Oh, for some amusement! takes the form of a multi-media installation that unfolds in space and time, operating as an experimental platform where major and minor 'national' narratives —within the context of contemporary states-nations of the previous Ottoman Empire— come together and cross over through cinematic, theatrical, and reading formats.

By looking back at the moment of transition from the domination of the voice of one-speaking-for-many in non-presentational, eastern participatory forms of spectacle (Karagoz & Ortaoyunu) to the domination of the image in representational, mass-media spectacle (first silent movies and first national cinemas - Turkish, Greek, Egyptian, etc), the work examines how conditions of spectatorship affect questions of citizenship and social bonding today.

Part of this installation is the two-channel video work Play it, Emin: Walking along the Russian Monument at Ayastefanos.

Eleni Kamma has been invited by Netwerk in Aalst (BE) to develop Oh, for some Entertainment! into an individual exhibition from 19/04 — 13/06/2015. Read more.

The project is also a participating project at the Sound-Image-Culture (SIC) workstation, Brussels.

CREDITS

Choreography advisor: Michiel Reynaert
Camera: Boris Van Hoof
Dolly operator, Maastricht: Jessica Van Rüschen
Sound: Boris van Hoof, Jessica van Rüschen
Editing: Inneke Van Waeyenberghe
Sound design and mix: Laszlo Umbreit
Script montage and editing: Tina van Baren
Graphic design: Maaike Beuten, Garage 64

Oh For Some Amusement! is supported by Mondriaan Fonds, NiMAC (Nicosia Municipal Arts Center), PiST/// Istanbul and the Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht.

Eleni Kamma has been invited by Netwerk in Aalst (BE) to develop Oh, for some Entertainment! into an individual exhibition from 19/04 — 13/06/2015. Read more.

The project is also a participating project at the Sound-Image-Culture (SIC) workstation, Brussels.

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