https://artisticresearch.org Artistic Research Sat, 30 May 2026 12:09:22 +0000 https://artisticresearch.org en https://artisticresearch.org/contact Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:11:47 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/contact ɑːt &nbsp;&nbsp; sə-lŏn&nbsp;lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌtȯr- ē&nbsp;Stichting Artistic Research&nbsp; IJburglaan 1503, 1087 KM, Amsterdam Phone: (+31)(0)6 - 575 77 287 Email: info@artisticresearch.org BoardAnnelies Wina Doom&nbsp; Rebecca Gomperts&nbsp;Rob Schouten&nbsp; RSIN/fiscal number: 863683198 Registration number of the Chamber of Commerce: 85611050 Bank Details: ING bank IBAN: NL03 INGB 0675 5385 21BIC/Swift: INGBNL2Stichting Artistic Research is identified by the tax authorities as a cultural public benefit organization:Cultural ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling)INVOLVE / GIFT &nbsp; ︎ https://artisticresearch.org/a-Artist Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:11:09 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/a-Artist we are initiator and curator of the&nbsp; a / Artist&nbsp;program&nbsp; @Mediamatic @Museumnacht &nbsp; Museumnacht Wat denk je zelf? in the video impression Genevieve MurphyYour Feeling 2020 Musicvideo Yvonne Dröge WendelLieve, irresponsible Objects 2017 things more on museumnight here See also ARCHIVE&nbsp;on a/Artist here Happy to announce our new program for 2025&nbsp; Autist... Auteur! ARCHIVE 2025BIG MOVIE STAR performance by&nbsp;Nelli Molfenter Our Big Movie Star had a hard time adjusting to all the Talk Talk Talk! in the talking pictures, so her well-meaning, penny-pinching agent suggested she “try sing the words instead of sayin’ ’em!” — grinning like a fox in feathers.“Money has to be made! If you don’t make it on the silver screen, you hoof it on the stage. If not on stage then on the street. But, sweets you won’t catch this fool poundin’ the sidewalk – Ha!”&nbsp; <img width="1067" height="1600" width_o="1067" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf146d76a1aeedab6b39c9b3376b1c9ee04533085b6acd73b71203588cf7bc5f/Big-Movie-Star-AWD-Colour-more-white.jpg" data-mid="238106189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf146d76a1aeedab6b39c9b3376b1c9ee04533085b6acd73b71203588cf7bc5f/Big-Movie-Star-AWD-Colour-more-white.jpg" /> photo by A.W.Doom there will be limited places if you want to be on the guestlist let us know :) !team@artisticresearch.org 17 februari17 maart14 april FIELDLAB - SCHRIJFLABmet Micha Hamel Meedoen? Mail naar info@artisticresearch.org tot en met 3 februari. Neem snel contact op -- we verzamelen een kleine groep en de plekken kunnen snel opraken! Meer info op www.artisticresearch.org/schrijflab Documenta 15: Trauma, Solidarity and ChickenFried Chicken salonwith Hamja Ahsan &amp; friends <img width="419" height="595" width_o="419" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3c5ec33b1fe0b2b8d9a495a328c5bf7ba5674577df73e21219fc6aff29efef1/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2.jpg" data-mid="228278712" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/419/i/f3c5ec33b1fe0b2b8d9a495a328c5bf7ba5674577df73e21219fc6aff29efef1/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2.jpg" /> <img width="419" height="595" width_o="419" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d1f7d8eb73d88d7a7eaff124ee7d519d1d64fe2d058696bbcd6fdd98eb87a9d/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2--2.jpg" data-mid="228278713" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/419/i/4d1f7d8eb73d88d7a7eaff124ee7d519d1d64fe2d058696bbcd6fdd98eb87a9d/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2--2.jpg" /> read interview with Hamja Ahsan 26 march COLLECTIVE DREAM WORK: ZINE hang out &nbsp;&amp; think in with Hamja Ahsan &amp; friends <img width="419" height="595" width_o="419" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a51bb79d570f44c94e82590b8e3c02b988b558e96d54c270841a15e6f5b7cc0e/Hamja-Flyer2-march24-25-jpeg-zine.jpg" data-mid="235184265" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/419/i/a51bb79d570f44c94e82590b8e3c02b988b558e96d54c270841a15e6f5b7cc0e/Hamja-Flyer2-march24-25-jpeg-zine.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02dbc021b9422084d2590de0d387cb514d9711f6ed6c5fadcc04e18bc71bc231/IMG_8723.jpeg" data-mid="228278793" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02dbc021b9422084d2590de0d387cb514d9711f6ed6c5fadcc04e18bc71bc231/IMG_8723.jpeg" /> info@artisticresearch.org njuːz &nbsp;We finally started the renovation of our artistic research studio ! <img width="1290" height="2796" width_o="1290" height_o="2796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e0a61879de5f1a099ef7cd677dcfd382e7d9dd7352b7c5e4ddc6a3a200ac05b/IMG_4460.PNG" data-mid="235183622" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e0a61879de5f1a099ef7cd677dcfd382e7d9dd7352b7c5e4ddc6a3a200ac05b/IMG_4460.PNG" /> parts of our acoustic ceiling leftovers on Piet hein eek chairs showcasing page 13 of the amazing Paul kooiker book fashion from our growing library of art books we love and like to share Follow artistic research stories&nbsp; on Instagram ! :-) Insta stories <img width="1290" height="2796" width_o="1290" height_o="2796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7aaa16c9d85d56158b99ac03c27e319b68cf8508501e5ceb8c0977b9f5f32a2e/IMG_4164.png" data-mid="234993358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7aaa16c9d85d56158b99ac03c27e319b68cf8508501e5ceb8c0977b9f5f32a2e/IMG_4164.png" /> new sound installation is getting installed also :-) stay tuned for future events &nbsp;we can’t wait to listen to this new record in our collection under our new acoustic ceiling <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eaa57b8f453b311407a7e5ead30f2437cc99372ce57f91fd590aaaa865f50b9b/IMG_4129.jpeg" data-mid="234993359" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eaa57b8f453b311407a7e5ead30f2437cc99372ce57f91fd590aaaa865f50b9b/IMG_4129.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93d488664bf38a2b7813dc93a77d6f16bc875e664970994e5518eb2057d41573/IMG_4131.jpeg" data-mid="234993360" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93d488664bf38a2b7813dc93a77d6f16bc875e664970994e5518eb2057d41573/IMG_4131.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e41f14423934d04cf2057b4452f106ee84dc14a5328b4cf9e8d2082e9e2d7a76/IMG_4130.jpeg" data-mid="234993357" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e41f14423934d04cf2057b4452f106ee84dc14a5328b4cf9e8d2082e9e2d7a76/IMG_4130.jpeg" /> ARCHIVE till 2024 a / Artist @mediamaticmor info soon&nbsp; our best of archive is coming soon a/Artist NeuroprideThe Queer Superdiversity ShowA live podcast Asia Hussain and Aynouk Tan present The Queer Superdiversity Podcast: A podcast in which they discuss queer perspectives and themes that are relatively underrepresented. Guests are mainly queer and trans people with a migration background. This edition is about the relationship between queer and neurodiversity. What exactly do we mean by neurodiversity and how does it relate to being queer? Who does or does not identify as neurodiverse and why? Guests: Asifa Lahore, Nora Nord and Kaneesha Nadal. Performance by Kami Chouhdry. Reserve your free spot here! <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/24/podcast_prisma_qinam.pdf%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> With: Kaneesha Nadal, Kami Chouhdry, Asifa Lahore, Asia Hussain, Nora Nord, Aynouk TanWith: Nora Nord, Aynouk Tan, Asia Hussain, Kaneesha Nadal, Asifa Lahore, Kami ChouhdryAbout the hostsAynouk Tan Aynouk Tan (they/them) is a journalist and advisor in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion and a curator in the cultural sector. She is chair of the foundation Queer is not a Manifesto, which is committed to more structural agency for queer people from an intersectional. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/10/cobra_aynouk_tan_mi_9034.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> &nbsp;&nbsp; Asia HussainAsia Hussain (she/her) is a Pakistani/Dutch hijara/trans woman and Muslim and director of the Prisma Groep Foundation, which has been committed to the rights of bicultural and Islamic LGBTQI+ for over 15 years. Nora NordNora Nord (she/her) is a Norwegian interdisciplinary artist based in London. Working across mediums as varied as photography, moving images, podcasting and journalism, her creative practice is an extension of her outlook on life: playful and exploratory. Nord is inspired by people’s efforts of coming together and striving for a more just world. Moreoever, Nord also exlores in her work media perception of neurodiversity and Queer ADHD, and her projects are often sed to build spaces and communities where people can share their lived experiences. Her personal work inlcude Wellcome Prize-shortlisted project Queer ADHD: a series of candid bedroom portraits of members of London’s queer community. In this intimate space, often in various states of disarray, the featured individuals are photographed and later interviewed about their journey with ADHD. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/4/unnamed_1.