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Duration: 00:06:00
Languaje: No Dialogue
Category: Videocreation (Experimental)
Project Type: Interactive Film
Synopsis: Myriam Thyes, 2022, interactive video for mobile devices (best suited for iPhones and iPads). Programming of interactivity: Carsten Heisterkamp. In her interactive video work, Myriam Thyes addresses the almost religious devotion we give to our smart devices. The work references Michelangelo‘s fresco ‚The Creation of Adam‘ in the Sistine Chapel, a depiction of the Genesis creation story in which both God and the first man are depicted with their arms and hands stretched out towards each other. Through gentle zooming gestures we spiral through an endless loop of hands handling smartphones; a sensual work that focuses on the movement of the hands and makes us think about the relationship we have with our smart-phones.

Screenings / Awards:
HEK Net Works Basel + online worldwide April 3, 2022 world premiere https://www.hek.ch/programm/veranstaltungen/hek-net-works-myriam-thyes Switzerland

Submitter Biography:
Myriam Thyes, *1963 in Luxembourg, grew up in Zurich, lives in Düsseldorf. 1986-92 Düsseldorf Art Academy, Prof. Nan Hoover. Exhibitions and festivals since 1994, including: 2004 Marl Media Art Awards; Transmediale Berlin; 2005 Kunstfilm Biennale (Cologne, KW Berlin, Istanbul Modern); EMAF Osnabrueck; 2006 FILE RIO, Rio de Janeiro; 2007 Urban Screens, Cornerhouse Manchester; 2008 Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen; 2009 solo exhibition Kunstverein Rhein-Sieg, Siegburg; 2011 Shedhalle Zurich; 2012 KIT Art in the Tunnel Düsseldorf; Video Vortex, MSU Zagreb; 2013 Share Prize Turin; 2014 + 2015 steirischer herbst Graz; 2015 NRW Forum Düsseldorf; 2017 Museum Villa Rot; 2018 Ludwig Gallery Schloss Oberhausen; 2019 ME Collectors Room Berlin; Solo exhibition Art Museum Ahlen; 2021 Pillnitz Palace Dresden; 2022 Huguenot House Kassel; HEK Basel (online). Several scholarships, prizes and grants. Is represented by the imai Foundation. Works mainly with digital media, is known for video installations / animations with social and cultural-historical themes.