Keepingtouch. ‘A Human Chain’.
An international collective action that at the same time reflects and contrasts the current pandemic and lockdown situation.
A video short with a single, multi-faceted theme: the impossible touch. We used the ‘awkward self-consciousness’ of filming yourself deliberately and the ‘visual fragility’ of the home-made video to get at the vulnerability of isolation.
We have put the pandemic experience of distancing under the lens.
In this historical moment when people are concentrated on their individual activities and the human needs of touching and being touched have become a major restriction, Keepingtouch gives everyone – participants and spectators - the opportunity of feeling themselves as a part of a “global touch”. Keepingtouch remembers us that the whole mankind is submitted to the same problems but has also the same needs, no matter what nationality, ethnicity or age.
The common denominator is based on individual emotions in this moment of loneliness and distance. Showing the faces and looks of the participants the sequence offers us a glance on their hearts. This is a message of hope: our neighbors are brought closer encouraging us to a prosperous restart towards normality.
ITALIANO
In un momento che consente solo incontri virtuali, tre “artisti” migranti e trapiantati in Germania si sono riuniti e hanno avuto un'idea. Seppur lontani dai loro paesi (RONARO ZUIN-LODRON Brasile, CHRIS CHANNING Inghilterra e ANNA CONTI Italia), hanno sentito di vivere la stessa esperienza, non solo con i loro connazionali, ma con tutta l'umanità dell'intero pianeta. Hanno deciso di avviare un'azione collettiva, un'azione mondiale. Qualcosa che allo stesso tempo rifletta e contrasti la situazione attuale, che ci priva del tatto, che ci impedisce di condividere il sorriso, che esige la distanza tra noi. Così hanno lanciato il progetto KEEPINGTOUCH.
Sei curioso?
Ora sei invitato a far parte di questo grande progetto. Il tuo contributo sarà un semplice video di pochi secondi registrato sul tuo cellulare, senza luci particolari, senza filtri, senza editing. Il valore del tuo contributo sarà nella tua individualità, nella tua esperienza, nella tua cultura.
Il video sarà montato e assemblato in una grande catena multiculturale di tocchi e sorrisi che mostreranno che la distanza sociale che viviamo nel mondo intero è in realtà solo virtuale.
Per capire come procedere, leggi le illustrazioni che seguono e registra:
- scegli una situazione in cui preferisci riprendere te stesso e posiziona il telefono in verticale per la registrazione.
- Riprendi la mano di una seconda persona che ti tocca lentamente. Può provenire da qualsiasi posizione - dall'alto, dal basso, da un lato - ma devono essere visibili solo la mano e parte del braccio.
- Dopo essere stato toccato dalla mano amica, sorridi o reagisci in altro modo.
- Dopo che il braccio della persona è scomparso dallo schermo, ti comporti come se vedessi un'altra persona - può essere sopra, sotto o ovunque - e allunghi il braccio per toccarla.
Pronto???!!!
Mandaci il video. Può contenere anche il momento in cui lo accendi e ti posizioni, così come quando lo spegni.
Non ti preoccupare! Ci occuperemo di montarlo.
DEUTSCH
Zu einer Zeit, in der nur virtuelle Treffen möglich sind, kamen drei Künstler zusammen, die aus schwer von der Pandemie betroffenen Ländern stammen, und hatten eine Idee. Als sie sahen, dass sie im Ausland die gleichen Erfahrungen machten, sowohl wie ihre Landsleute in den jeweiligen Ländern (RONARO ZUIN-LODRON Brasilien, CHRIS CHANNING England und ANNA CONTI Italien), als auch die ganze Menschheit auf dem gesamten Planeten, beschlossen sie eine kollektive Aktion zu starten, eine weltweite Aktion. Es sollte etwas sein, was gleichzeitig die aktuelle Situation widerspiegelt und ihr etwas entgegensetzt; eine Situation, bei der uns die Berührungen verwehrt bleiben, die uns daran hindert ein Lächeln zu teilen, eine Situation, die Distanz erfordert. Also starteten sie das KEEPINGTOUCH-Projekt.
Bist du neugierig?