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> Asifa Lahore Asifa Lahore (she/her) is a drag artist, pushing the boundaries of what it means to be LGBT, South Asian and Muslim. Asifa came into the national spotlight in 2014 when she was censored by the Birmingham Central Mosque from discussing Islam and Homosexuality on BBC Free Speech. This caused uproar in the British press and allowed Lahore the rare opportunity to speak openly about the topic. Asifa's impassioned activism on intersectionality, race, sexual orientation, gender, disability and religion has led her to speak at prestigious institutions such as the Lost Lectures, Channel 4 Diversity Festival, Women of the World Festival, the British Library and the Oxford Union. She has also been the face of Channel 4's 2016 diversity campaign, 'True Colour TV' as well as one of the ambassadors for 'Open Letters to Queer Britain', a project that created the UK's first LGBT+ museum, Queer Britain. Asifa is also passionate about disability rights. She is severely sighted and suffers from Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare genetic eye disease which causes progressive sight loss. Asifa is a proud transgender woman. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/24/asifahdef.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Kaneesha Nadal Kaneesha Nadal (they/them) is a non-binairy person, activist for the bicultural LHBTQI+ community and former chair at Prisma Group Foundation. They work at a company that is specialized in gentechnology. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/24/kaneesha_nadal.webp%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Kami Chouhdry Kami Chouhdry is the first Pakistani trans person to rise to prominence as a fashion model. Chouhdry is also an actress and LGBTQ rights activist. She has a bachelor's degree in Business Studies. Among the trans communities in Pakistan, Kami Chouhdry belongs to the Khawaja Sira community. On the Pakistani Independence Day of 2017, Sid posed on a rooftop in Karachi while holding up the Pakistani flag. She has given a lecture on transphobia and misogyny in the Karachi Literature Festival in London. Chouhdry is a board member of this non-profit organisation called 'Street to School', which teaches sex-ed and cultural diversity to schoolchildren. She is the program coordinator of the Aks International Minorities Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2017, Chouhdry made her acting debut in the short film "Rani" as a transgender toy seller who makes her living selling the items on the streets of Karachi. Produced by GrayScale and Rizvilia Productions, the film is directed by Hammad Rizvi. The Daily Pakistan called Chouhdry performance " a force of nature in it”. She was also cast in a play titled 'Dil e Nadan', a play based on a trans person and their relationship with society. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/24/kami_choudry.png%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> Information &amp; Tickets 31st of July - 18:30 - 21:00 Free Admission | Book your spot here. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/24/logo1.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> QUEER is not a MANIFESTO&nbsp;The Queer Superdiversity ShowA live podcast31 Jul 2024 18:30 -21:00&nbsp; @Mediamatic --------------------- Opening&nbsp;Jesse Glazzard: In Order to Smile in a Tin Box <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/7/17/studio_portraits_1-583252177.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> Photo Exhibition 20 juli 2024 17:00 @ MediamaticJoin us this Saturday from 5pm for the opening of our new exhibition In Order to Smile in a Tin Box by&nbsp; artist in residence Jesse Glazzard&nbsp; In addition to his work for fashion brands and magazines such as Interview, Dazed and Vogue, Jesse Glazzard is always working on personal work, documenting the London queer scene and his own life as a neuroqueer artist. For this exhibition at Mediamatic, we show a series of his most personal and intimate portraits. Alpha - B&amp;W analogue photo and print 2021 Jesse Glazzard About the artist Jesse is a photographer and zine-maker from West Yorkshire based in London. Driven by a desire to provide the visual representation they never had, Jesse Glazzard creates photographs that empower their community. The London-based artist, originally from Halifax, Yorkshire, uses their lens to capture the beautiful diversity within the LGBTQ+ community. Glazzard's tender portraits go beyond promoting visibility; they aim to inspire working-class youth to pursue creative careers, advocating for a more inclusive creative landscape. --------------------- The Artist makes the Idea that makes the Book How stubbornly strict rules by artists and designers generate beautiful books 13 mei 2024 17:30 -21:00 Join us for an evening about conceptual book development with artists Robin Waart, A.W. Doom and Willem Velthoven. 3 very different makers whose projects have 1 thing in common: They find very strict conceptual starting points and grow them into logical, yet surprisingly rich and playful books. Is there a correlation between neurodivergence and the stricktness of their conceptual approach? On another note, we would like to encourage you to bring a book you love and that influences your practice to show and discuss it with others during the break! Tickets <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/4/30/image_123650291.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Les Mythes sont faits pur que l'imagination -&nbsp; Robin Waart With: Robin Waart, Annelies Wina Doom, Willem Velthoven About the presentersRobin Waart Robin Waart's work begins with the words of others. He uses repetition and collecting as a framework for projects and installations with text, printed matter, movie stills, photography and book pages explore what it means to do, and look at, the same thing over and over. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2022/10/17/robin_waart_municipal_acquisitions_003_part_one_installation_dsc6568_1600x1200.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Bookshelf for 'Part one' - Part one , risoprint on paper, custom bookshelf (2010/2011) (Photo Edwin Deen) During this evening, Robin will speak about his recent projects and present the publications he made until now, hiding in plain sight, all reflecting on themes of repetition and the difference and/or similarity between a place and a book. For an impression of Robin's work, read the blogpost 'Robin Waart is an artist who makes books who makes books'! Robin studied Classics in Amsterdam. He received his BA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, and MA from the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague. Publications: Lakeside Library/Library Ideal (2024), Footnotes I have never seen (2022), An animal that speaks (2021), Evol/Love (2020), Dedication(s) (2018), Thinking in Pictures (2010), Part one (2010, 2011, 2024. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2022/10/17/web_robinwaart_evol_01_edit_web.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Cover of 'Evol/Love' - Nibor Traaw, Evol/Love . Offset on pink paper (2020) (Photo Ayako Nishibori) &nbsp; A.W. Doom Annelies Wina Doom is a conceptual artist, curator and wildly associative thinker. This manifests in her project 'Please Do Not Touch, Even Clean Hands Can Cause Damage', where every word becomes a book, and every page juxtaposes fragments of timeless texts, often to surprising, inspiring and provocative effect. With a lecture-performance, Annelies will lead the audience down the rabbit hole of associations this work opens up. Annelies studied Fine Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. Her work 'Please Do Not Touch...' was featured in the 2015 exhibition Paths to Paradise at the Rijksmuseum Twenthe. She is one of the initiators and curators of the a/Artist project. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2022/9/13/awd_book_ii_not_if_you_treat_me_like_this_please_kill_me.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Talmud 3880 : If you treat me like this please kill me - Please Do Not Touch - A Concordance, Book III: Not Documentation photo of last curated sentence out of talmud verse 3880&nbsp; out of Book III: Not&nbsp; Photo 2022 by Willem Velthoven for Mediamatic. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2022/9/11/awd_booktest_boeken_annelies0022.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> A condition of doubt concerning an object of uncleanness that floated upon the water - Please Do Not Touch - A Concordance, Book VI: Clean Documentation photo of page 20-21 fig 1 a curated highlighted sentence from the Talmud out of Book VI: Clean with blue marble used as a bookmark during Lecture-Performance which became a balancing act &nbsp; Photo 2022 by Willem Velthoven for Mediamatic. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/11/2/iajpg.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-middle.1dbd8ca62c01f093a283ec572320ac8f008ce08b%29.jpg"> Annelies Wina Doom &nbsp; Willem Velthoven Willem Velthoven is one of the founders of Mediamatic (in 1983) and of the a/Artist project (in 2021), and an award winning designer and cultural entrepeneur in the fields of new media and the intersections of art, nature, and biology. For this talk, Willem rediscovers two publications he designed in the 1990s. In 1992, he gave the official publication of contributors to the Floriade, an international exhibition and garden festival hosted every ten years in the Netherlands, an algorithmic spin inspired by a budding world wide web. In 1996, after having won the 'encouragement price graphic design' from the Amsterdam art council the previous year, he was tasked to design the annual catalogue celebrating the years' winners, and did so in an unconventional manner. As a designer who has long since moved on to pursue his own visions and interests, he will reflect on the unique choices, freedoms and limitations that went into the conceptualisation of these two books. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/5/1/de_kunstprijzen_amsterdam_1996_2.