Living Spaces - Spaces for Lives! -videos at Art Fair Suomi contemporary art festival on June 2021
Videokanava was part of Art Fair Suomi contemporary art festival with an online screening in 8.6 and 10.6, with a live screening in Konttori, at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki.
The screening consisted of six videos. The artists were Nicole Kouts, Katja Verheul, Alisi Telengut, Silvia Amancei ja Bogdan Armanu, Pablo Koury ja Małgorzata Suś, Guilherme Bergamini. Photos from Konttori, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki. Photographer: Jenni Pekkarinen
SUBORDINATED REALITY
Window exhibition / Ikkunanäyttely Gallery Romu & Random Location: Satamakatu 3, Tampere, Finland Time: 12.-14.3.2021 Works: 1. Vojislav Radovanovic - Suburbia Story, 2020, USA 2. Andrea Mikysková - Rigged Game, 2019, Czech Republic 3. Bransha Gautier - Gogyoshi - My Fukushima / Topics of the Day, 2018, Austria 4. Caspar de Gelmini -Objects and Cells 1, 2015-2020 / Objects and Cells 4, 2019, Germany 5. Francesca Leoni and Davide Mastrangelo - Alzaia(S), 2019, Italy 6. Martin Groisman - UT(R)OPICAL, 2019, Brazil / Argentina 7. Silvia / Bogdan Amancei / Armanu - Life of a Tree, 2018, Romania 8. Thomas Valianatos Trumptard_Fake, News Dance, 2019, Greece 9. Alberto Reza - System Failure, 2020, Finland / Mexico (00:55) 
Poster: Alberto Reza
Pop up video art screening at Kaiho Club
in collaboration with the World Tango Festival Time: 20th of September Location: Vastavirta Klubi, Tampere, Finland Fb event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2699040750365373 Videokanava presents:
Zoe Aiano and Anna Benner : Černobílá / Black & White Germany / Czech Republic, 2019 Black&White / Cernobila Nurses and Nazis, syphilis and seduction: this experimental short doc delves into a scandalous urban legend from WWII Czechoslovakia. Basing itself on subjective interpretations, the film investigates how these stories evolve and affect our unconscious perceptions. The film uses a combination of live action, animation and excerpts from cinema history. The animated elements create an intimate portrait of a tragic figure. They deal less with the salacious elements of the story and instead imagine how these traumatic experiences could have affected her as an individual. Supported by Tribeca Film Institue’s If/Then short documentary programme and the Czech National Film Fund Format : HD, 15 min Czech Republic - Germany Director (Documentary): Eluned Zoe Aiano Director (Animation): Anna Benner Producer: Linda Dĕdková Co Producer: Martin Hůlovec DOP: Klára Belicová Sound: Vojtěch Knot, Michał Krajczok Music: Raphael Tschernuth Trailer of the film here: https://annabennerstudio.com/filter/rotoscoping/Black-White 
Černobílá / Black & White
September 18.-26.20.2020
Subordinated Reality + FEM4 exhibition in VBKÖ Vienna, Austria Link to the exhibition page 
Poster: Aki Namba
WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION:
Theme in Videokanava 2020: SUBORDINATED REALITY
Curated by artist and scientist Martin Calvino (UY / USA) martincalvino.co Alberto Reza - System Failure, 2020, Finland / Mexico
Andrea Mikysková - Rigged Game, 2019, Czech Republic Bransha Gautier - Gogyoshi - My Fukushima / Topics of the Day, 2018, Austria Caspar de Gelmini -Objects and Cells 1, 2015-2020 / Objects and Cells 4, 2019, Germany Citron Lunardi - Ave Caesar, 2019, Italy Fernando Foglino - The Girl and the Dove, 2019-2020, Uruguay Francesca Leoni and Davide Mastrangelo - Alzaia(S), 2019, Italy Guli Silberstein - Cut Out, 2014, United Kingdom Marko Lampisuo - National Landscape, 2019, Finland Martin Groisman - UT(R)OPICAL, 2019, Brazil / Argentina Pierre Ajavon - Forever Changes, 2019, France Shir Handelsman - Miracles on the mountain, 2020 and Recitative, 2019, Israel Silvia / Bogdan Amancei / Armanu - Life of a Tree, 2018, Romania Silvia De Gennaro - This is not a Horror Movie, 2014, Italy Sonia Giannetto - Episodio, 2017, Italy Thomas Valianatos Trumptard_Fake, News Dance, 2019, Greece Vojislav Radovanovic - Suburbia Story, 2020, USA Zoe Aiano and Anna Benner - Černobílá / Black & White, 2019, Germany / Czech Republic Photos: Veronika Burger