Du bist eingeladen, an diesem großartigen Projekt teilzunehmen. Dein Beitrag wird ein einfaches Video von wenigen Sekunden sein, das von deinem Handy aufgezeichnet wird, und zwar ohne spezielle Beleuchtung, ohne Filter, ohne Bearbeitung. Der Wert deines Beitrags liegt in deiner Individualität, in deinen Erfahrungen, in deiner Kultur.
Das Video wird zu einer großen multikulturellen Kette von Berührungen und Lächeln editiert und zusammengestellt. Eine Kette, die zeigt, dass die soziale Distanz, die wir auf der ganzen Welt momentan erleben, eigentlich nur virtuell ist.
So machst du mit:
- Suche dir eine Situation aus, in der du dich selbst gerne filmen möchtest, und positioniere das Handy für eine vertikale Aufnahme.
- Die Hand einer zweiten Person berührt dich langsam. Sie kann aus jeder Position kommen - von oben, von unten, von der Seite - aber von dieser anderen Person sind nur die Hand und ein Teil des Arms sichtbar.
- Du merkst die Berührung und reagierst entsprechend – mit einem Lächeln oder wie du reagieren w
- Nachdem der Arm der Person vom Bildschirm verschwunden ist, tust du so, als ob du eine dritte Person bemerkst - sie kann oben, unten oder an einer Seite sein. Du streckst deinen Arm aus, um sie zu berühren.
Fertig!
Schicke uns das Video. Es kann sogar den Moment enthalten, als du das Handy eingeschaltet und positioniert hast, oder auch wie wenn du es ausgeschaltet hast. Wir kümmern uns um die Bearbeitung.
ENGLISH
In a time that allows only virtual meetings, three migrant "artists" from countries hard hit by the pandemic came together with an idea. Being away from their respective countries (RONARO ZUIN-LODRON Brazil, CHRIS CHANNING England and ANNA CONTI Italy) and sharing the same experience not just of their compatriots but of all people and peoples, they have decided to initiate a global action. They launched the KEEPINGTOUCH video project.
It is something that reflects and contrasts the current situation which demands distance and prevents us from sharing a touch and a ‘live‘ smile.
You are invited to be part of this project.
Your contribution will be a simple video of a few seconds recorded on your mobile phone, without special lights, filters or editing. The value of your contribution will be in your individuality, experience and culture.
The videos will be edited into a large multicultural chain of touches and reactions that will contradict social distancing.
What to do.
The instructions are shown in the cartoon below, and are explained briefly here:
- Choose a room/situation to film yourself in and use your phone vertically for recording.
- A second person's hand slowly touches you. On the screen we see only their hand and maybe their arm. It can come from any direction (from right or left, for above or below)
- Your reaction (or non-reaction) is up to you.
- After the person's arm disappears from the screen, you reach out to touch somebody else. To right or left, upwards or downwards … your hand (and arm?) leaves the screen.
N.B. If you are alone in your home, just do 1 and 4, your contribution will still be of great value.
Ready!
Send us the video.
The video can also contain the moment you turn it on and position yourself, as well as when you turn it off. No worries, we ‘ll take care of trimming it.
PORTUGUES
Em um momento que só permite reuniões virtuais, três artistas migrantes vindos de países fortemente atingidos pela pandemia se reuniram e tiveram uma ideia. Ao ver-se vivendo no exterior a mesma experiência não só de seus compatriotas em seus respectivos países (RONARO ZUIN-LODRON Brasil, CHRIS CHANNING Inglaterra e ANNA CONTI Itália) mas de toda a humanidade no inteiro planeta, resolveram iniciar uma ação coletiva, uma ação mundial. Deveria ser algo que ao mesmo tempo espelhasse e contrastasse a situação atual, uma situação que nos priva do toque, que nos tolhe o compartilhamento do sorriso, que nos exige o distanciamento. Assim lançaram o projeto KEEPINGTOUCH.
Ficou curioso?
Agora você está convidado a fazer parte desse grande projeto. A sua contribuição será um simples vídeo de uns poucos segundos gravado no seu celular, sem iluminação especial, sem filtro, sem edição. O valor da sua contribuição estará na sua individualidade, na sua experiência, na sua cultura.
O vídeo será editado e montado em uma grande corrente multicultural de toques e sorrisos que mostrará que o distanciamento social que vivemos no mundo inteiro na verdade é só virtual.
Para saber como proceder:
- Inicialmente escolha uma situação na qual você prefere se filmar e posicione seu celular para gravação na vertical.