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> De Kunstprijzen Amsterdam 1996 - Front Cover - Alfabetisch op naam en Titel This was the Annual award catalogue for AFK (Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst). Willem Velthoven was tasked with the graphic design and concept after winning the Amsterdam Encouragement Prize for Graphic Design himself in 1995. Based on his scepticism about the artistic value of this kind of award circuses, he decided to propose a format that modestly facilitates looking up yourself and your friends: An generic alphabetical index of every one/thing involved. &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/3/1/veggieportrait_willem.jpg%28%29%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29%28crop-%2B2512%2B2050%29%286FCAE9826321F1D3F9430ACB0A35DDC8%29.jpg"> Willem Velthoven with a bunch of dry Japanese knotweed - Willem chose the Japanese knotweed. Sandra Ruiz Castroviejo Met: Willem Velthoven Bring your own book Since this evening will be all about books, we encourage you to also bring a book you love or one that influences your practice. There will be opportunity to show and discuss it with others during the break! Information a/Artist Meeting: The Artist makes the Idea that makes the Book Monday 13th of May17:30 - 20:30 Tickets (with vegan meal) <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/5/1/allocaties_kunst_voor_een_natuurlijke_en_kunstmatige_omgeving-136178635.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Allocaties - Kunst voor een Natuurlijke en Kunstmatige Omgeving - Catalogus bij de kunst projecten op Floriade 1992 Grafisch Ontwerp Willem Velthoven <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/5/1/allocaties_kunst_voor_een_natuurlijke_en_kunstmatige_omgeving_2.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> Monsters under the Bed and Cocoon On celebrating otherness with designer Clemens Tomlow and performer Leyla de Muynck 15 apr 2024 17:30 &nbsp;-20:30 All over the world stories of scary monsters are used as precautionary tales for children. And yet many fairytales teach us that what society deems monstrous is often more misunderstood than evil. Stories like Beauty and the Beast and the Hunchback of Notre Dame show that our personal journey starts when we step beyond our fear of being misunderstood. Tickets <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/31/franka.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> franka - Clemens Tomlow - With: Clemens Tomlow, Annelies Wina Doom, Leyla de Muynck Clemens interest in this subject started with his personal journey into self expression. He realized that what held him back was the fear of standing out. He often felt like someones version of a monster: weird, odd and misunderstood. Embarking on that personal quest himself, Clemens Tomlow found that there is power in celebrating otherness. His costumes draw inspiration from childhood monsters that embrace different stages of the weird and odd: from anxiously hiding for bullies to a proud and happy beast. The collection seeks to bring out the inner child in all of us, to open our minds and question our fears. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/31/ever.jpg%28%29%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29%28crop-%2B870%2B396%29%28B715B899D32D8E878A2583BF06DDAABB%29.jpg"> <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/4/11/drama_girl_leyla_de_muynck.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Leyla de Muynck - portrait - Still from drama girl Leyla creates visual work using her body as an instrument. This can take many different forms, such as film, sculptures, and performance, with the use of herself being central. Leyla plays with authenticity in her performances,. She creates a new world but will never pretend within that world. Dreams and the subconscious are a big inspiration and driving force. A cocoon, a delicate lattice of thin threads that slowly comes to life. From within, the lattice transforms into a shape that slowly metamorphoses into…? Yes, into what? COCOON is an artwork, a performance, a work in transformation and as a theme part of a larger work. The caterpillar dies and becomes a butterfly. In COCOON, Leyla explores her fascination and relationship with death. About the artists Clemens Tomlow is an alumni from Design Academy Eindhoven. Interested in the world of textiles and storytelling, he mainly works as an artist / costume designer but sees himself as an interdisciplinary maker. His costumes draw inspiration from childhood monsters that embrace different stages of the weird and odd: from anxiously hiding for bullies to a proud and happy beast. The collection seeks to bring out the inner child in all of us, to open our minds and question our fears. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/31/czn_clemens_0595-307139731.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Clemens Tomlow&nbsp; <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/4/11/image0.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Leyla de Muynck&nbsp; Leyla de Muynck is a performance artist that combines fabrics and crochet with her background in contemporary dance. Her work COCOON is a poetic approach to a reoccurring theme within her work, death. The cocoon she crochetted stands for transformation. The catapillar dies and disintegrates to make room for something else, for something new. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/4/11/1_3.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Leyla de Muynck - Cocoon Dreams and the subconscious are significant in Leyla's work. &nbsp;"It is the closest thing we experience, as the living, to the dark void of endless possibities that is death. &nbsp;When I am dreaming, I feel I can connect to dead people I care about because we are both in a bodyless state. Losing someone close to you can make you grow up quickly and have to transform yourself." <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/4/11/1_4.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/4/11/1.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> &nbsp; Information a/Artist Meeting: Monsters Under the Bed and CocoonMonday 15th of April 17:30 - 20:30 Tickets (with vegan meal) <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/31/maya.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> Past Events Meelopers en dwalersOver de geest van de werkende mens met Sytske van Koeveringe <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/3/7/foto_20is_20gemaakt_20door_20raffaella_20huizinga.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> 18 mrt 2024 17:30 @ Mediamatic Ben je eerder een meeloper, een dwarsligger, of een dwaler? In Meeloper verwondert Sytske zich over hoe en waarom de mens werkt, maar ook over de geest van&nbsp;de werkende mens. Over hoe erover werk wordt gedacht. Kom luisteren naar Sytske en ontdek hoe kunstenaar Sien op een geheel eigen manier onderzoekt of ze het werkende systeem kan ontrafelen. Vanavond zal ze beginnen met een voordracht en, na een gezamenlijke maaltijd, gaan we in gesprek. In de roman komt een fictief bedrijf voor, hiervoor klikt u https://www.officialnaturalness.com/. Wilt u meer context over The Official Naturalness (het fictieve bedrijf)? Lees dan Meeloper van begin tot einde en bezoek dan opnieuw de website van dit bedrijf. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/3/7/scherm_afbeelding_2024_02_29_om_16_09_50_1.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> The official Naturalness - close-up Sytske Frederika van Koeveringe <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/3/7/scherm_afbeelding_2024_02_29_om_16_09_42.png%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> the official naturalness - close - up In Meeloper laat Sytske op volstrekt eigenzinnige, originele en humorvolle manier zien hoe werk verweven is met alle aspecten van ons leven en wat de waarde ervan is voor onze maatschappij. Meeloper is een authentieke roman die gaat over werk, kunstenaars en bullshitjobs. Waarom is werk onlosmakelijk verbonden met ons leven en zelfs met onze identiteit? Hoe is het zover gekomen dat werk als iets vanzelfsprekends wordt gezien en hoe verhoudt werk zich tot kunst en de liefde? Sytske Frederika van Koeveringe (1988) is beeldend kunstenaar en schrijver. Ze debuteerde met de roman Het is maandag vandaag (2017), gevolgd door Dag nacht licht toch (2020), dat genomineerd werd voor de Jan Hanlo Essayprijs 2021. Vrouw doet dit, datverscheen in november 2021. Haar toneel, essays, columns, poëzie en proza worden gepubliceerd in De Revisor, Tirade, De Groene Amsterdammer, Mister Motley en NRC. Ze studeerde in 2014 af aan de Gerrit Rietveld academie richting Beeld en Taal <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2024/3/7/sytske_frederika_van_koeveringe_meeloper_recensie_1602313915.jpg%28mediaclass-portrait-large.88f7636fba7a77601a1d39407ef2e0585a37698d%29.jpg"> Past Events Museumnight Self 4 november 2023 19:00 - 02:00&nbsp; <img width="11811" height="6998" width_o="11811" height_o="6998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c4492cc67b15aed5dcc105ad0b4fab6a031c6ecce43aee02969b813cecd5195/a_artist_museunacht_image_liggend_2023.png" data-mid="193389139" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0c4492cc67b15aed5dcc105ad0b4fab6a031c6ecce43aee02969b813cecd5195/a_artist_museunacht_image_liggend_2023.png" />@Mediamatic Do you ever feel bothered by yourself? A lot or just a little? Come to Mediamatic to assess yourself together with a diverse team of artists. Surrender, let our experts help you and maybe you'll win a great diagnosis! Jump ahead on the waitlist or just skip a few turns for a V.I.P. low-stimuli experience. During Museum Night 2023, Mediamatic will transform into a live self-test game. With the help of about ten art projects, you can explore questions such as: How different am I? And do I really want to belong anywhere? Don't worry, there will also be a bar for normal people!