From April 26 to 28, the WGKunst headquarters (WG Terrein) will open its doors to present the 2nd edition of the Miami New Media Festival Amsterdam with 19 video art proposals: five works selected through the recent call, five works by invited artists, and nine works from the international selection of the “Global Healing” edition (2023). The opening event will take place from 17:00 to 21:00 pm, and for the rest of the days, the exhibition will be open from 13:00 to 17:00, with free admission.
The recent call dedicated to artists residing in the Netherlands and conducted under the curatorial theme “REPAIR” selected the following works: Nature strikes back by Bethany Forest, We all are/We zijn allemaall by Sophia Pechler, The Pace by Debora van der Vliet, Stitching the blue Sky by Tinca Veerman, and Mnemosyne Cabinet by Mentincan Güzel.
Also participating as guest artists are Francisca Khamis Giacoman, Ahmad Mallah & Rebecca Lillich Krüger with, Alydia Wever & Ryan Oduber, Esther Polak & Ivar van Bekkum, and Nayari Castillo.
From the international selection, the following will be present: María Korporal (DE), Johannes Christopher Gerard (NL), Fran Orallo (SP), Sara Bonaventura & Gianmarco Leprozo (IT) Alydia Wever & Ryan Oduber (AW/NL) Pedro Morales (USA/VZL), Laura Cabrera & Sira Cabrera (SP) Matteo Campulla (IT) and Steven Baboun (HAT) with RANTRE.
The details were shared by MNMF Amsterdam’s coordinator, artist Hugo Palmar, who elaborated that “in times of immediacy and the predominance of image and new technologies over reality, it is timely to ask about the scope of digital art, video art, and new media; in the possibility of intervening in areas of sensitive reality, making visible visual, virtual, digital content that promotes new ways of thinking about our present.”
The term “REPAIR” comes from the Latin word reparare (to prepare anew, restore, repair, return something to its previous state, re-establish), and from the verb reparar, composed of re- (back, again), and the verb parare (to prepare, equip, procure). “Commonly, Repair can be understood as fixing something that is broken, mending; but it can also mean to amend, satisfy the offended, foresee harm or damage, and bringing the term closer to a more legal language, it implies an ideal of justice,” reads the call.
The opening event will feature a concert by the musical group PERPETUAL BIKE CRASH, formed by Francisco Garrido (guitar and composition), Micheal Murray (alto sax) and Joshua Lutz (piano and keyboards), who invite you to share their minimalist soundscapes, full of images and cinematic reminiscences.
In addition, on April 28th, 15:00, at WGKUNST, there is a planned in-person and online discussion, with the participation of artists and the public, to discuss their connections with the theme REPAIR.
The Miami New Media Festival is a public art platform that has been promoting artistic creation through technology and new media for 20 years. It is a great celebration of contemporary art born in 2004 in Venezuela and currently promotes emerging talents from Miami. For more information, visit www.miaminewmediafestival.com
About Arts Connection. It is a non-profit cultural organization based in Miami-Dade that promotes events that provide the community with knowledge, awareness, and cultural sensitivity, with the vision of building citizenship through creativity, cultural practices and art in urban life.
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