Streaming live from the Alumni Reading Room in the Library at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn to Franklin Furnace’s LOFT page.
Halona Hilbertz’s 1998 “Pseudo Studio Walk” took place at the Manhattan loft of Pseudo.com, an early streaming content service. For 50 minutes, Hilbertz walked and ran back and forth between the camera and a far wall. This was the first Future of the Present live netcast – kicking off a decade of livestreamed and internet based artworks that were supported through a dedicated Franklin Furnace grant.
25 years later to the day, on 6th February 2023, Hilbertz remade this performance at the Pratt Brooklyn Library Alumni Reading Room, from 3-4.30pm ET, streamed live via Franklin Furnace’s virtual LOFT space. Watch online or peep through the door!
The event was live via Zoom and streamed live through Franklin Furnace’s Facebookl page. Following the format of all Franklin Furnace Pseudo.com netcasts, a discussion with the artist took place afterwards, and the live chat opened throughout.
This event is part of Dragging the Archive: a personal re:encounter with Franklin Furnace’s cyber beginnings by Elly Clarke.
Bio
Halona Hilbertz
Born in Austin, Texas to German parents; moved to Munich, Germany, at 8 years of age, later to Düsseldorf. Studied Painting and Performance Art at Hochschule der Bildenden Kuenste Saar, Saarbruecken, Germany, and at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada. Moved to New York City in 1996. Halona makes objects and collages. Her work has been included in various group and solo shows in Germany, France, Canada, China, the UAE and the United States. Halona co-founded Full Tank, an all-female experimental band with all original songs; her current band is Fetzig, also a DIY band. She lives in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
Dragging the Archive is curated by Elly Clarke. Exhibition identity is designed by Yunjia Yuan. Live at the Library VIII is presented with the support of Michael Asher Foundation; The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; The New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; Pratt Institute; The Silicon Valley Community Foundation; and the Board of Directors, members, and friends of Franklin Furnace Archive.