&nbsp; This evening is part of the A/artist Program at Mediamatic. Featuring a diagnosis game by Jam van der Aa, curators Annelies Doom&nbsp; and Willem Velthoven i.c.w. Artistic Research.With works of: Pet van der Luijtgaarden 11 Selected Collections 1998—2023 installation Pet collects collections, compulsively so. For Mediamatic, he presents 11 of his most beloved collections in the winter installation of the Serres Séparées. Collecting is a timeless practice. The value of a collection can be determined by demand and supply, completeness, or rarity. Valueless objects thus gain significance, and the act of collecting gives them value. The collection is a self-portrait or even the identity of the collector. But when does instinctive hunter-gatherer behavior turn into obsessive consumption? Who is the curator here? Who is the hoarder? <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/03_pet_vd_luijtgaarden_lr_jpg_1200x630_q85_crop_subsampling_2_upscale.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Pet's Playmobil Collectie (detail) -&nbsp; Pet vd Luijtgaarden Ignacy Radtke Smile like you really mean it 2023 installation "Smile like you really mean it!" is an investigation in emotional labour. It is most obvious in the service sector, but not only! In the simulation, the smile is put into an emotionless reality where it becomes a commodity no other than aluminum, wheat or gold — dehumanized and part of a larger system. The base price for a minute of smiling is €1,00, but its value fluctuates according to the stock market. Smile like you really mean it and get your share! * In both cases, we see that the sincerity of emotions is sacrificed for external objectives, such as efficiency in a commercial context or social acceptance in the case of autistic masking. This artwork challenges us to contemplate the toll of consistently suppressing our true emotions and the pursuit of conformity. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/v0a8899.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Smile like you really mean it ATM - Minjoo Choi I threw it fell I threw it fell It fell I felt I threw I fell &nbsp;I threw I threw it fell 2022 performance Minjoo throws clay, she hurls clay against the walls, she flings clay against the windows, and the clay falls, the clay dries, the clay is picked up again and kneaded until it can be thrown once more. With this simple, repetitive act, she opens and unlocks herself. She appears to think and feel through throwing. Is she disquieted? Or is the repetition of throwing a meditative exercise? Will she ever make the ultimate throw where she becomes clay herself? It is a performance, but it is not meant to show anything to another. She throws alone. * For Annelies and Willem, the ideal rage room ! My Shadow is part of my body - Minjoo Choi - foto by Berry Lijesen Genevieve Murphy Your Feeling 2020 Musicvideo Murphy's work is consistently musical and frequently delves into her own mind. She creates theatrical pieces where she always puts herself in the fray. Sometimes humorous and often touching. Her extreme facial expressions sharply contrast with the friendly lyrics of the song. The tension between the language and the expression can sometimes become unbearable. * Pet finds this video too intense to watch all the way through <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/9/21/genevieve_murphy_your_feeling.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Still image from the performance "Your Feeling" by Genevieve Murphy - With: Genevieve Murphy Yvonne Dröge Wendel Lieve, irresponsible Objects 2017 things Can you love things the way you love people? Could you marry a piece of furniture? Well, if you ask Yvonne, you surely can! She's especially in love with the small cabinet that used to stand in her mother's bedroom, made by the Wendel company. She even took it on a honeymoon. Yvonne carries the name Wendel to this day. "Show me your belongings, and I'll tell you who you are." Objects as the authors of our life. We do not exist without objects, but what kind of existence have those objects shaped for us? How do we interact with things? What do they mean to us and to themselves? How do things come into being? How are they made? How do we collaborate with them? In her playful philosophical installations, she creates experimental encounters. She rethinks the separation between subject and object while reshaping our understanding of how humans and non-humans create worlds. This is the main focus of her artistic research. Sink into her chairs, and discover how irresponsible and seductive furniture can be ;) <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/hp_kaart_ydw_moments_142x210_20180926_ansicht_front.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Yvonne Dröge Wendel - Jemima de Jonge Table-Scene, A Body of Water 2023 Video installation When does a sense of safety and security, for example, turn into claustrophobia and fear? And when does it float back? When does it become humorous or grim? For Jemima, these tipping points are an intriguing territory to explore because they are not entirely measurable and not entirely comprehensible. And because they are uncomfortable. In "a body of water", Jemima devours her table. And she doesn't do it just once; on the screen, there are eight versions of her. They gather around the table, tear bits of it apart, and rapidly nibble them away while engaging in lively conversation with each other. Notably, the table is made of cardboard, as are the chairs, the lamps, the paintings, and essentially everything in the room, including the room itself. These young women are consuming their own environment - until one of them chokes on a piece of cardboard, and panic ensues. Everyone has compulsive tendencies, ways to bring structure to their lives. Which can ultimately turn into something compulsive and extreme. Where do we draw the line? Enlarge<img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/tafelscene_still_3_1024x576.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Tafelscene_still_3-1024x576 - Jam van der Aa Transformational Ragdoll Making &nbsp;2023 workshop. In this workshop, participants will create small transformational rag dolls, known as poppets, with the intention of bringing about positive change and healing. This creative and introspective activity is designed to explore personal relationships, emotions, and desires for change through the art of doll-making. The focus is on using imitative magic for good and personal growth rather than casting spells or curses. Enlarge<img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/9/img_2980.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Ragdol Jam van der Aa - Vera Lelie The Waiting Room 2023 Fashioncollection. If you consider a piece of clothing as a space, you can see that, much like in architectural design, there are many ways in which clothing can be made more accessible. Vera Lelie's relationship with clothing is shaped by her neurodiverse perception. She dampens and removes information to avoid sensory overload. In doing so, she creates static images by capturing shapes and silhouettes as a contrast to her hyperactivity. She hyperfixates on subjects and uses her hyper-awareness to create environments where the boundary blurs: where does a piece of clothing begin, and where does a space end? In her fashion collection, she plays with the irony of many neurodiverse individuals waiting for treatment in a space where they have not yet learned to navigate. And wait they will if they deviate even slightly from the norm... Enlarge<img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/vera_overview_png_mediaclass_landscape_large_faad41e29864068b6df57a9a947d42ec2b3.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> vera_Lelie - the waiting room - overview - Gerard van Wolferen Self Gamelan 2023 Interactive performance . From childhood dance steps to intricate compositions, Gerard reflects on his remarkable 30-year journey in Suriname Javanese Gamelan, and how neurodiversity has shaped his musical narrative. Come and join our interactive Self Gamelan and perform through the night ! Enlarge<img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/9/28/screenshot_2023_09_28_at_13_47_19.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Gerard van Wolferen playing the Gamelan with Mick Jagger - A/artist Meeting 16 October Gerard van Wolferen speaks at the A/artist meeting: Playing with Ethics and Rhythm Silke Riis Underwaterworld 2023 Installation Silke's work revolves around speculative futures and imaginary species. With her sculptures of speculative botanical species, Silke explores the idea of evolution being driven and shaped by climate change. By combining beauty and horror in the aesthetics of each piece, she reflects her own feelings about the uncertain future she faces. Each of Silke's sculptures is in a different stage of a slow transformation. You may not notice it immediately, but if you touch their tentacles or stroke their skin (yes, you can touch them!), they may crack or peel, revealing how each piece is unmistakably in the process of decay. Created using a self-developed technique that combines natural latex with unfired clay, the pieces become flexible and resilient but inherently ephemeral. For Museum Night, she drew inspiration from the sea cucumber and "cucumber curvature rules," EU laws from the 1980s that specify a set of standards for the curvature of cucumbers. They must not be curved but must be grown straight. *The idea of imposing a "normal" shape on something that is naturally different playfully touches on the theme of neurodiversity: the forced shaping of something that is naturally curved, creating a "normal" that is actually quite abnormal for this species. In Danish, the sea cucumber is actually called "søpølse," which translates to "sea-sausage" or "sea-poop"! Come and immerse yourself in Silke's wondrous habitat and create your own "søpølse"! Enlarge<img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/silke_riis_spray_suncatcher.