Public event 2: WWW, Art and Reality

We would like to invite you to the second event within the project Mostly It Happens At Night.

Date: Sunday 11 January 2009
Time: 16:00 - 19:00 hrs
Location: FlatStation, Florijn 42, Amsterdam-Bijlmer

Mostly It Happens At Night is the first FLAT Project by guest curator Maaike Gouwenberg, in collaboration with Sandra van Dongen.

The project is an experiment and research on how artists present their work in physical and virtual space with the Bijlmer as the starting point of their works.In two public events and a 10-days presentation period, nine wonderful artists will discuss and try out possible ways of working in de Bijlmer and on the Internet.

For this first special evening programme, Mostly It Happens At Night focuses on how artists deal with the internet for developing and presenting their work in this virtual public space. Invited guests are: Anne Helmond http://www.annehelmond.nl/, professional blogger and new media researcher; Sander Veenhof http://sndrv.nl, artist who works a lot in virtual space; Lucas Evers www.waag.org, Lucas will moderate the event and will give a small introduction about art in virtual space, linked to physical space. He is Head of Programme E-culture at Waag Society and Henno Eggenkamp http://metroindebijlmer.web-log.nl/metro_in_de_bijlmer/, Bijlmer believer.

Public event 1: Art in Public Space

Maaike introduces Mostly It Happens At Night to the public








DJ Lonely & Baba Electonica
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The public discussion, moderated by Huib Haye van der Werf

Public Event 1: "But...Let's get back to the problem neighbourhoods.."

Saturday 29 November 2008 was the kick off of the project at Florijn 42, Amsterdam Bijlmer! Mostly It Happens At Night invited the public to join in a public conversation on art in public space. One of the main interests in the framework of this project.

During the day artist Melle Smets and Maria Pask we’re invited to talk about their practices. The participating artists had the opportunity to share experiences and ask them questions and ofcourse get inspired by their work.

Melle Smets is an artist who works in public space. He believes it’s very important to be aware of your surroundings, of the context of your work. Create meaning!
More info: www.mellesmets.nl

Maria Pask believes collective creativity to be a very important aspect within her practice as an artist and as a human being. She creates live moments, by working with non-performers. More info on her project at Skulptur Münster: www.beautifulcity.de

The artists, guests and speakers we’re invited by Roosje Klap and Kaleb de Groot for a wonderful diner at their apartment at Florijn. Roosje and Kaleb are artists who live at the Florijn and are involved in Foundation Flat. The foundation which commissioned this project.

In the evening the public was invited to join in on a conversation with artist/curator Sabrina Lindemann and architect/theorist Matthias Pauwels. Moderated by Huib Haye van der Werf (curator NAi). Huib set the framework for this conversation by inviting the speakers to introduce their critical practice and discuss transformation as part of the idiom of discussing areas like the Bijlmer.