SIMULTAN FESTIVAL ed. IX
POPULAR UNKNOWN
10–12 Oct 2013 / Cetate Synagogue, House of Arts
EDITIONs WEBPAGE
Popular Unknown, this paradoxical motto, title of the issue, questions the term popularity as a social phenomenon in the collective perception, a phenomenon that defines that person or thing that is appreciated and known by everyone. The more popular something is, the more widespread and accessible it is to a greater number of people.
Since popularity is always judged in a social context, the more people who support or know about something or someone, the more people will make a judgement. In interpersonal relationships, people can alter appearances and change the way they are perceived by others, hiding their real identity. But identity remains a distinguishing characteristic of each individual, and the important issue is related to the individual’s perception of themselves and their relationship with others. We all define our identity by relating our present self to our past and future selves.
Popular Unknown wish to reflect on different juxtapositions, such as mainstream vs. underground culture, cliché vs. originality, hope, obsession, envy, fear, irony, success or failure, in an attempt to define popularity or unpopularity and self-perception.
PARTICIPANTS
– LIVE
Pure / Adda Kaleh / LeVant + Cristina Pădurariu + Iustin Surpănelu / KooperativA / Toktek / Michiu + Ilicevici + Coţac
– VIDEO
Marcia Beatriz Granero / Marko Schiefelbein / Enrique Piñuel / Dmitriev Alexei / Hillerbrand+Magsamen / Miquel Arnal / Matt Frieburghaus / Monika K. Adler / Mandy Krebs / Nicolas Carrier / Anton Hecht / Kim Jay Jihyun / Alex Pachon / Daniela Delgado Viteri / Mobtik – Kuesti Fraun / Maryna Makarenko / Mihaela Magopat & Victor Vilceanu / Capatoiu Alexandru / Przemek Wgrzyn / Iar Lionel Arondaing & Coronel, Rodolfo / Celine Trouillet / Roberto Musanti (Paganmuzak) / Retkowska Izabella / Chiara Passa / Margarida Sardinha / Roberto Zanata / Igor Imho / Micael Wirthig / Harvey Goldman & Wang Jing / David Muth / Russosky / Jan Moravec (ID:MORA) / Miguel Jara / Markus Keim & Beate Hecher / Rimma Arslanov / Igor Imho / James Todino / Sandra Araújo / Sandra Crisp / Hannah Robinson / Monika Levickaite / Ines Christine / Swoon / Christin Bolewski / Nina Kurtela / Kevin Logan / Francesca Fini / Günter Puller / Daniel Bean / Bhattacharyya Amartya / My Name Is Scot / Juliana Abud & Takami Marina / Leonid Dutov / Sergey Tsyss / Samvida Nanda / Daphne Van Den Blink & Karel Verstreken / Jakub Ste ycki & Denis Dziuba / Claire Billard & Edouard Pallu De Beaupuy & Petra Iv i & Charis Bastin / Maja Ubari / Raquel Pedreira & Catherine Macgrath & Marion Trotte & Eglantine Sohet / Antoine Barrau & Eglantine Sohet & Marion Trotté / Sylvia Winkler & Stephan Koeperl / Jérôme Laniau / Monotremu / José Simões / Ben Neufeld / Aryo Danusiri / Victor Orozco Ramirez / Jolene Mok / Natalia Skobeeva / Alexander Callsen / MEMes(Anuska Oosterhuis) & Martijn Pieterse / Loong Wah / Svetlana Sokolova / Mario Santamaría / Jan Moravec (Id:Mora) / Abinadi Meza / Myriam Thyes / Carrier Nicolas / Jesus Monroy / Castillo Ilich / Allysa Sing / Ben i Lavoslava & Musovi Iva & Danial Dunja / Mihaela Kavdanska / Marco Chiodi / Celia Eid & Robert Coburn / Rgs*Farbraum / Shmkvsworld / Matthias Fritsch / Swoon / Stephanie Golden / Melissa Gallaga / Claudia Bitran / Stuart Pound / Marta Ivanova / Sandrine Deumier & Alx P.Op / Johannes Gramm / Shawne Michaelain Holloway / Stephanie Golden / Pourmohseni Shakib Seyed Mohsen / Robert Dohrmann / Vanja Mervi / Sara Koppel / Javier Lloret / Delnevo Alexander / Carolina Hindsjö / Delgado Viteri Daniela / José Vieira / Adina Mocanu / Ryan Ohm / Cesar Ordoñez / QNQ/AUJIK.
Fotografii de Levente Kozma, Velisar Manea
Funded by The City Hall and Local Council of Timişoara
Realized with the support of Societatea Filarmonica din Timișoara, Djct – Casa Artelor, DeBoot, Asociaţia ‘Am o idee mai artfel’
Media partners: 24 FUN, Radio Guerrilla, TVR Timișoara, Anti-Utopias, Veioza Arte, VICE, Feeder, Modernism, Hipmag, Neapărat, Port.ro.