Overview of the presentation at NAC
Overview of the presentation at NAC with Daan van der Berg, ‘Tamada (model 1)’, 2006
Eric von Robertson, ‘Prism’ and ‘Moseshvili street Tower’, 2006
Marjolijn Dijkman (NL), ‘The Revolution is Just Around the Corner’, 2006
Map of Tbilisi, visitors wrote old and new streetnames on the map e.g. Lenin Square became Freedom Square and Lenin Avenue became George W. Bush Avenue
Map of Tbilisi, visitors wrote old and new streetnames on the map e.g. Lenin Square became Freedom Square and Lenin Avenue became George W. Bush Avenue
Opening of the exhibition
Maarten Vanden Eynde, ‘Oil Well’, 2006
Maarten Vanden Eynde, ‘Oil Well’, 2006
Eric von Robertson, ‘Gods Eye – Dog Sweater’, 2006
Stefaan Dheedene, ‘We are all part of a loud minority’, 2006
Stefaan Dheedene, ‘We are all part of a loud minority’, 2006
Children coming to have a look at the video of Stefaan Dheedene with them performing
Eric von Robertson, ‘Moseshvili street Tower’, 2006
Performance by Sopo Tabatadze and Nadia Tsulukidze, 2006
Maarten Vanden Eynde, ‘Preservation of the Future’, 2006
Maarten Vanden Eynde, ‘Preservation of the Future’, 2006
Maarten Vanden Eynde, ‘Preservation of the Future’, 2006
Maarten Vanden Eynde, ‘Preservation of the Future’, 2006
Lecture nights at NAC
Lecturing at the University of Tbilisi
Slide of the lecture of Eric Robertson
2006
Georgia Here We Come!
Residencies, exhibitions and a documentary
Organisation: Maaike Gouwenberg, Bart Witte, Marjolijn Dijkman and Maarten Vanden Eynde and Sopo Tabatadze
Participants: Marika Asatiani, Daan van der Berg, Stefaan Dheedene, Marjolijn Dijkman, David Djindjikhachvili, Orgacom, Suze May Sho, Maarten Vanden Eynde, Eric von Robertson, Krzysztof Wegiel, Lado Darakhvelidze, Mamuka Samkharatze, Melano Sokhadze, Polina Rudchik, Luiza Laperadze, Bessa Kartlelishvili, Aleksandre Katsitadze, Giorgi Tabatadze, Nadia Tsulukidze and many others.
Hosted by: GeoAIR (GE), NAC (GE), Expodium (NL), Beyond (NL), Tent. (NL)
Supported by: Prins Bernhard Culturefund, The Centre for Visual Arts Rotterdam, European Cultural Foundation, NCDO, Open Society and Soros Network, Royal Embassy of The Netherlands
After the Rose Revolution in 2003, the new Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili called back his fellow country-men, who fled Georgia in the past decades, to come and help rebuild the once prosperous and wealthy country into a modern western democracy. We responded to this call and explored how a new democracy was being introduced or rather implanted and the side-effects of such an enormous political and sociological shift.
The project was present and alive in the Georgian art world and media from day one. The network of people involved and interested in the project grew day-by-day and culminated into an overcrowded final presentation and exhibition of works developed during the residency period.
The project wanted to establish a wide diversity in the group by selecting artists with different attitudes and modes of operation. A call for participation was spread out and published in several media. During three weeks the participants developed new works, gave lectures at the Art Academy in Tbilisi and participated in several talks and meetings with local artists, historians and architects. Stefaan Dheedene, Krzysztof Wegiel and David Djindjikhachvili also developed a One Minute workshop for which 21 new videos were produced.
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17 June - 15 July 2011
Georgia Here We Come Again!
Residency at GeoAIR, GE
Five years after the exchange project Georgia Here We Come! in 2006, Maarten Vanden Eynde and Marjolijn Dijkman are invited to return to Tbilisi and explore possibilities for new project with Enough Room for Space and GeoAIR in the future.
8 July 2011: artists talks at the Center of Contemporary Art, Tbilisi
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30 November 2006
Georgia Here We Come!
Multi-event at TENT. Rotterdam, NL
Premiere of the documentary ‘Georgia Here We Come’, by David Djindjikhachvili and Krzysztof Wegiel. The multi evening will be completed with a performance by Nino P. and a special appearence by Eric Robertson (K9-Reconstruction Prototype). Don’t miss it!
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November 2006
Happy Hour!
Event at the Liverpool Biennial 06, UK
Inspired by the Georgian toasting culture we'll invite our audience to come together and discuss the titles and content of international art events in the form of speeches. We ask the participants to create new cocktails in small groups, inspired by the different Biennale titles and themes. The ingredients for the cocktails will be used to express their feelings, thoughts and emotions coming up while thinking of those titles. The outcome will be translated into a toast, carried out while consuming the new cocktails. Cheers!
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November 2006
Georgia Here We Come! a documentary
Directed by David Djindjikhachvili, Krzysztof Wegiel
David Djindjikhachvili and Krzysztof Wegiel made a documentary about the present situation in Georgia and the project 'Georgia Here We Come' in specific. The documentary gives insight in the exchangeproject and David Djindjikhachvili and Krzysztof Wegiel followed the participating artists in Tbilisi Georgia and in Utrecht in The Netherlands. Besides the works of the artists the current situation in the both countries are presented and discussed.
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21 August - 17 September 2006
Georgia Here We Come!
Second residency, Utrecht, NL
The second residency part of Georgia Here We Come! will take place from the 21th of August till the 17th of September 2006. The following artist are invited to come and work in the Netherlands: Lado Darakhvelidze, Mamuka Samkharatze, Melano Sokhadze, Polina Rudchik, Luiza Laperadze, Bessa Kartlelishvili, Aleksandre katsitadze and Giorgi Tabatadze. They will develop new works and will visit many places in the Netherlands.
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March 2006
One Minutes Workshop
NAC, Tbilisi, GE
An improvised one minute workshop by David Djindjikhachvili, Krzysztof Wegiel and Stefaan Dheedene during Georgia Here We Come! The One Minutes is a place for artists to experiment, to produce and to present within the inexorable limit of 60 seconds, initiated by the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam (NL).
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1 - 25 March 2006
US Here I Come!
Mountain School of Arts, Los Angeles, US
Exchange project between Marika Asatiani and Maarten Vanden Eynde, who will live each others life for three weeks while residing in Tbilisi, Georgia and Los Angeles, US.
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2 - 24 March 2006
Georgia Here We Come!
First residency, Tbilisi, GE
After the Rose Revolution in 2003, the new Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili called back his fellow country-men, who fled Georgia in the past decades, to come and help rebuild the once prosperous and wealthy country into a modern western democracy. We decided to respond to this call as well and see for our selves how a new democracy is being introduced or rather implanted and what the side-effects are of such an enormous political and sociological shift.
Participants: Marika Asatiani, Daan van der Berg, Stefaan Dheedene, Marjolijn Dijkman, David Djindjikhachvili, Orgacom, Suze May Sho, Maarten Vanden Eynde, Eric von Robertson, Krzysztof Wegiel, Lado Darakhvelidze, Mamuka Samkharatze, Melano Sokhadze, Polina Rudchik, Luiza Laperadze, Bessa Kartlelishvili, Aleksandre Katsitadze, Giorgi Tabatadze