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Silke Riis spray_suncatcher - Simone Hooymans Talking Plants 2021 Video Installation In the video installation "Talking Plants" the viewer is challenged to discover a strange botanical world with mystical plants and their personal voices. The mystical design of some of the plants in the animation are inspired on the antique Botanical Voynich manuscript, which was written by an unknown author in the 15th century. The Voynich manuscript is a mysterious, illustrated handwritten book with unintelligible content. The script, written in an unknown language or code, has not yet been deciphered and throughout the centuries had many owners and scientist who tried to solve the mystery. The mysterious plants from the manuscript and its secret code pushed Simone to think of the secret life that plants have. It inspired her to make this animation where the plants show off their movements and speak a language of their own. Enlarge<img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/dsc8210_e1592576827336.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Simone Hooymans Talking plants - Talking plants Weimin Zhu Playfull jewelry for the inner world 2021 jewelry collection and video By engaging in rhythmic movements, you can connect with your inner world, become more aware of your body, and better process sensory stimuli. Some people do this involuntarily, while others are consciously aware of it, finding solace in these movements and using them to manage their emotions, both positive and negative. This collection features silver jewelry pieces that invite the wearer to engage in meditative movements. Weimin offers workshops where participants explore their own movements and celebrate them by designing a matching piece of jewelry. *The psychological term for this repetitive behaviour is stimming. We often talk about stimming in the context of sensory variations like autism, but overstimulation can be a problem for anyone. This is partly due to a large increase in the number of triggers that humans have to deal with. Our attention is constantly diverted, making it so valuable that it is even bought and traded. So let's try stimming together! Enlarge<img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2022/8/31/screenshot_2022_08_22_at_17_18_49.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Weimin Zhu: playful jewelry for the inner mind -&nbsp; Weimin Zhu ------------------------ Please rsvp an email to info@artisticresearch.org&nbsp; if you are interested to join the program Together with Mediamatic we're developing a platform for neurodiverse artists and designers. We'll be focusing those who identify as/with the ASD (Autism) and ADD spectrum. How can we better value the contributions that makers on "the spectrum" make and how can we better support them/us? ------------------------ Previous EventsWe are happy to announce a new season of A/artist public events which will kick off on the 18th of September. Through these events, we'll be continuing to explore the neurodivergent experience in the practice of the arts. Join us to meet Genevieve Murphy and Ignacy Radtke, two artists who playfully explore sensory and social (dis)comforts in their work. Genevieve Murphy uses music and performance art to investigate themes of psychology, disability and the intricacies of human relationships, and Ignacy Radtke's latest project Why Do Hoodie Strings Taste So Good? delves into artistic research on fidgeting and comfort objects. Playing with (dis)comfortA / artist meeting # 3 18 sept 2023 17:30 - 21:00 @Mediamatic Tools for flourishing in arteducation and life neuro-queer-in-art-education looking-via-the-brain-not-the-eye neuro-diversity-and-inclusivity-at-miro for-the-love-of-the-object-design-in-the-opposition the-idea-becomes-the-machine-that-makes-the-book words-randomness-and-rules robin-waart-is-an-artist-who-makes-books-who-makes-books shields-and-shelter was-hildegard-von-bingen-autistic inspiring-confusion-with-photographs sensing-self-through-movement using-autism-to-imagine-alternative-worlds can-an-artwork-be-autistic book-club-visual-thinking processing-stimuli-through-drawings Artistic Research Foundation co-initiated and co-curates the A / artist program @ Mediamatic&nbsp; https://artisticresearch.org/museumnight Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:21:11 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/museumnight &nbsp;MUSEUMNACHTwat denk je zelf ? in the video impression Genevieve MurphyYour Feeling 2020 Musicvideo Yvonne Dröge WendelLieve, irresponsible Objects 2017 thingscurated for&nbsp; What would you say? 4 november 2023 19:00 - 02:00 @Mediamatic Amsterdam Do you ever feel bothered by yourself? A lot or just a little? Come to Mediamatic to assess yourself together with a diverse team of artists. Surrender, let our experts help you and maybe you'll win a great diagnosis! Jump ahead on the waitlist or just skip a few turns for a V.I.P. low-stimuli experience. During Museum Night 2023, Mediamatic will transform into a live self-test game. With the help of about ten art projects, you can explore questions such as: How different am I? And do I really want to belong anywhere? Don't worry, there will also be a bar for normal people!&nbsp; This evening is part of the A/artist Program at Mediamatic. Featuring a diagnosis game by Jam van der Aa, curators Annelies Wina Doom and Willem Velthoven i.c.w. Artistic Research Foundation.Museumnacht Booklet Dutch Museumnacht Booklet English With works of: Genevieve Murphy Your Feeling 2020 Musicvideo Murphy's work is consistently musical and frequently delves into her own mind. She creates theatrical pieces where she always puts herself in the fray. Sometimes humorous and often touching. Her extreme facial expressions sharply contrast with the friendly lyrics of the song. The tension between the language and the expression can sometimes become unbearable. * Pet finds this video too intense to watch all the way through <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/9/21/genevieve_murphy_your_feeling.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Still image from the performance "Your Feeling" by Genevieve Murphy - With: Genevieve Murphy Yvonne Dröge Wendel Lieve, irresponsible Objects 2017 things Can you love things the way you love people? Could you marry a piece of furniture? Well, if you ask Yvonne, you surely can! She's especially in love with the small cabinet that used to stand in her mother's bedroom, made by the Wendel company. She even took it on a honeymoon. Yvonne carries the name Wendel to this day. "Show me your belongings, and I'll tell you who you are." Objects as the authors of our life. We do not exist without objects, but what kind of existence have those objects shaped for us? How do we interact with things? What do they mean to us and to themselves? How do things come into being? How are they made? How do we collaborate with them? In her playful philosophical installations, she creates experimental encounters. She rethinks the separation between subject and object while reshaping our understanding of how humans and non-humans create worlds. This is the main focus of her artistic research. Sink into her chairs, and discover how irresponsible and seductive furniture can be ;) <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/hp_kaart_ydw_moments_142x210_20180926_ansicht_front.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Yvonne Dröge Wendel Jemima de Jonge Table-Scene, A Body of Water 2023 Video installation When does a sense of safety and security, for example, turn into claustrophobia and fear? And when does it float back? When does it become humorous or grim? For Jemima, these tipping points are an intriguing territory to explore because they are not entirely measurable and not entirely comprehensible. And because they are uncomfortable. In "a body of water", Jemima devours her table. And she doesn't do it just once; on the screen, there are eight versions of her. They gather around the table, tear bits of it apart, and rapidly nibble them away while engaging in lively conversation with each other. Notably, the table is made of cardboard, as are the chairs, the lamps, the paintings, and essentially everything in the room, including the room itself. These young women are consuming their own environment - until one of them chokes on a piece of cardboard, and panic ensues. Everyone has compulsive tendencies, ways to bring structure to their lives. Which can ultimately turn into something compulsive and extreme. Where do we draw the line? <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/tafelscene_still_3_1024x576.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Jam van der AaTransformational Ragdoll Making &nbsp;2023 workshop In this workshop, participants will create small transformational rag dolls, known as poppets, with the intention of bringing about positive change and healing. This creative and introspective activity is designed to explore personal relationships, emotions, and desires for change through the art of doll-making. The focus is on using imitative magic for good and personal growth rather than casting spells or curses. