| | | | | | | | NOORDERLICHT INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL 2020 | | | | the 27th edition is about Generation Z - 36 artists at four locations | | | The 27th edition of the Noorderlicht International Photo Festival at four locations in Heerenveen and Groningen, the Netherlands. ’Generation Z’ presents work by 36 photographers and filmmakers, about the mindset and energy of the youngest generation of world citizens, born after 1995. What is their place in society, how do they see their future, what are their ambitions?
ticket sales: noorderlicht.com | | | Generation Z | | | | 18 July - 20 September, 2020: MAIN FESTIVAL (Heerenveen, NL) | | | | | | | YOUNG CURATORS – TELL ME | | | | 4 July - 20 September, 2020 (Groningen, NL) | | | | | | Imagining Science | | | | 18 July – 20 September 2020 (Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tanya Klimovich: Space City (2019) | | | | | | GENERATION Z | | | | 18 July - 20 September, 2020: MAIN FESTIVAL (Heerenveen, NL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martine Stig from Vertigo (2017-2020) | | | | | | Generation Z
The artists selected by guest curator Robert Jan Verhagen paint a picture of a generation that has an infinite amount of information at its disposal, faces an exhausted earth and grows up in times of economic stagnation and nationalistic sentiments. But they also show us a group that focuses on fundamental emancipation processes, sustainability and inclusivity. Generation Z represents a change in thinking and acting that will affect all generations. | | | | | | | | | | Lavina_Xausa: Further_than_Hip_Hop_(Prequel)_05 | | | | | | | The Noorderlicht International Photo Festival 2020, GENERATION Z, will take place from July 18 to September 20 at four locations in Heerenveen and Groningen, the Netherlands. The 27th edition is about the mindset and energy of the youngest generation of world citizens, born after 1995. What is their place in society, how do they see their future, what are their ambitions? By tapping into the hopes and fears of Generation Z, Noorderlicht aims to provide insight into their young adult world. A sharp selection has been made for the festival, that shows a generation focusing on fundamental emancipation processes. | | | | | | | | | | Sebastian Steveniers - Dancers, from the series ‘Bosfights I Live Free’ (2016-2019) | | | | | | PARTICIPANTS
Elena Aya Bundurakis (GR) | Els Zweerink (NL) | Ine Lamers (NL) | Jan Stradtmann (DE) | Lavinia Xausa (IT) | Lena Kuzmich (AT) | Lisandro Suriel (SX) | Madeline Swainhart (US) | Marie Lukasiewicz (FR) | Martine Stig (NL) | Massimiliano Rossetto (CH) | Amal Alhaag (NL) & Nadine Stijns (NL) | Nael Quraishi (GB) | Oktawian Jurczykowski (PL) | Oliver Ressler (AT) | Ra Solaris (PL) | Sebastian Steveniers (BE) | Sydney Rahimtoola (VS) | Tanya Klimovich (RU) | Tasio Bidegain (ES/FR) | Tommy Smits (NL) & Daniel Dmyszewicz (NL) | Verena Blok (NL) | Viktor Naumovski (MK) | Sheng-Wen Lo (TW) | Pilvi Takala (FI) | | | | | | | | | | Oliver Ressler: Everything’s coming together while everything’s falling apart: Limity Jsme My (2019); single-channel video, 10:00 min | | | | | | GUEST CURATOR: ROBERT JAN VERHAGEN
Robert Jan Verhagen was active as initiator / artistic director in The Hague at successively 1646, TAG and LhGWR. Verhagen loves customization, which shows from the special way in which he has been engaged in talent development over the past decade. The sustainable trajectories that he undertook with diverse photographic talent have resulted in wonderful and successful careers. His eye for young makers was the main motivation to ask Verhagen for this edition of Noorderlicht Festival. | | | | | | | | | Pilvi Takala: The Stroker (2018)
two-channel video, 15:16 min
courtesy of Carlos/Ishikawa and Helsinki Contemporary. | | | | | | Open Student Call: Noorderlicht Futurama
In addition to the regular open call, Noorderlicht has put out an Open Student Call, asking visual media students worldwide to create a single image that expresses the impact of the corona crisis on their lives. Noorderlicht received no less than 144 entries from 37 countries, that are exhibited in the open-air in Museumpark Oranjewoud Estate, next to Museum Belvédère. | | | | | | | | | | Lena Kuzmich: Inside the House of Neverlasting LOVE! (2020); HD-video, 8:21 min | | | | | | TICKET SALES AND BOOKING
The festival takes place in Museum Belvédère, Afslag BLV, Museum Galerie Heerenveen (all Heerenveen) and the Noorderlicht Studio Groningen.
