As part of "Germany Week in Uzbekistan”, Goethe Institute invited famous Video art artists like Jan Firbeck (Germany) and Aki Nakazawa (Japan) to Tashkent for mastery classes. In the framework of a theoretical stage, they exchanged views on the history and development of video art along with 12 artists from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The practical part included the creation of copyright video works on the climate which took place from October 13 to November 13. Each of the 12 artists participating in the project developed their own concept and shot a video clip.

Collaboration and opportunities of audio-visual facilities have improved the creation of video art works independently. By combining moving images and sound, the artists from the Central Asian republics, the German students, as well as all video art students were given an opportunity to see the unique expression of the world around them and climate-induced cultural life and traditions for decades.

After completion of the seminars, the participants will present their work in their home capitals in the form of video installations. Tashkent became the first point, to be followed by Dushanbe and Almaty.

The exhibition is open till 4 December 2010.