23 August 2013

OPENING NIGHT at TEST PATTERN!!!!

THE CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARDS AT THE RUHRTRIENNALE 2013 IS UNDERWAY!!!!

On Thursday, the festival, and the jury, got started. We put on our VIP badges and got back in the VIP cars to check out Ryoji Ikeda's Test Pattern at the Kraftzentrale in Duisburg. 

Here is Jana with jury 1 from the Erich-Kästner-Realschule in Mülheim an der Ruhr!



There was some serious fashion happening--



Watch out, autobahn


The whole jury met in Duisburg



JURY 1 GROUP PHOTO


some portraits




Hamsa, VIP extraordinaire from 2012, ushered the jury from the VIP vans

  
Sparkling wine (the alkoholfrei version) to cheers the opening of the 2013 festival!



we listened to speeches


and had more drinks (this time in proper glasses)!


Justin


Elias


Here we go, heading into Test Pattern...


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


INSANITY








Milena: "Where did my hand go?!"


two bodies, one head...


superstarrrrs




there was a lot of running and jumping


and lying down... it was a bit overwhelming at times



the paper disappeared... ?!


VIPsss



Milena from above!


We had a super artist talk with Ryoji, who told us about the work, how long it took him to make, where the ideas come from, and where he lives. Oh, and he gave the jury autographs!!


Then, evaluation time... 


SUPER SUPER SUPER JURY JURY JURY!!!!!!!!