- Na tela do celular aparece lentamente a mão de uma segunda pessoa que te toca carinhosamente. Ela pode vir de qualquer posição – de cima, de baixo, de um dos lados – mas dessa outra pessoa só a mão e parte do braço são visíveis.
- Você se dá conta do toque e sorri ou reage de alguma outra maneira, à sua escolha.
- Depois que o braço da pessoa tiver desaparecido da tela, você faz como se visse uma outra pessoa – pode ser acima, abaixo ou em qualquer lado – e estende o braço para tocá-la.
Pronto!
Mande-nos o vídeo. O vídeo pode inclusive conter o momento em que você o liga e se posiciona, assim como quando o desliga. Nós nos ocuparemos de editá-lo.
Invia il tuo video di al massimo 15 secondi a keepingtouch@annaconti.com o via whatsapp al n. +49 176 25852621.
Va allegata la liberatoria all'utilizzo della tua immagini, che trovi in pdf da scaricare, firmare e spedire via mail. Grazie.
Bitte dein maximal 15s langes Video an die folgende eMail-Adresse schicken: keepingtouch@annaconti.com
oder als WhatsApp-Message an die folgende Nummer: +49 176 25852621.
Damit wir das Video in unserem Film verwenden können, sende uns bitte das aufgefüllte Formular mit der Einwilligungserklärung mit. Vielen Dank.
Send your video of a maximum of 15 seconds to the following email address: keepingtouch@annaconti.com or via WhatsApp to the following number: +49 176 25852621.
Please attach also the 'Release form' which will allow us to use your video in the full film. Thank you.
Mande o seu video de no máximo 15 segundos ao seguinte endereço de eMail: keepingtouch@annaconti.com
Ou via WhatsApp para o seguinte número: + 49 176 25852621.
Por favor anexe também o "Formulário de liberação de imagem" que nos permitirá utilizar o seu video no filme final. Obrigado
DANKE AN ALLE DIT MITGEMACHT HABEN.
Grazie della partecipazione di tutti!
Eine internationale Aktion von und mit Münchner Migrantenorganisationen, -initiativen und Communities (Morgen e.V.).
Sie fordert Interessierte aus MO auf, mit dem Smartphone ein kurzes Video zu erstellen. Dieses soll zeigen, wie man es trotz der Pandemie schafft, in Kontakt zu bleiben. Humor- und fantasievolle Videos sind herzlich willkommen.
Did you encounter any challenges regarding your project?
Some participants were isolated and didn't have the chance to be touched by someone. Some others had to keep the mask, what hides their expression.
People were very engaged, but sometimes the conditions weren't favorable. However this challenge brought even an additional charme to the production.
Moreover it wasn't easy to direct the participants at distance, and at the same time to give them enough room for their creativity. So we decided to
We are interested in you and your process of creating your short-film. Would you like to send us a testimonial? Your testimonial will be displayed on our platforms and would help us to promote our festival and share the message of unification.
We're three artists from three different countries, all living abroad.
The video was conceived as a way to bring some hope to other people also living abroad by showing their own compatriots who still live in their home country and have their same concerns, and finally people from all over the world.
We started thinking about people's most prosaic needs in this pandemic. Our first idea was to show one thing we come off badly in the current situation: smiling.
In the process of producing the video other needs came out and our idea has changed. We noticed that the touch is a sometimes underestimated human need everybody is missing, and we decided to make it the central point of our project.
And indeed the participants were enthusiastic about it, so we went on with this new idea.
"Keepingtouch" is a wonderful video reflecting all needs of contacting others during nowadays pandemic. Cultures act differently when greeting someone. Some just shake hands, others communicate by avoiding physical distance, expressing their relations to others by embracing or kissing a person. The pandemic asks for a distance between people. For millions this is a great challenge. Many still have to get used to it.
"Keepingtouch" is the outstanding opportunity to overcome the new barriers created by the pandemic and to demonstrate ties to others. It symbolizes that people are not alone promoting new kinds of contact beyond isolation. The participants express their emotional ties to relatives and non-relatives. Taking a look to the video it turns out that closelyness during the pandemic shows the emotions towards others on a global level. "Keepingtouch" as a movement of global importance owes great support. Join it!
Peter Hilkes
Projektkoordinator "House of Resources München"
Morgen e.V. München