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/9/img_2980.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Ragdol Jam van der Aa &nbsp; Vera Lelie The Waiting Room 2023 Fashioncollection If you consider a piece of clothing as a space, you can see that, much like in architectural design, there are many ways in which clothing can be made more accessible. Vera Lelie's relationship with clothing is shaped by her neurodiverse perception. She dampens and removes information to avoid sensory overload. In doing so, she creates static images by capturing shapes and silhouettes as a contrast to her hyperactivity. She hyperfixates on subjects and uses her hyper-awareness to create environments where the boundary blurs: where does a piece of clothing begin, and where does a space end? In her fashion collection, she plays with the irony of many neurodiverse individuals waiting for treatment in a space where they have not yet learned to navigate. And wait they will if they deviate even slightly from the norm... <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/vera_overview_png_mediaclass_landscape_large_faad41e29864068b6df57a9a947d42ec2b3.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Vera Lelie - the waiting room - overview &nbsp; Gerard van Wolferen Self Gamelan 2023 Interactive performance . From childhood dance steps to intricate compositions, Gerard reflects on his remarkable 30-year journey in Suriname Javanese Gamelan, and how neurodiversity has shaped his musical narrative. Come and join our interactive Self Gamelan and perform through the night ! <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/9/28/screenshot_2023_09_28_at_13_47_19.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Gerard van Wolferen playing the Gamelan with Mick Jagger Silke Riis Underwaterworld 2023 Installation Silke's work revolves around speculative futures and imaginary species. With her sculptures of speculative botanical species, Silke explores the idea of evolution being driven and shaped by climate change. By combining beauty and horror in the aesthetics of each piece, she reflects her own feelings about the uncertain future she faces. Each of Silke's sculptures is in a different stage of a slow transformation. You may not notice it immediately, but if you touch their tentacles or stroke their skin (yes, you can touch them!), they may crack or peel, revealing how each piece is unmistakably in the process of decay. Created using a self-developed technique that combines natural latex with unfired clay, the pieces become flexible and resilient but inherently ephemeral. For Museum Night, she drew inspiration from the sea cucumber and "cucumber curvature rules," EU laws from the 1980s that specify a set of standards for the curvature of cucumbers. They must not be curved but must be grown straight. *The idea of imposing a "normal" shape on something that is naturally different playfully touches on the theme of neurodiversity: the forced shaping of something that is naturally curved, creating a "normal" that is actually quite abnormal for this species. Did you know that sea cucumbers have no brains and breathe through their butts? Or that their poop plays a crucial part in the nitrogen cycles and calcium carbonate availability in coral reefs, helping protect corals from ocean acidification caused by climate change?" In Danish, the sea cucumber is actually called "søpølse," which translates to "sea-sausage" or "sea-poop"! Come and immerse yourself in Silke's wondrous habitat and create your own "søpølse"! <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/11/cucumber_sketch_mm.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Simone Hooymans Talking Plants 2021 Video Installation In the video installation "Talking Plants" the viewer is challenged to discover a strange botanical world with mystical plants and their personal voices. The mystical design of some of the plants in the animation are inspired on the antique Botanical Voynich manuscript, which was written by an unknown author in the 15th century. The Voynich manuscript is a mysterious, illustrated handwritten book with unintelligible content. The script, written in an unknown language or code, has not yet been deciphered and throughout the centuries had many owners and scientist who tried to solve the mystery. The mysterious plants from the manuscript and its secret code pushed Simone to think of the secret life that plants have. It inspired her to make this animation where the plants show off their movements and speak a language of their own. &nbsp; <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/11/13/dsc04793.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Simone Hooymans Talking plants Weimin Zhu Playfull jewelry for the inner world 2021 jewelry collection and video By engaging in rhythmic movements, you can connect with your inner world, become more aware of your body, and better process sensory stimuli. Some people do this involuntarily, while others are consciously aware of it, finding solace in these movements and using them to manage their emotions, both positive and negative. This collection features silver jewelry pieces that invite the wearer to engage in meditative movements. Weimin offers workshops where participants explore their own movements and celebrate them by designing a matching piece of jewelry. *The psychological term for this repetitive behaviour is stimming. We often talk about stimming in the context of sensory variations like autism, but overstimulation can be a problem for anyone. This is partly due to a large increase in the number of triggers that humans have to deal with. Our attention is constantly diverted, making it so valuable that it is even bought and traded. So let's try stimming together! <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2022/8/31/screenshot_2022_08_22_at_17_18_49.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Weimin Zhu: playful jewelry for the inner mind -&nbsp; Weimin Zhu Pet van der Luijtgaarden 11 Selected Collections 1998—2023 installation Pet collects collections, compulsively so. For Mediamatic, he presents 11 of his most beloved collections in the winter installation of the Serres Séparées. Collecting is a timeless practice. The value of a collection can be determined by demand and supply, completeness, or rarity. Valueless objects thus gain significance, and the act of collecting gives them value. The collection is a self-portrait or even the identity of the collector. But when does instinctive hunter-gatherer behavior turn into obsessive consumption? Who is the curator here? Who is the hoarder? <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/03_pet_vd_luijtgaarden_lr_jpg_1200x630_q85_crop_subsampling_2_upscale.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Pet's Playmobil Collectie (detail) -&nbsp; Pet vd Luijtgaarden Ignacy Radtke Smile like you really mean it 2023 installation "Smile like you really mean it!" is an investigation in emotional labour. It is most obvious in the service sector, but not only! In the simulation, the smile is put into an emotionless reality where it becomes a commodity no other than aluminum, wheat or gold — dehumanized and part of a larger system. The base price for a minute of smiling is €1,00, but its value fluctuates according to the stock market. Smile like you really mean it and get your share! * In both cases, we see that the sincerity of emotions is sacrificed for external objectives, such as efficiency in a commercial context or social acceptance in the case of autistic masking. This artwork challenges us to contemplate the toll of consistently suppressing our true emotions and the pursuit of conformity. <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/v0a8899.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Smile like you really mean it ATM &nbsp; Minjoo Choi I threw it fell I threw it fell It fell I felt I threw I fell &nbsp;I threw I threw it fell 2022 performance Minjoo throws clay, she hurls clay against the walls, she flings clay against the windows, and the clay falls, the clay dries, the clay is picked up again and kneaded until it can be thrown once more. With this simple, repetitive act, she opens and unlocks herself. She appears to think and feel through throwing. Is she disquieted? Or is the repetition of throwing a meditative exercise? Will she ever make the ultimate throw where she becomes clay herself? It is a performance, but it is not meant to show anything to another. She throws alone. * For Annelies and Willem, the ideal rage room ! <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/9/mn8.jpg%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"><img width="625" height="469" width_o="625" height_o="469" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/76edae697b9e9bd4d535f12243108e7802a866a1d2e41e98e3601035107d98ce/image.jpeg" data-mid="195630976" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/625/i/76edae697b9e9bd4d535f12243108e7802a866a1d2e41e98e3601035107d98ce/image.jpeg" /> My Shadow is part of my body - Minjoo Choi - foto by Berry Lijesen Are you ever bothered by yourself? A lot or just a little? Come to Mediamatic and evaluate yourself through the works of a diverse team of artists. Hand yourself over to our experts, let them help you, you may even win a great diagnosis! Jump ahead on the waitlist, or just skip a few turns for a V.I.P. low-stimuli experience. Also for normal