Choreographed Events

Exhibition Activities Artworks
Activities Artworks
Curator: Bogomir Doringer Artists: Aliki van der Kruijs & Jos Klarenbeek, Heleen Blanken, Harm van den Dorpel, Jeppe Lange, Nanno Simonis, Studio Moniker and Sweet Scope. The activations in Choreographed Events may be choreographed by various factors. Before you enter this exhibition, ChatGPT* is laying out a few possible elements: 1. The curator or artists behind this exhibition may have choreographed the activations for you. They could have planned specific interactions to create a cohesive and immersive experience. 2. The display with loading circles in the exhibition suggests that technology might be involved. An activation mechanism could program the choreography. 3. The activations might also rely on random or algorithmic processes. As the artworks interact unpredictably, visitors' experiences may change. 4. Audience participation might be at play. Another potential choreographer could be you. Your actions or your presence might trigger or control the activations when engaging with the exhibited instruments. Choreographed Events could be designed to challenge conventional narratives, which some viewers might interpret through a conspiratorial lens. They speculate about coded messages behind the artworks. Due to the lights, sound, motion and patterns, others could establish the relationship between the activations in the gallery space and natural phenomena. The exhibition could prompt spectators to consider their own and collective body with nature by juxtaposing the gallery space and natural phenomena. The video on the screen at the entrance of Garage Rotterdam is a conversation between the curator of the exhibition, Bogomir Doringer and ChatGPT. It serves as an introduction text and guided tour through the displayed artworks. How do we feel about AI's interpretation of art? Overall, people’s feelings about AI’s presence differ widely, ranging from fascination and acceptance to scepticism and concern. The acceptance and integration of AI in the art world will likely continue to be a topic of discussion and exploration as technology evolves. Join the conversation with ChatGPT via this link: https://chat.openai.com/share/c81c4324-03d9-4d01-9d76-64d30370f677 Video: Rafael Kozdron * ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched on November 30, 2022.
1 Sep 2023
Opening Choreographed Events

Save the date!
Opening Choreographed Events
By curator Bogomir Doringer

On Friday the 1st of September, we will kick-off the cultural season with Choreographed Events, the second exhibition by curator Bogomir Doringer.

The interactive artworks in Choreographed Events may be choreographed by various factors. It could be the curator or artists behind this exhibition who have created the activations for you, it might be technology, it might be algorithmic processes choreographing the activations. Or you might be the choreographer within this exhibition because of your presence and interaction with the works.

The exhibition Choreographed Events could be designed to challenge conventional narratives, which some viewers might interpret through a conspiratorial lens. From another perspective, the lights, sound, motion and patterns could establish the relationship between activations in the exhibition space and natural phenomena.

Artists: Aliki van der Kruijs & Jos Klarenbeek, Heleen Blanken, Harm van den Dorpel, Jeppe Lange, Nanno Simonis, Studio Moniker and Sweet Scope.

Choreographed Events will be on show from 2 September – 5 November. Join us for the exhibition opening on Friday the 1st of September at 7 PM!

01 Sep: 19:00
Garage Rotterdam
5 Oct 2023
Garage Café 2.3

On Thursday the 5th of October, Garage Café 2.3 returns at Garage Rotterdam. Garage Café is a testsite-with-audience for experiments, showcasing research, new collaborations, performances and all other types of artistic work.

Speakers:

Chiara Pitrola
Matilde Stolfa and Eva Garibaldi
Vivianne von Arx
Bernat Sanjuan
Ile Sen Ay Avec Toi
Toni Brell

Programme:
6.30 PM | Walk-in with soup
7 PM | Start talks

Soup during the evening will be served by Chiara Zoë Tichelman.
Nicole Sciarone will moderate the conversations during Garage Café 2.3.

Visual design: Blise Orr

05 Oct: 19:00
Garage Rotterdam
7 Oct 2023
Brandstof: Leaning Sounds and Touches

During Brandstof: Leaning Sounds and Touches on Saturday 7 October, the artistic duo Sweet Scope will perform in their installation Leaning Sounds (2022), on show within the current exhibition Choreographed Events. On the same evening we will present the première of an experimental performance together with the work Heliotrope (2019) by Heleen Blanken and Daniel de Bruin, centered around the interaction between the human and the machine.

The installation Leaning Sounds (2022) by artistic duo Sweet Scope invites visitors via simple harmonic structures to naturally make music. During Brandstof, Sweet Scope will perform in their installation together with Sound of Touches: an intuitive instrument which transfers colorful shapes into sound.

During the evening programme you can also discover a theatrical performance together with the work Heliotrope (2019) by Heleen Blanken and Daniel de Bruin. This new experiment, a collaboration between the human and machine, is an idea by technical producer Machiel Kunst.

Programme
8 PM | Walk-in
8.30 PM | Start performances

Tickets (€5,00) can be purchased via our website or at our door.

07 Oct: 20:00
Garage Rotterdam
3 Nov 2023
Natafelen: dining among art

On Friday evening the 3rd of November, we officially close off Choreographed Events, together with a talk by curator Bogomir Doringer and a Q&A with the artist Nanno Simonis and the duo Sweet Scope – who will also host a performance within their installation Leaning Sounds (2022) during the evening.

Enjoy a vegetarian four-course menu by chef Marnix Benschop with a matching wine pairing by the Gouden Ton, while sitting in the midst of all the artworks, listening to the talks and immersing yourself in the performances.

Four course menu by chef Marnix Benschop | €50,00
Wine pairing by the Gouden Ton | €30,00

Reserve a seat at our dinner table via info@garagerotterdam.nl

03 Nov: 18:00
Garage Rotterdam