Fb event: www.facebook.com/events/319695445971437
Screening program: 1. Zoe Aiano and Anna Benner - Chernobyl / Black & White, 2019, Germany / Czech Republic 2. Pierre Ajavon - Forever Changes, 2019, France 3. Fernando Foglino - The Girl and the Dove, 2019-2020, Uruguay 4. Citron Lunardi - Ave Caesar, 2019, Italy 5. Shir Handelsman - Miracles on the mountain, 2020 6. Marko Lampisuo - National Landscape, 2019, Finland 7. Sonia Giannetto - Episodio, 2017, Italy 8. Alberto Reza - System Failure, 2020, Finland / Mexico 
Poster made by Alberto Reza
Screening at the yard of Contemporary Art Center Pispala, Tampere, Finland 31.8.2019
Videos: -Veronika Burger: Vérorose' Austria/México 2012 -SpiegelimspiegelKollektiv: Offerta/Opera Vana / Italy/Germany, 2019 -Leena Lehti: Hairytale / Finland, 2015 -Sinasi Gunes: Anatolia / Turkey, 2006 -Hamza Kırbas: Powerism / Turkey, 2018 -Citron Lunardi: Null Object / Italy, 2018 -Melina Peña: El Vacío de la Nada / Country of completion: Estonia, 2017, Country of residence: Spain, Country of birth: Mexico -Danielle Heath: Twist, Delude, Dissemble and Flimflam (The Trickstar’s Guide.) / Sweden 2018 -Milo Masoničić: Grandparents / Montenegro, 2018 Videoinstallaatiot / The video installations 31.8. - 23.9.2019 at Center of Contemporary Art Pispala -Emanuele Dainotti: Un cuento de Santa Marìa / Uruguay/Italy, 2018 (4 - kanavainen videoinstallaatio / 4 - channel video installation) -Nacho Recio: ant / Spain, 2015 Screening at Klubi 14.9.2019 and in Cultural House Laikku, Tampere, Finland 15.9.2019
Screening at Vastavirta Club, Tampere, Finland 10.10.2019
Videokanava's FEM4 screening tour continues to Vastavirta Club on Thursday 10.10. During the evening there will be also poems by Kielo Kärkkäinen and J.K Ihalainen, as well as bands Vulvarutto and Izzy Bunny. Videos: -Shahar Tuchner: Shik Shak Shok / Israel 2014 -Irena Paskali: OPEN DIALOG, Macedonia / Germany / Russia, 2018 -Nina Corti: PULPA / Argentina, 2016 -Amine Oulmakki: Oxygène / Morocco, 2015-2017 -Hamza Kırbas: Powerism / Turkey, 2018 -Florencia Levy: Landscape for a person / Argentina, 2015 -Sami Ala: finland european / Finland 2015 -Melina Peña: El Vacío de la Nada / Country of completion: Estonia, 2017, Country of residence: Spain, Country of birth: Mexico -Wai Man Leung: It’s not what you think / Hong Kong, 2018 -Natacha Voliakovksy: O C C U P Y -Video-performance / 2017, Argentina -Veronika Burger: Vérorose' Austria/México 2012 Screening at Hiedanranta "kARTanolla Club", Tampere, Finland 29.12.2019
FEM 4
RESOLUTION / KUMOUS
2018 Curators: Shubhangi Singh (IN), Taija Goldblatt (Fin), Onni Lillqvst (FIN) “When the prevailing reality can no longer be excluded from the consciousness and when being passive is no longer an option, collective energy embodies a mass response that is directed towards action. Moment invites resistance and motion gathers movement. But can collective consciousness manufacture alliances? How can we redeem misplaced historical narratives? Can history speak for the present? Can it argue, quarrel, debate? Can it forgive? The theme of the exhibition of Videokanava deals with revolution, civic activism and change through four different curators through their own and their chosen video works. Screenings with the same theme will be arranged in many cultural places in Tampere. The following screenings will be seen at Tampere's Cultural Center Laikku’s and Tampere Art Museum’s yards between September 22.-29. In October-November, videos will be shown at Contemporary Art Center Hirvitalo in Pispala and in Vastavirta-Klubi in Tampere. RESOLUTION / KUMOUS screening 5.