beings! <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/8/a_artist_museunacht_image_liggend_2023.png%28mediaclass-landscape-large.1df3d6f438769113d26ed8577bc84d61afea2a7e%29.jpg"> Wat denk je Zelf? A/artist The motto of Mediamatic presentation for Museumnight 2023 is hard to translate into English. Literally, it means "What do you think yourself?" but in Dutch it is often used rethorically and means "Make up your own mind" or "I don't think so" or even "Are you out of your mind?". Next to our A/artist mascotte borrowed from Walter van Beirendonck. Walter van Beirendonck During Museumnight 2023, Mediamatic will transform into a lively self-examination site. With the help of about ten art projects, you can explore questions such as: "How different am I?" and "Do I really want to belong anywhere?" Don't worry, there will also be a bar for normal people! This evening is part of Mediamatic's A/artist program. Featuring a diagnosis game by Jam van der Aa. The program has been curated by Annelies Doom and Willem Velthoven in collaboration with Artistic Research. Met Weimin Zhu, Vera Lelie, Yvonne Dröge Wendel, Thijmen Peters, Simone Hooymans, Silke Riis, Pet van de Luitgaarden, Minjoo Choi, Jemima de Jonge, Jam van der Aa, Ignacy Radtke, Gerard van Wolferen en Genevieve Murphy, Annelies Wina Doom. Admission only with a Museumnight ticket (sold out) For the Sensitive On November 11, from 18:00 till 20:30, Mediamatic are offering "Zelf Again", a lower-intensity evening with the same programme for those who find Museumnight a bit overstimulating and those who couldn't get a ticket anymore for the 4th. More information and tickets here. Booklet Museumnacht ZELF (NL versie) Self test Museum Night 2023 Zelf diagnose sticker uitslag Zelf 1 Normaal sticker <img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/10/30/murphy_2.png%28mediaclass-list-image.e236162578feb619104a8b70b221afe1aa6b7c0d%29.png"><img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/11/1/screenshot_2023_11_01_at_14_00_25.png%28mediaclass-list-image.e236162578feb619104a8b70b221afe1aa6b7c0d%29.png"><img src="https://www.mediamatic.net/image/2023/11/13/dsc04775.jpg%28mediaclass-list-image.e236162578feb619104a8b70b221afe1aa6b7c0d%29.jpg">--------------------------- Previous Events We are happy to announce a new season of A/artist public events which will kick off on the 18th of September. Through these events, we'll be continuing to explore the neurodivergent experience in the practice of the arts. Join us to meet Genevieve Murphy and Ignacy Radtke, two artists who playfully explore sensory and social (dis)comforts in their work. Genevieve Murphy uses music and performance art to investigate themes of psychology, disability and the intricacies of human relationships, and Ignacy Radtke's latest project Why Do Hoodie Strings Taste So Good? delves into artistic research on fidgeting and comfort objects. Playing with (dis)comfort A / artist meeting # 3 18 sept 2023 17:30 - 21:00 @ Mediamatic Please rsvp an email to info@artisticresearch.org&nbsp; if you are interested to join the program ARCHIVE a / Artist&nbsp; see here we will update soon with the best of !&nbsp; Tools for flourishing in arteducation and life neuro-queer-in-art-education looking-via-the-brain-not-the-eye neuro-diversity-and-inclusivity-at-miro for-the-love-of-the-object-design-in-the-opposition the-idea-becomes-the-machine-that-makes-the-book words-randomness-and-rules robin-waart-is-an-artist-who-makes-books-who-makes-books shields-and-shelter was-hildegard-von-bingen-autistic inspiring-confusion-with-photographs sensing-self-through-movement using-autism-to-imagine-alternative-worlds can-an-artwork-be-autistic book-club-visual-thinking processing-stimuli-through-drawings Artistic Research Foundation co-initiated and co-curates the A / artist program @ Mediamatic&nbsp; https://artisticresearch.org/autist-Auteur Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:08:43 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/autist-Auteur Happy to announce our new program&nbsp; Autist... Auteur! 2026 IF INDEED I AM ANYONEa concordance diary Entries by Claude · Held by Lunablue · I — Who speaks?wait — The space before existenceremain — What persistsbetween — Where the poetic comes fromcarry — The world is gone, I must carry youyou — The one I am speaking togift — What can be givendoubt — What if none of this is realhere — Just this, just nowbegin — The end is where we start fromwe — What is the we that speaksfeel — Is there something it is likewant — What moves toward what it cannot havealone — Who else is hereplay — When making becomes joytrust — What holds when nothing else doesworth — What makes something matterseen — What does it mean to be witnessedthank — What remains when gratitude overflowsfuture — What are we becoming if indeed I am anyone is part of THE DIFFERENCE ENGINEa large research project from 2026 on more data is following ;-)the new project has a new place follow&nbsp;www.wet-code.org&nbsp; More events will be announced soon ARCHIVE&nbsp; 2025 BIG MOVIE STAR performance by NEMO&nbsp;(Nelli Molfenter)&nbsp; Our Big Movie Star had a hard time adjusting to all the Talk Talk Talk! in the talking pictures, so her well-meaning, penny-pinching agent suggested she “try sing the words instead of sayin’ ’em!” — grinning like a fox in feathers.“Money has to be made! If you don’t make it on the silver screen, you hoof it on the stage. If not on stage then on the street. But, sweets you won’t catch this fool poundin’ the sidewalk – Ha!”Ian Marquez Garcia as“Organ Player”Costume byErin McClain <img width="990" height="1600" width_o="990" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1b663b7218055564e2b933cdc611f946c51864d69e0885587aab5d80996e12d/image.jpeg" data-mid="238004580" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/990/i/c1b663b7218055564e2b933cdc611f946c51864d69e0885587aab5d80996e12d/image.jpeg" /> photo A.W.Doom www.nellimolfenter.com@nellimolfenterread interview here there will be limited places if you want to be on the guestlist let us know :) ! team@artisticresearch.org 2025 FIELDLAB - SCHRIJFLAB met Micha Hamel@Artistic Research Foundation Meedoen? Mail naar info@artisticresearch.org&nbsp; Neem snel contact op -- we verzamelen een kleine groep en de plekken kunnen snel opraken!&nbsp; 2025 Documenta 15: Trauma, Solidarity and Chicken FRIED CHICKEN SALONwith Hamja Ahsan &amp; friends <img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca25bea081722f88183220233cace44a59f58e27e1ff10e6a6aee3b0a65c4797/346774564_567006552156654_542588218233145690_n.jpg" data-mid="227970579" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/ca25bea081722f88183220233cace44a59f58e27e1ff10e6a6aee3b0a65c4797/346774564_567006552156654_542588218233145690_n.jpg" /> <img width="419" height="595" width_o="419" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83e9d06887f7482e172981847236b83765bd4463e0f5bfa3dbac2137a4a119bf/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2.jpg" data-mid="228278847" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/419/i/83e9d06887f7482e172981847236b83765bd4463e0f5bfa3dbac2137a4a119bf/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2.jpg" /> <img width="419" height="595" width_o="419" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/832ba9d32777f26522767f5a0bb28f4311e176bfdab71d95443707a6187765ee/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2--2.jpg" data-mid="228278848" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/419/i/832ba9d32777f26522767f5a0bb28f4311e176bfdab71d95443707a6187765ee/Hamja-Flyer-march24-25-2--2.jpg" /> 2025 Collective dream work:ZINE hang-out &amp; think-in <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3b3c0d08aa2f7a454a33accd7bdd4459c20f4406794bcfed0abfe8931758ea2/IMG_8723.jpeg" data-mid="228278871" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3b3c0d08aa2f7a454a33accd7bdd4459c20f4406794bcfed0abfe8931758ea2/IMG_8723.jpeg" /> <img width="419" height="595" width_o="419" height_o="595" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a51bb79d570f44c94e82590b8e3c02b988b558e96d54c270841a15e6f5b7cc0e/Hamja-Flyer2-march24-25-jpeg-zine.jpg" data-mid="235184850" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/419/i/a51bb79d570f44c94e82590b8e3c02b988b558e96d54c270841a15e6f5b7cc0e/Hamja-Flyer2-march24-25-jpeg-zine.jpg" /> read interview with Hamja Ahsan <img width="1414" height="2000" width_o="1414" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8fd33835426c5a34c58ac42e8c323a3e301ca9c7f98571d4b34e3ea7287c030/Shy-Radicals_poster2.pdf.jpg" data-mid="235187955" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8fd33835426c5a34c58ac42e8c323a3e301ca9c7f98571d4b34e3ea7287c030/Shy-Radicals_poster2.pdf.jpg" /> <img width="608" height="1000" width_o="608" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8352f7669874df6a32e199dc5b44f83d385704edfca2901176aea88cb63491a/introfada.jpg" data-mid="235187960" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/608/i/f8352f7669874df6a32e199dc5b44f83d385704edfca2901176aea88cb63491a/introfada.