Poor Man's Expression – Technology, Conceptual Art, Experimental Film

To celebrate the release of Poor Man's Expression, various presentations and screenings are taking place at Arsenal and in the surrounding space on May 11th, 12th and 13th. The program is based on the approach of the eponymous exhibition that took place at Arsenal in 2006 and which resulted in this book.

Martin Ebner and Florian Zeyfang, the exhibition curators and publishers of the book, had this to say about the project: "We postulated that there was at a certain point a close relationship between forms that now exist quite separately from one another, that is, the realms of fine art, experimental film, literature, poetry, music, and technological development as well. What is it supposed to mean that 16mm projectors will soon have found their last luxurious performance site in art institutions, while YouTube represents a contemporary way to watch an interview with Hollis Frampton? Conversely, the gradual absorption of the genre of experimental film into the realm of media art of the 80s and 90s can also be seen as a transformation analogous to general social and media development, going hand in hand with the development of individualization and the consumer society."