Reservations must be made for Museum Belvédère and the Noorderlicht Studio. Both other locations have free entrance and no reservations need to be made. There are no passe-partouts this edition. | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hassan Kurbanbaev Logomania: Owning the World at Half Price (2019-ongoing) | | | | YOUNG CURATORS – TELL ME | | | | 4 July - 20 September, 2020 (Groningen, NL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Randa Maroufi: Bab Sebta (2019)
single channel video, 20:00 min. | | | | | | YOUNG CURATORS - TELL ME,
The entire Noorderlicht International Photo Festival 2020 runs from 18 July, but the Young Curators exhibition will already take-off on July 4th in the Noorderlicht Studio in Groningen. Noorderlicht thus continues the mentoring program Young Curators, which was launched last year. Two young curators put together an exhibition under the guidance of Noorderlicht that thematically flanks the main festival: for the 2020 edition, the curators are Sydney Rahimtoola (US, 1993) and Hanane El Ouardani (NL, 1994). | | | | | | | | | | Sarker Protick: Love Kill (2014 - 2015) | | | | | | | They both feel that the cultural climate of today is in desperate need of alternating voices and stories, in order to emphasize the importance of coexistence. The eight artists in ‘Tell me,’ come from very different parts of the globe and represent different spectrums of cultural identity. What they share is their flair for storytelling, which is inclusive and reflective of their world. Together, their stories exchange a dialogue between the individual and collective experience of identity. Sometimes, the artist’s stories clash or complement each other. But that only conveys the richness and diversity of identity politics and it highlights how the new generation of creative makers can manifest a space where their narratives coexist with each other. | | | | | | | | | Shadman Shahid: Ajna (2014 - 2019)
Courtesy of East Wing Gallery | | | | | | PARTICIPANTS
Hassan Kurbanbaev (UZ) | Karolina Wojtas (PL) | Malou Bumbum (DK) | Randa Maroufi (FR) | Shadman Shahid (BD) | Alicia Mersy (CA) | Ilyes Griyeb (MA) | Sarker Protick (BD) | | | | | | | | | Malou Bumbum - I wish I had known you in another time,
from the series ‘Chances are I might disappear’,
part of the project ‘I am a brainfart’ (2010-ongoing) | | | | | | Noorderlicht Studio
GENERATION Z: YOUNG CURATORS - TELL ME,
4 July - 20 September, 2020
Akerkhof 12, Groningen NL
Tue - Sun from 11 am to 6 pm | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robin Alysha Clemens - David (21), from the series ‘Emerging Adulthood’ (working title, 2020) | | | | | | | 18 July – 20 September 2020 (Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robin Alysha Clemens - Sylvester (19), Denny (1) & Romy (17) from the series ‘Emerging Adulthood’ (working title, 2020) | | | | | | Over the past twenty years there has been a change in young people’s emerging adulthood; the transition phase from adolescence to adulthood. Research shows that the youngsters of Generation Z are growing up more slowly than those of previous generations. Leaving the parental home at a later age, studying longer and starting later when it comes to work, sex and children.
Adulthood is often seen as something subjective that you undergo passively. But the University of Groningen measures ‘maturity’ in various studies on the basis of so-called mature activities and milestones. What exactly are the effects of achieving these milestones and how do they ensure that some young people grow up faster than their peers?
Robin Alysha Clemens is a photographer and storyteller, interested in people in the context of groups and (sub)cultures. She visualises scenes with a cinematographic approach and, as a visual anthropologist, explores themes such as culture, identity, sense of community, traditions and the associated symbolism. In ‘Emerging Adulthood’ (working title), research and different perceptions of adulthood intersect. The series is still under development and a preview will be shown in Museum Belvédère.
The complete work, a commission within the framework of the long-term collaborative project ‘Imagining Science’ by Noorderlicht and the University of Groningen, will be exhibited at a later date. It is the fourth edition of this collaboration, which annually commissions a photographer to portray scientific research related to the theme of that year’s festival. | | | | | | | | | | Robin Alysha Clemens - Annelore (21) & Ianthe (21), from the series ‘Emerging Adulthood’ (working title, 2020) | | | | | | | Robin Alysha Clemens (NL, 1992) obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the Royal Academy of Art (KAKB) in The Hague in 2016, and now lives and works in Amsterdam. She creates autonomous projects, such as recently ‘Yo soy otro tú, tú eres otro yo’ about spirituality in Mexico, and works for various clients such as De Correspondent, Het Parool and Natwerk. Her work has been exhibited on multiple occasions, including at the Dutch Design Week, in the Melkweg Expo, TETEM art centre and during NUCLEUS, the Noorderlicht Photography Festival of 2017. | | | | | | | | | | Robin Alysha Clemens - Rowan (20), from the series ‘Emerging Adulthood’ (working title, 2020) | | | | | | unsubscribe here
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