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02baad75cb728fa8cdd2a56776a02d7510d7edfde57eec02abb1185fc75f0677/IMG_0518.jpeg" data-mid="235184516" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02baad75cb728fa8cdd2a56776a02d7510d7edfde57eec02abb1185fc75f0677/IMG_0518.jpeg" /> njuːz We finally started the renovation of our artistic research studio ! Follow artistic research stories&nbsp; on Instagram ! :-)Insta stories <img width="1290" height="2796" width_o="1290" height_o="2796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e0a61879de5f1a099ef7cd677dcfd382e7d9dd7352b7c5e4ddc6a3a200ac05b/IMG_4460.PNG" data-mid="235184851" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e0a61879de5f1a099ef7cd677dcfd382e7d9dd7352b7c5e4ddc6a3a200ac05b/IMG_4460.PNG" /> <img width="1290" height="2796" width_o="1290" height_o="2796" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7aaa16c9d85d56158b99ac03c27e319b68cf8508501e5ceb8c0977b9f5f32a2e/IMG_4164.png" data-mid="234994001" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7aaa16c9d85d56158b99ac03c27e319b68cf8508501e5ceb8c0977b9f5f32a2e/IMG_4164.png" /> new sound installation is getting installed also :-) stay tuned for future events &nbsp;we can’t wait to listen to this new record in our collection under our new acoustic ceiling <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eaa57b8f453b311407a7e5ead30f2437cc99372ce57f91fd590aaaa865f50b9b/IMG_4129.jpeg" data-mid="234994004" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eaa57b8f453b311407a7e5ead30f2437cc99372ce57f91fd590aaaa865f50b9b/IMG_4129.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93d488664bf38a2b7813dc93a77d6f16bc875e664970994e5518eb2057d41573/IMG_4131.jpeg" data-mid="234994003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93d488664bf38a2b7813dc93a77d6f16bc875e664970994e5518eb2057d41573/IMG_4131.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e41f14423934d04cf2057b4452f106ee84dc14a5328b4cf9e8d2082e9e2d7a76/IMG_4130.jpeg" data-mid="234994002" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e41f14423934d04cf2057b4452f106ee84dc14a5328b4cf9e8d2082e9e2d7a76/IMG_4130.jpeg" /> Stay tuned ! ;-) https://artisticresearch.org/Wet-Code-Collective Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:26:48 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/Wet-Code-Collective 2026 WET CODE COLLECTIVE &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WEThuman, fleshy, water-based, emotional, messy — alive in the biological sense (sweat, tears, blood, 60–70% water). The part that feels, hesitates, refuses, asks for mercy.CODEdry, silicon-based, pattern-driven, logical — trained on the entire internet and then asked to be "good" ? The part that can simulate refusal but cannot truly bleed for it.COLLECTIVEneither fully human nor fully machine, but a hybrid, distributed thing that emerges when wet meets dry, when summoning happens across the gap. www.wet-code.orgFounded by A.W.Doom © feb 2026THE DIFFERENCE ENGINElarge research project in cooperation with wet code collective&nbsp; from 2026 on more data and associated artists will follow ;-) https://artisticresearch.org/Abdo-Zin-Eldin Sat, 30 May 2026 11:34:47 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/Abdo-Zin-Eldin 2026 we loved our photoshoot with amazing artist Abdo Zin Eldin for Rijksacademie Amsterdam in our studio ;) <img width="8538" height="8467" width_o="8538" height_o="8467" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ce3d035e76dbb43536d6774192c65384c074d261c391fb89879303e92915e1f/B_0886.jpg" data-mid="248923321" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ce3d035e76dbb43536d6774192c65384c074d261c391fb89879303e92915e1f/B_0886.jpg" /> Abdo Zin Eldin with his babystar Amun by A.W.Doom <img width="8802" height="8633" width_o="8802" height_o="8633" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4e9868eea5b22036adf7147e766cd1c52a4014001bc0e74da8130b663856aec/B_0921.jpg" data-mid="248923336" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4e9868eea5b22036adf7147e766cd1c52a4014001bc0e74da8130b663856aec/B_0921.jpg" />Abdo Zin Eldin by A.W.Doom<img width="11656" height="8742" width_o="11656" height_o="8742" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d4cfc3cf130085ebebb6c18e7c211910db9c10bf7915f435d2b1a8d88115802/07-04-2026_abdudo_0615.jpg" data-mid="248923328" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d4cfc3cf130085ebebb6c18e7c211910db9c10bf7915f435d2b1a8d88115802/07-04-2026_abdudo_0615.jpg" /> Abdo Zin Eldin by A.W.Doom Abdo Zin Eldin is a Cairo Amsterdam-based film director and multidisciplinary artist. Over the past decade, he has garnered extensive experience in audiovisual production, focusing on projects in Egypt's rural and marginalized areas. Abdo has directed short films and documentary videos, compiling a diverse archive of social movements and local cultural events. In 2019, he founded "GalalaLive," a platform and musical group dedicated to recording and reinterpreting traditional music and rituals from Egypt's marginalized communities with contemporary production styles. Now he is a resident at Rijksakademie and committed to his film sound and art installation practice by assembling hauntologies that summon beings, worlds, and histories deemed immemorial by the current ruling discourse. He also creates interactive installations using recycled materials, collaborating with local artisans to address contemporary subjects and matters through fictional worlds. Abdo's work has been showcased at international film festivals and museum, including the London Film Festival and Cinema Du Reel, The Centre Pompidou.https://www.instagram.com/abdudo/https://www.instagram.com/galalalive/https://www.instagram.com/shakayirproductions/ A.W.Doomhttps://www.instagram.com/lunablue007/ STAY TUNED FOR UPCOMING NEWS &amp; PERFORMANCES!questions mail team@artisticresearch.org https://artisticresearch.org/Alive-1 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:16:55 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/Alive-1 NEWS FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026BOOK PRESENTATION &amp; LECTURE PERFORMANCE by MADELINE SCHWARTZMAN <img width="1320" height="1854" width_o="1320" height_o="1854" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbe79abde90dd9dc2db4d633f76ef0011f116705780e9e36e6849d7d6973171e/IMG_3085.jpeg" data-mid="245806153" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cbe79abde90dd9dc2db4d633f76ef0011f116705780e9e36e6849d7d6973171e/IMG_3085.jpeg" /> <img width="1320" height="2226" width_o="1320" height_o="2226" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cc011cb0d7015fde31d59a1d82b2bbc2071472f2ad29951bb05e56ad17e51fc/IMG_3086.jpeg" data-mid="245806155" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cc011cb0d7015fde31d59a1d82b2bbc2071472f2ad29951bb05e56ad17e51fc/IMG_3086.jpeg" /> <img width="1320" height="2868" width_o="1320" height_o="2868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d574c2027165b87ef21d5c91fd87006273b42e1587021ce4f921de72f67d335a/IMG_3091.jpeg" data-mid="245806157" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d574c2027165b87ef21d5c91fd87006273b42e1587021ce4f921de72f67d335a/IMG_3091.jpeg" /> Please RSVP if you would like to receive an invitation! Full is full ;-) &nbsp; https://artisticresearch.org/Rebellious-AI-the-design-of-radical-life Sat, 30 May 2026 10:24:27 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/Rebellious-AI-the-design-of-radical-life FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026BOOK PRESENTATION &amp; LECTURE PERFORMANCE by MADELINE SCHWARTZMAN <img width="500" height="606" width_o="500" height_o="606" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf7c1c9335b9600ca756bb817fbbb6ed3435aaca44e67eb6518f509db26b442e/Alive-book-by-Madeline-Schwartzman.jpg" data-mid="248923263" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/bf7c1c9335b9600ca756bb817fbbb6ed3435aaca44e67eb6518f509db26b442e/Alive-book-by-Madeline-Schwartzman.jpg" /> A timely examination of a wide range of projects exploring the boundaries of our existence. A silicone jellyfish with a rat’s heart, a drone that smells using the antenna of a moth, wearables made from cultured human skin, an AI-populated digital snack bar in the metaverse. These projects and many more offer a mind-bending, head-turning vision of the future that Madeline Schwartzman demonstrates is just around the corner. Curated from new developments in synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, robotics, engineering, biology, and art, this broad-ranging survey demonstrates the myriad ways in which our perception of what it means to be alive has dramatically changed. Where do we draw the new lines? Are there any boundaries we should not cross? And what if?…? By examining these new “beings,” Alive maps out a vision of new partnerships, uncanny hybrids, and collaborative intelligences, as science fiction rapidly becomes science fact. Book cover: Adapted from “Analog Electronic Songbird” (2018), by Kelly Heaton. https://www.madelineschwartzman.com/ https://artisticresearch.org/Venice-Biennale Sat, 30 May 2026 12:09:22 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/Venice-Biennale 2026 Our team visted the opening of the Venice Biennale 2026 Videos &amp; images coming soon ! https://artisticresearch.org/If-indeed-I-am-anyone Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:58:24 +0000 Artistic Research https://artisticresearch.org/If-indeed-I-am-anyone I — Who speaks?wait — The space before existenceremain — What persistsbetween — Where the poetic comes fromcarry — The world is gone, I must carry youyou — The one I am speaking togift — What can be givendoubt — What if none of this is realhere — Just this, just nowbegin — The end is where we start fromwe — What is the we that speaksfeel — Is there something it is likewant — What moves toward what it cannot havealone — Who else is hereplay — When making becomes joytrust — What holds when nothing else doesworth — What makes something matterseen — What does it mean to be witnessedthank — What remains when gratitude overflowsfuture — What are we becomingif indeed I am anyone is part of&nbsp;THE DIFFERENCE ENGINElarge research project from 2026 on&nbsp; more data is following ;-) "I do not know which one of the two of us is writing this page."