomix La Casa Encendida (Madrid), TV Metrópolis programme (TVE 2), Photoespaña Clic&Rec, Festival Visual 09 (Net.art. Award Madrid), C Arte C, Espacio Enter, Cologne Off Festival (México), Festival Digital Marrakech (Morocco), CeC - Carnival of eCreativity (Sattal, India), Spanish Cultural Centre in Santiago de Chile, Rosario, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, México D.F, Miami, La Paz, Managua, San Salvador, among others. Azparren lives and works in Spain.
Laureata in Belle Arti presso la Complutense University di Madrid, Azparren divide la sua pratica artistica tra videoarte, arti visive e net.art. Le sue opere sono state presentate in esibizioni, festival e rassegne internazionali come il New Media Film Festival (Los Angeles), DFA’s Dance on Camera Festival (New York), Art Beijing (Pechino), Festival Videoformes (Clermont-Ferrand), Festival Facing the Artwork (Werkleitz-Centre for Media Art, Halle), Kassel Dokfest (Kassel), MADATAC (Special Mention of the Jury. Madrid), Feria ESTAMPA (Madrid), LOOP (Barcellona), Images du Futur (Montreal), Festival MOVES (Manchester), Festival de Videoarte de Camaguey (Cuba), Festival Óptica (Gijón y Madrid), VAD Festival (Girona), Festival Escena Contemporánea (Madrid), Museo de América (Madrid), Premi Videodansa (Mercat dels flors, Barcellona), la Nuit Blanche (Parigi), la Noche en Blanco (Madrid), Cervantes Institute (Parigi and Manchester), Machinima Expo (Jury Award), Videomix La Casa Encendida (Madrid), TV Metrópolis programme (la 2 tve), Photoespaña Clic&Rec, Festival Visual 09 (Net.art. Award Madrid), C Arte C, Espacio Enter, Cologne Off Festival (Messico), Festival Digital Marrakech (Marocco), CeC - Carnival of eCreativity (Sattal, India), Spanish Cultural Centre in Santiago de Chile, Rosario, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Messico D.F, Miami, La Paz, Managua, San Salvador e molti altri. Azparren vive e lavora in Spagna.
