An Atypical Orbit: The 18th Forum Expanded

Once again, the group exhibition of the Forum Expanded of the Berlinale will take place in our Betonhalle.

A total of 34 works from 20 countries are being presented at the Forum Expanded cinemas, at the Betonhalle, as well as at SAVVY Contemporary and in the Marshall McLuhan Salon of the Embassy of Canada in Berlin.

The films and installations that make up this year’s Forum Expanded programme revolve around – in fluctuating proximities – political and personal legacies which often lie in shambles. Diverse in their forms and subjects, the works share an emotional bond which serves to keep them on the atypical orbits they move along. With their makers keen on artistic experimentation, they inspect, probe and scrutinise – their findings propelling them forward on ever-changing and surprising trajectories.

At the group exhibition at silent green, many of the presented works grapple with temporal or spatial distances that are bridged and negotiated. Tenzin Phuntsog’s Dreams and Pala Amala deals with the realities of exile, tenderly portraying his parents and their longing for their Tibetan home. In Crystal Z Campbell’s Revolver, a descendant of the Exodusters – African Americans who migrated to the Midwest of the USA at the end of the 19th century to found new cities – recounts memories, dreams and visions of her ancestors’ experiences. Tamer El Said appropriates another family’s amateur footage to reclaim a memory of a lost sibling. Borrowing a Family Album invites the visitors to look for their own recollections in the same footage, creating an act of collective remembrance in the process.

Forum Expanded is curated by Ala Younis and Uli Ziemons (co-heads) as well as Karina Griffith and Shai Heredia.

Exhibited works:

Achala
Tenzin Phuntsog
USA 2022
International premiere

Borrowing a Family Album
Tamer El Said
Ägypten 2023
World premiere

Comrade leader, comrade leader, how nice to see you
Walid Raad
USA 2022
European premiere

Dancing Boy
Tenzin Phuntsog
USA 2022
International premiere

Dreams
Tenzin Phuntsog
USA 2022
International premiere

On this shore, here.
Jasmina Metwaly
Germany / Belgium / France 2022
International premiere

Pala Amala (Father Mother)
Tenzin Phuntsog
USA 2022
International premiere

Revolver
Crystal Z Campbell
USA 2022
International premiere

Summer Grass
Tenzin Phuntsog
USA 2022
International premiere

Time Tunnel: Takahiko Iimura at Kino Arsenal, 18. April 1973
Takahiko Iimura
Japan / USA 1973

Un gif larguísimo (A Very Long Gif)
Eduardo Williams
Spain / Norway / Greece 2022
International premiere

All titles of Forum Expanded can be found via the programme search on the Berlinale Website.
 

Opening: Wednesday, February 15, 6 pm
Duration: February 16–March 5
Betonhalle
Opening hours during Berlinale: 11 am–9 pm
Tickets via the Berlinale website
After Berlinale:
February 27–March 3: 2–7 pm
March 4+5: 11 am–9 pm
Tickets available on site or via the Arsenal webshop