Michelle O'Brien

Transit

michelle — Sun, 12 May 2013 03:08:16 +0000

My 32 hour journey from Pflügerstrasse, Berlin to Boyce Rd. Maroubra, Sydney (via London, Singapore and a lot of bad plane food).

Frühling in Görli

michelle — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:59:59 +0000

The first real day of Spring, and Kreuzbergers descend on Görlitzer Park to celebrate.

michelle — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:03:55 +0000

Coffee and sunshine. Two of my favourite things.

michelle — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:15:14 +0000

Here’s a great feature on Illuminations of Wedding in Greece’s OZON Magazine. Kristin Trethewey and I curated this three-day event, consisting of a group exhibition, panel discussion and workshop, in January 2013 at Wedding-based creative resource centre SUPERMARKT. Click on the image to read the article as a PDF (in Greece and English).

michelle — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:31:55 +0000

Hello! You are invited to a special event in Berlin next Tuesday evening entitled BERLIN’S MEDIA ART COMMUNITY: A Female Perspective, curated and moderated by myself and Ela Kagel. All information on the event can be found below. I hope you can join us. Best wishes, Michelle

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BERLIN’S MEDIA ART COMMUNITY: A FEMALE PERSPECTIVE
Tuesday 9 April 2013, 18:30—23:00 at SUPERMARKT

Featuring presentations from Tatiana Bazzichelli, Valie Djordjevic, Andrea Goetzke, Kathy Rae Huffman, Claudia Kefer, Julia Kloiber, Lisa Lang, Tina Mariane Krogh Madsen, Diana McCarty & Michelle Thorne // Moderated by Ela Kagel & Michelle O’Brien

Berlin has a rich and long-standing tradition of women engaged in the fields of media arts, media activism and digital culture. Today over half of Berlin’s independent project spaces and initiatives revolving around the themes of tech, media and digital culture are run by women. A broad range of female curators and activists continue to shape net politics – initiating independent programmes, hosting events and leading research at Berlin’s universities. Despite this large female contingent, and in a city where the workforce is generally evenly distributed, it is at odds that the theoretical discourse on media art and net activism, executive roles and directorships, as well panelists and participants at events and festivals, are still male-dominated. In a forward-thinking city like Berlin, this ongoing gap should be addressed so that the wider fields of media arts and activism are fully inclusive of the multitude of female skills and viewpoints on offer.

At this event, SUPERMARKT highlights and showcases a selection of the women who have played an important role in shaping the profile of Berlin as a digital culture city. We will learn more about their history, career paths, and the narratives of their work and life. Ten inspiring women in the field will join us, and answer questions against the backdrop of their own lives and careers, including what drives them to continue the work they do, what have been the crucial moments of their careers, and who are their professional mentors, support networks, and inspirations. This evening will provide an opportunity to get to know this community, share inspirations, identify trending themes in the field, and gauge both common resources and grounds for future collaborations. Whilst the focus of this event will be on the diversity of Berlin’s female media art community, of course anyone is invited to attend.

Language: The language of this event will be English
Cost: This event is free // please email rsvp@supermarkt-berlin.net to register your attendance
Address: SUPERMARKT – Brunnenstr 64, 13355 Berlin (U8 Voltastr or U8 Bernauerstr)

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Photo: © Ars Electronica | Susi Rogenhofer, Flickr CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 license

It’s Bigger Than

michelle — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:37:08 +0000

A wintery Sunday of great music and a friendly crowd at Prince Charles, Berlin. Thanks to Dan and Lisa from It’s Bigger Than for organising such a fun event – and even better a fundraiser for Save the Children‘s Syria Appeal.

Whistler Summer Lights

michelle — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:12:10 +0000

Whistler Summer Lights #1 [2012]

Whistler Summer Lights #2 [2012]

Whistler Summer Lights #3 [2012]

Ode to Winter

michelle — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:04:59 +0000

There’s no denying Berlin’s winter is long and hard. From October until April there is an almost total lack of sun, limited hours of daylight, constant below zero temperatures, and a colour palate limited to 50 shades of grey. Some days it feels like winter will never end. But it will, and it does – there is light at the end of the tunnel. So here is an Ode to Winter: grim, bleak, but also full of fragile beauty. A time for hibernation and reflection, shedding of old skins, and preparation for the rebirth of spring.

michelle — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:23:22 +0000

Frühling dreaming

Weddingmarkt Kunst & Kulturmarkt

michelle — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:42:35 +0000

Weddingmarkt Arts & Culture Market at SUPERMARKT, Wedding.

michelle — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:18:49 +0000

The cover of TJ Eckleberg‘s new album This Might Feel Like Home, featuring my photography.
This image was shot on Main Street, in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant district in summer 2012.

East Side Gallery Protest

michelle — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:07:25 +0000

“Wowereit, das Denkmal bleibt!”
East Side Gallery Demonstration – Berlin, 3 March 2013

michelle — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:37:56 +0000

A Fleet Foxes kinda day.

michelle — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:45:22 +0000

Thinking of my beautiful bro-and-sis-in-law Andy Bull & Renee Avgoustinos as they prepare to get hitched in the Hunter Valley tomorrow.
Sending lots of love from snowy Berlin x

michelle — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:34:38 +0000