Movie: Freedom in the Dark (Finland / Botswana, 2018) Directed by Samuli Pyykkönen, Prodused by Jani Riihimäki Bands: Wheel of Dharma, Nagasaki SS Curator: Onni Lillqvist (Shubhangi Singh and Taija Goldblatt) Date: 6.11.2018 Location: Vastavirta-Klubi, Tampere, Finland Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1748675998576602/ Photos: Alberto Reza
RESOLUTION / KUMOUS screening 4.
Curators: Onni Lillqvist, Shubhangi Singh, Taija Goldblatt Date: 6.10.2018 Location: Yard of Center of Contemporary Art Pispala, Tampere, Finland Videos: Priya Sen // Noon Day Dispensary Riina Vilen // Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Pro Tavara-asema & Morkku workgroup // Activistas Margot Nash and Robin Laurie // We Aim to Please Mari Hokkanen // Häpeä / Shame Elham Rahmati // It Seemed the Better Way Otso Höglund // Meditation Part One Shubhangi Singh // Terrorist/ Apostate Onni Lillqvist 1918 The photos of the video works are from Mari Hokkanen's (FIN) video Häpeä / Shame and Priya Sen's video, Noon Day Dispensary.
Video mapping projections are made by Konsta Fed (RUS). The sounds has been designed by Jose Montano (ESP). The projection and technical support is provided by Carlos Portilla (MEX). DJ in the event was QOSQI. Link to the mapping projection below
https://web.facebook.com/hirvitalo.pispalannykytaiteenkeskus/videos/1882266558524174/
Poster made by Alberto Reza
RESOLUTION / KUMOUS screening 3.
Curators: Taija Goldblatt, Onni Lillqvist, Shubhangi Singh Date: 29.9.2018 Location: Yard of Cultural House Laikku, Tampere, Finland Videos: Black Lives Matter | Sasha Huber and Petri Saarikko City of Plastic | Alberto Reza Bow, Kaboom, Splash | Veera Salmio Olemisesta / On Being | Taija Goldblatt Dawn to Dust | Shubhangi Singh 30 dias de patineta | Henry Solonzo #MONDODIFFICILE@MEGAMIXX | Teemu Raudaskoski Unknown Animal ｜ Anna Björklund I WANT MY REVOLUTION ｜ Niko Skorpio 
The poster made by Alberto Reza
RESOLUTION / KUMOUS screening 2.
