Infermental

Infermental was the first published videotapes international video art magazine.

The project was initiated in 1980 by the Hungarian filmmaker Gábor Bódy. Gradually, artists came from all countries with contributions to. From 1980 to 1991, more than 1,000 video art works were brought together around 650 international artists from 36 countries to a compendium of styles, designs and content of the video art of the eighties of the 20th century. After the suicide of her husband in 1985 his wife Veruschka "Vera" Bódy took over the overall coordination until 1991.

The outputs are now on permanent loan in the video collection of the Center for Art and Media Technology in Karlsruhe.

List of the collected editions

  • " I Infermental Berlin " (1981 /82), Editors: Gábor Bódy, Astrid Heibach, Supervision: Gusztáv Hámos; 37 posts, 8 countries, 4 Hours
  • " Infermental Hamburg II " (1983), Editors: Oliver Hirschbiegel, Rotraut Pape, Supervision: Veruschka Bódy; 77 posts, 15 countries, six hours
  • " Infermental III Budapest " (1984), Editors: László Beke, Péter Forgáčs, Peter Hutton, Malgorzata Potocki, Supervision: Rotraut Pape; 99 posts, 18 countries, six hours
  • Special Issue: "NRW Wuppertal " (1985), Editors: Werner Nekes, Egon Bunne, Marcel Odenbach, Ursula Wevers, Supervisor: László Beke; 34 posts, 7 countries, 4 Hours
  • " Infermental IV Lyon " (1985), Editors: Freedom, Research and Art Laboratory " Frigo " (Gerard Couty ), Supervision: Astrid Heibach; 102 posts, 14 countries, 7 hours
  • " Infermental VI Vancouver " (1987), Editors: Hank Bull, Veruschka Bódy, Supervision: Gerard Couty ( " Frigo "); 59 posts, 25 countries, six hours
  • " Infermental Rotterdam V " (1986), editors: Leonie Bodeving, Rob Perée, Lydia Schouten, Supervision: Egon Bunne; 39 posts, 13 countries, 5 hours
  • " Infermental VII Buffalo " (1988), Editors: Chris Hill, Tony Conrad, Peter Weibel, Supervision: Rotraut Pape; 58 posts, 17 countries, 5 hours
  • " Infermental VIII Tokyo" (1988 ), Editors: Keiko Sei, Alfred Birnbaum, Supervision: Mike Hentz, Hank Bull; 73 posts, 15 countries, 5 hours
  • " Infermental 9 Vienna " (1989), Editors: Ilse Gassinger, GRAF ZYX, Supervision: Chris Hill; 45 posts, 15 countries, 5 hours
  • " Infermental X Osnabrück / Skopje " (1991), Editors: Heiko Daxl, Evgenia Dimitrieva, Supervision: Keiko Sei; 51 posts, 16 countries, six hours
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