Bloch @ Centre Pompidou
Finally we made it to the great survey exhibitions „FOLKLORE“ at Centre Pompidou Metz curated by Jean-Maire Gallais. Next to the Bloch Project one finds works by Brancusi, Beuys, Valentin Varron, Peter Fischli, Jimmie Durham, Vasarely, Pierre Huyghe, Mircea Cantor. Paul Gauguin, Kandinsky, Jeremy Deller, Marcel Broodthaers and many others.
On show until Oct 4, and it comes with a great Catalogue too.
New video compilation
Video compilation of Bloch’s journey to 15 places in 7 countries on 5 continents: Urnäsch – St.Gallen – Bern – Berlin – Basel – Karlsruhe – Shanghai – Teufen – North Dakota – Canada – Cincinnati – New York – Cape Town – Johannesburg – Antofagasta – San Pedro de Atacama (2011-2019)
Edited by Thomas Rickenmann for Centre Pompidou Metz (FOLKLORE, 20.3. – 21.9.2020)
New Bloch World Map
we edited a new world map showing all places bloch traveled and included also those venues where the project was presented in the almost last 10 years
Report from Chile
Article in the Urnäscher Nochrichte on Bloch’s adventures in Chiles in 2019. Download
Packing Bloch
Cleaning and packing up Bloch. Since we are leaving Antofagasta soon and the next station of Bloch is not confirmed we packed it and store it in a garage in Antofagasta waiting for its next adventure. Thank you SACO und ISLA for taking good care. ByeBye Bloch.
Bloch Festival
Performance program on Aug 7 2019 in the city center of Antofagasta with: Pedrokuzco (funk band), Teatro en Tiempos de Guerra, Natalia Leal, Rafaela Castro with Felipe Gallegos and David Flores, Patricia Díaz, members of the Antofagasta Chamber Orchestra, students from AIEP Antofagasta School of Comprehensive Aesthetics, Students from the F-60 Armando Carrera high school – organzied and produced by SACO
Bloch at Mano del desierto
Bloch visits la Mano del desierto by Mario Irarrázabal near al Negra in the Atacama desert
(pics 1,2: Thomas Rickenmann, pics 4,5: Hanna Hölling)
Thx to our local guide Miguel
Thank you to our local guide Miguel Angel Ceballos Guzmán navigating us through the Atacama desert the last days (pics 1, 2, 4 by Thomas Rickenman, pic 3 by Hanna Hölling)
Bloch at La Negra
Shooting at one of the most polluted area in the Atacama desert at a copper smelter refinery in La Negra, 70km outside of Antofagasta. (pics 1+2 by Thomas Rickenmann)
Wild Alpaca and Guanako
Bloch run in the some wild Alpaca and Guanako on Ruta 23 between San Pedro and Calama. (pic Thomas Rickenmann)