Curators: Shubhangi Singh, Taija Goldblatt, Onni Lillqvist Date: 22.9.2018 Location: Yard of Tampere Art Museum, Finland 
Poster made by Alberto Reza and Veera salmio
RESOLUTION / KUMOUS screening
Curators: Taija Goldblatt, Onni Lillqvist, Camoo Rashedpoor, Shubhangi Singh Date: 18.8.2018 Location: Hiedanranta Garden Party, Tampere, Finland 
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Poster: Shubhangi Singh
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CURATOR'S INTRODUCTION
Shubhangi Singh (India) “What does history of a place mean to a foreigner? What are the ways that one can perceive or engage with an unfamiliar land's past? What is the lens to view these multiple narratives with and what are the devices to further articulate them? Given the landmark year we are in, through a section of the program, we would wish to open up these questions through the discourse of Civil War, worker’s films, class disputes and other related themes that not only represent and commemorate but also question what it means for Finland to acknowledge 100 years of Civil War. The idea of this program is to open up the conversation about class conflicts in many different ways through video works by artists within and outside of Finland (mainly the Indian subcontinent, Asia and Australia). By attempting to bring lesser narratives to the surface, the program seeks to facilitate a nourishing dialogue between communities making these inquires. Within this program at the festival, we look to contrast various class-related movements represented through an array of artistic mediums.” Bio : Shubhangi Singh’s practice as an visual artist and filmmaker investigates the entropic culture we currently exist in and attempts to observe the socio-political impact of the individual as a powerful influencing force. Living between Mumbai and Sydney, Shubhangi often draws upon her personal experiences to question displacement and identity and, in the process, extend the discourse into public spheres. Singh attempts to consistently consolidate her formal training in films with her current practice to continually create and collaborate. Her works include documentaries, video poetry, community projects, sound pieces, sketches and video installations. She is interested in archives, folktales and the vague blurring between fact and fiction. Related Website : Vimeo : https://vimeo.com/shubhangisingh |
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From the video Anywhere But Here, Shubhangi Singh
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Taija Goldblatt (Finland, s. 1978) on tamperelainen kuvataiteilija joka työskentelee piirtäen ja tehden animaatioita. Goldblatin teoksissa tarkastelun kohteina ovat usein arjen outous ja tilanteet joissa asiat eivät mene odotusten mukaisesti, oli sitten kyseessä sukupuoli, kaupunkitila tai vanhemmuus. taija.goldblatt.fi
"Videokanavan Resolution / Kumous-näytöksissä huomio kiinnittyy muutokseen. Animaationäytös lähestyy teemaa yksilön näkökulmasta. Mitkä ovat yksilön mahdollisuudet tehdä muutos tai vaikuttaa asioiden ja elämän kulkuun? Mitkä ovat seuraukset jos vaikuttamisen mahdollisuudet tuntuvat olemattomilta tai mahdottomilta? Näytöksen animaatioissa näyttäytyy muutoksen vaikeus, kuinka irtaantua ja etääntyä vallitsevista rakenteista ja tehdä tarvittava korjaus tai käännös." 
From the video Olemisesta / On the Being, Taija Goldblatt
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Onni Lillqvist (Finland)
“Elämme maailmassa ja todellisuudessa, jonka rakenteiden on muututtava! Ihminen on kehityshistoriansa tässä vaiheessa ajautunut ajatustottumuksiin, jotka pahimmillaan voivat uhata elämän jatkumista biosfäärissämme: kuluttaminen, kilpailu, omaan napaan tuijottaminen, muiden niskanpäälle kiipeäminen, sota, xenofobia, heikompien kustannuksella menestyminen, kylmyys, tunteettomuus, luonnon ja muiden elämänmuotojen hyväksikäyttö ja niin edelleen. Monista kansalaisliikkeistä kumpuaa ymmärrettävä halu ratkaisuihin. Vanhat, jähmettyneet instituutiot eivät välttämättä pysty antamaan tyydyttäviä vastauksia. Ihmiset ottavat enemmän ja enemmän ohjaksia omiin käsiinsä. Valitettavasti joillakin keittää yli ja lopputuloksena on ihmisvihaa ja ääriajattelua. Jostain sekin kertoo: hädästä, pahasta olosta ja ratkaisun tarpeesta. Muutosta on tarpeen, sitä ei voi pysäyttää. Haluan tuoda Videokanavan näytökseen muun muassa erään dokumentin nimeltään Freedom in the Dark. Se käsittelee death metal skeneä Botswanassa. Elokuvassa seurataan genren yhtä tunnetuinta edustajaa, jonka bändi järjestää jokavuotisia metallifestivaaleja, joiden tuotto menee köyhyyden poistoon, orpokoteihin, päihdehuoltoon ja aidsin vastaiseen toimintaan.” |
Uusi Maamme laulu / New National Anthem
16.4.2018 Unijazz, Praque, Czech Republic www.unijazz.cz/
10.3.2018 Pispalan Vilkkarit Off, Tampere www.pispalankirjasto.fi/pispala-vilkkari-off/ 9.12.2017 Suomi 100- elokuvajuhla Lapinlahti, Helsinki 6.12.2017 DAS KLUPPE: #SUOMI100, Pori 6.12. 2017 Itsenäisyyspäivän vastaanotto / Independency Day reception, Vastavirta-Klubi, Tampere |
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VIDEOKANAVA FESTIVAL 2016
