Ignite
Ignite is run by locals, for locals. Fast-paced and merciless, Ignite evenings are fun, thought-provoking nights, full of fresh ideas and clever insights. Speakers get five minutes to present their idea. They make use of twenty slides that auto-advance every fifteen seconds. Ignite serves as a platform for locals to connect offline and have a drink together. All presentations will be given in English.
Speakers
Maarten Koek
Maarten is a furniture designer and visual artist. He graduated from the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) in 2011 and has since been working on a series of cardboard kinetic sculptures, which he'll tell us more about.
Michiel Hilbrink
Michiel's Incomplete Encyclopedic Mountain (Onvolledige encyclopedische berg) was nominated for the 2011 Rietveld Thesis Award. The work explored the role mountains have played in the arts. Michiel is also the graphic designer behind the new online magazine GUTmag.
Alrik Koudenburg
As a designer Alrik creates all-round experiences. He's joining us to talk about the cardboard office he designed for Nothing, the design he made for a tent in a tree (boomtent / Tree Tent), and other nice goodies he's been working on.
Hans Crijns
The Growguard is a little set-up which will tell you when your plants are in need of water. Hans, the brains behind this simple yet inventive product, is joining us.
Mila Lanfermeijer
Mila graduated from the Textile department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 2011, and will be starting at De Ateliers in September. Find out what has been keeping her busy.
Daniel de Zeeuw
In 2011 Daniel wrote his thesis (Gerrit Rietveld Academy) on the interaction between conspiracy theories and the internet. The past year he has been doing research into Anonymous, a loosely (if at all) organized group of online hackers, responsible for hacking, among others, the CIA, Sony, PBS, and NATO. Daniel will tell us more.
Justus Bruns & Mingus Vogel (Les Oiseaux de Merde)
What is the true value of art in a society that has lost its identity, that does not know where it is heading? In their search for true quality of life, Les Oiseaux de Merde will present the results of their research into the role of the liberal arts in a capitalized world.
Lado Darakhvelidze
Lado is the initiator of Museum TV Station, a set-up during which museums and galleries are transformed into so-called open information stations, asking real engagement from both the participating artists as well as the audience. The first Museum TV Station in Amsterdam took place on May 26th at Smart Project Space, and will be continued on June 3, 4 and 5.
2012Architecten
This Rotterdam based agency coined the term Recyclicity, which means the reuse (or rather, superuse) of all elements of urban cycles, like building materials, energy supplies and human traffic, in order to create integrated and connected urban environments. Find out more about their projects.
Teun Castelein
In 2009 Henriette Waal Buitenbrouwerij (Outdoor Brewery) produced its first beer in and from Tilburg. Recently she and artist Teun Castelein launched the Halbe: the beer that will save the Arts. Find out how and why during Ignite Amsterdam 18.
Maria Guggenbichler
Maria Guggenbichler thinks and un-thinks, laughs, dances, plays, doubts, tricks, listens, talks, walks, organizes, works and sabotages, publishes and hides, and spoils the broth with too many cooks, partners in crime and friends. Projects take place in ongoing and long-term collaborations and friendships. And situate themselves in self-organized, informal, and often domestic contexts.
Sina Khani
Sina Khani is an Iranian-born German, living in Amsterdam. He studied a bachelor degree in Audiovisual Arts at the Rietveld Academy and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts at the Sandberg Institute. He calls himself the new David Letterman. Without the budget, without the connections and without the humor.
More information
Doors open at 8pm, the first speaker kicks off at 8.30pm. Location: Mediamatic Bank, Vijzelstraat 68 Amsterdam. Tickets €2.- for members, €7,- for non-members. If you don't have a membership card, you can buy one at the door for €5.-. It's valid for a month.