Sevastopol in August
„Sevastopol in August“
Videoinstallation by Tobias Rosenberger
Sound: Wolfram Sander
The sun was shining high and brilliant above the bay, which glittered warmly and cheerfully, studded with motionless ships and moving sailboats and skiffs. A light breeze was barely rustling the withered leaves of the scrub oaks near the Telegraph, filling the sails of the small boats and raising a gentle swell.
Leo Tolstoy, The Sevastopol Sketches
"Sevastopol in August" is a multi-channel videoinstallation, that depicts the port of Sevastopol, located on the Black sea coast of the Crimea peninsula.
The city, formerly the home of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, is now home to a Ukrainian naval base and facilities leased by the Russian Navy and used as the headquarters of both the Ukrainian Naval Forces and Russia's Black Sea Fleet. In 1993, the city was a major territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Even after signing a friendship treaty, the debate over the status of the city still continues almost 20 years later. (Source: Wikipedia)
All images are captured with pre-programmed computer-controlled moving cameras and extra-developed software in August 2010.
Installation
by Tobias Rosenberger; Sound: Wolfram Sander
Past Performances
- 2010-08-13, Balaklava Odyssey 2010 Media Art & Performance Festival. Michailow-Festung in Sewastopol (Krim, Ukraine)
- 2010-11-06, Kunstfilmtag Un...schärfen des Dokumentarischen, Malkasten Düsseldorf
- 2010-11-17, BARCELONA ART CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL BAC! 11.0, H2O Gallery
- 2010-12-04, BARCELONA ART CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL BAC! 11.0, H2O Gallery