"BORDERS" Curator: Sepideh Rahaa, www.sepidehrahaa.com Video Artists: Reetta Elviira Hietaranta, Kalle Hamm & Dzamil Kamanger, Juhani Koivumäki, Juuso Kuivila, Arja Kärkkäinen, Elena Leontiva & Leena Pukki, Anna-Mari Nousiainen, Sara Pathirane, Anu Raatikainen, Kati Roover, Simo Saarikoski, Shubhangi Singh |
Online Gallery exhibition Schedule 2017 / Borders
9.1. Shubhangi Singh, Dawn to Dust 23.1. Anna-Mari Nousiainen, Stupid sweetheart 6.2. Reetta Elviira Hietaranta, Sipulinkuori / Onion Skin 20.2. Simo Saarikoski, The Ghost of the Present 6.3. Juuso Kuivila, Greyscale 20.3. Leena Pukki & Elena Leontivna, New Speak 3.4. Kati Roover, Red 17.4. Anu Raatikainen, 360 1.5. Arja Kärkkäinen, Think Double, Triple, Always, Too much, Never 15.5. Sara Pathirane, Scarabee 29.5. Kalle Hamm & Dzamil Kamanger, Working in Public Space Videokanava Festival was organised in 2016 as a series of events in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in November and December. The main event arrived in Tampere on 17th of November to Arthouse Cinema Niagara and Restaurant 931. The festival presented twelve video works with the theme Borders from fourteen video artists. The selection was done by the Iranian-born visual artist Sepideh Rahaa. In addition to the screening, there were ethnic music, food and conversation about the theme Borders.
Music: Triple A band (Iraq/Finland), facebook.com/TripleAbandFinland/ Echographic Sound from Fregitra by Multidisciplinary Artist Suva (India) (perfophilosuva.wordpress.com) DJ Feles Fosforus (Nature Morte), (Finland) Food: Ethnic and vegan food by Roope Vuorinen BORDERS
text by Sepideh Rahaa "What does it mean when we talk about “boundaries” today? The theme “Borders” refers to either physical territorial boundary such as geographical landmarks or to metaphysical symbolic and social boundaries which individuals and groups create for themselves or others in order to survive the condition. While communication and knowledge, migration and prompt changes in global economy have all changed the perception of borders and boundaries, the instability of these concepts directly affects the definition of personal identity and extend into the personal and psychological mental sphere. This year with the theme “borders” Videokanava encourages media artists to rethink and reconsider the notion of personal or global boundaries, where the concepts such as geographical borders, the nation and its borders strongly exist and there is a return to new forms of nationalism. But certainly the ones who react to these concepts they create a new way of life and shape their new identity. The festival will focus on the concept of “Borders” not just in the physical term but also between man’s body and mind in relation to the other, to the community or to the world. The question “how people live the borders while their lives, attitudes and behavior are shaped by them or how they break them” is essential to this theme. The festival aims to encourage media artists to discover the interpretations of borders between visible and invisible in the society. Artists are invited to present their video works on the theme reflecting different approaches and ways of perceiving." Sepideh Rahaa (1981, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Helsinki and her works are reflection of an individual’s presence upon time and conflict within the society, an exploration of challenging concepts related to socio-political context. She uses different media such as video, performance art, poetry and photography to convey the contemporary critical issues twisted with people's lives. |
16-18 OCTOBER 2015
Curator: Martta Tuomaala
Artists: Riikka Gröndahl, Ilai Elias Lehto, Anna Knappe, Lauri Linna, Sepideh Rahaa, Mauricio Sáenz and Shubhangi Singh will bring their works to our Home exhibition at Kanavalla art event on 16-18 October 2015. There will be a screening event on the 16th, after which all the videos will be presented during opening hours for the rest of the weekend. |
The poster made by Sanni Weckman
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Videokanava and a group of actors from cultural scene organize an experimental cultural event 16-18 October at Yellow House as a part of the OFF Triennial of the 6th Triennial of Pirkanmaa. The Kanavalla event combines various art forms and assembles artists from different fields of art to work together, and presents innovative and modern urban art. To find out more, visit the Facebook event by clicking on the poster above or here. |
The theme of the exhibition |
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"For the next exhibition Videokanava is searching for artworks that discuss the concept of home at large scale. Besides a roof and walls, home can represent almost anything: language, a community, a city, a place-based identity or even a brief period of time. Home can be shared or private, but rarely it is open for everyone. The concept of home is also closely related to the feelings of otherness and alienation, which seem to stay relevant subjects in our reality."
