video, b/w, 4:3, stereo, 2009, 08:00
Oops wrong planet shows an attractive, rolling landscape from a different planet. An attempt is made to establish contact. Long-distance communication is possible, albeit with some interference on the line. Clear contact appears impossible though. The static appears like a veil that clouds the picture. There’s the temptation to look behind the picture, so as to bypass the interference and get to a clear picture. The soundtrack of Scanner reinforces the static between distance and vicinity even further.
Oops wrong planet permanently switches between what seems possible and impossible in terms of contact. It’s a grope in the dark, in search of the place where real contact can be possible, beyond time and space.
As part of this work a book Oops wrong planet is published by MER. Paper Kunsthalle.
Awards
Nominated for a Tiger Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010
Nominated for the Qwartz New Media Arts Prize 2012
Previously on display at the following locations
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International Film Festival
Kaunas (LT),
Dec 8, 2017
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Argos
Brussel (BE),
Sep 24 – Oct 8, 2017
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Goldkante
Bochum (DE),
Jan 20, 2016 — 20:00
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Suburban PS
Rotterdam (NL),
Jul 21 – Aug 3, 2015
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TIFF Bell Lightbox
Toronto (CA),
Feb 1, 2015 — 18:30
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European Media Studies
Potsdam (DE),
Dec 2, 2014
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CPH:DOX
Copenhagen (DK),
Nov 6-16, 2014
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Festival International du Film de
La Roche sur Yon (FR),
Oct 18, 2014
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Centre d'Art Contemporain
Geneva (CH),
Jul 23 – Sep 8, 2013
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Kontraste
Krems (AT),
Oct 12-14, 2012
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A-Part
Les Baux de Provence (FR),
Jul 5, 2012
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Art Brussels - ING
Brussel (BE),
Apr 19-22, 2012
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Buda
Kortrijk (BE),
Sep 22, 2011
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Red House Gallery New York (US),
May 27, 2011 — 19:00
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Videoex Festival
Zürich (CH),
May 21, 2011 — 20:15
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WRO Art Centre
Wroclaw (PL),
May 10-15, 2011
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Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina
Novi Sad (CS),
Dec 17-19, 2010
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Media 10 10 Festival du Court Métrage
Namur (BE),
Nov 16-20, 2010
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OFFestival dokumentART
Szczecin (PL),
Oct 8-13, 2010
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25 FPS
Zagreb (HR),
Sep 21-26, 2010
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Exis, Experimental Film & Video Festival
Seoul (KR),
Sep 1-7, 2010
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Mediaroom
Amsterdam (NL),
Jun 17 – Jul 8, 2010
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Cronosfera
Torino (IT),
May 28-29, 2010
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M HKA
Antwerpen (BE),
May 21 – Aug 22, 2010
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Centre for Contemporary Photography
Melbourne (AU),
May 20 – Jul 18, 2010
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International Short Film Festival
Oberhausen (DE),
Apr 30, 2010
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European Media Art Festival
Osnabruck (DE),
Apr 23, 2010
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Sonic Acts
Amsterdam (NL),
Mar 24, 2010 — 20:00
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IFFR
Rotterdam (NL),
Jan 27 – Feb 7, 2010 — 19:30
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Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo
Madrid (BE),
Nov 21, 2009
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MOCA
Shanghai (CN),
Sep 12 – Oct 18, 2009