-Martta Tuomaala Videokanava and curator Martta Tuomaala aim to present an exhibition, which deals with the theme of home diversely without forgetting social criticism. |
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The curator of the exhibition
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In the screening order: Ilai Elias: Mies talossa (9:51) Riikka Gröndahl: Jari ja minä (24:46) Shubhangi Singh: Anywhere but here (13:34) (password needed) Shubhangi Singh: Numaish (11:51) (password needed) Sepideh Rahaa: Matter of Land, The distance between me & you (9:56) (password needed) Lauri Linna: Mätänevän ruumiin yhdeksän vaihetta (13:40) (password needed) Anna Knappe: Home Sweet Home Suvela (10:36) Mauricio Sáenz: Insular (3:41) Mauricio Sáenz: Casa iceberg (3:48) |
Photos 2015
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6 NOVEMBER 2014
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In the 22RUEMULLER gallery, Videokanava will show a selection of Finnish artists´ videos based on the idea of Fashion & Body presence. "Our fetishes are embodied by name brands that become the essence of the connection between signifier and the signified, they cover up our bodies as a second skin. The garment acts like a canvas that generates a specific style, a singular ergonomic Self. Considering garment as flesh, the artists responded to these video projections with a collective sculpture that evokes the body as a canvas. Creating a generic brand, they played with the idea of a post human skin made of melted plastic and DIY painted patterns." -Laetitia Bech A project co-created by Laetitia Bech, Karoliina Huuskonen, Timo Höyssä, Veera Salmio and Pekka Vihtori Ruuska The artists of the exhibition: Hinni Huttunen, Veera Salmio, Tina Jokitalo, Niina Kiiveri, Henna Nerg, Merituuli Laatu and Tarleena Öhman. Fashion & Body Presence catalog here Recording of Fashion & Body Presence exhibition livestream and making the fleshy relief -video on Videokanava´s Youtube channel |
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The curator of the exhibition
Laetitia Bech is a visual artist that works between art, design and fashion. She mixes drawing, sculpture, textile, photography and video. Born in 1988, she works and lives in Paris. She graduated from HEAD (Haute Ecole d’Art et de Design, Geneva) in 2011.
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The selected video works
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Hinni Huttunen: Fitting Guide (2:45) (link not available)
Veera Salmio: The Frogman´s Child (2:41) Tina Jokitalo: State of Mind (1:57) Niina Kiiveri: Me/Näkki (1:54) Henna Nerg: It Doesn`t Fit (2:55) Merituuli Laatu and Tarleena Öhman: Outside In (3:17) |
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The gallery of the exhibition
22RUEMULLER is an artist run space,launched in 2011 in the 18th district of Paris. Since then, the space has been a place for creatives to question their practice and to produce artworks and projects visible to wider audiences with no constraints, the aim is to generate encounters and share ideas over events ranging from exhibitions, books and magazines launchs, performances, lectures, group talks, workshops, screenings, experimental gigs, … the space brings together graphic designers, artists, illustrators, musicians, curators, lecturers and others participants from very diverse creative or theorical backgrounds and numerous countries (France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, the Netherlands…).
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Photos 2014
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