Catch the artistic flu at PUP’s Frai Flu
Want to meet other young creatives and refresh your inspiration and energy levels? Then you must join us at PUP Amsterdam‘s Frai Flu on January 8th. This Sunday evening will bring us live music, creative foodies, a small market filled with affordable labels and photo exhibitions. All of this done by young talents. This is also a bit of self-promotion on my behalf since I will be exhibiting some of my street photos during this event which I of course think are very interesting and worthwhile to take a look at! (..more)
The Alices of Midnight Wonderland
Did you attend Midnight Wonderland last Saturday? If you did, I bet you were blown away by the music, the location, the mysterious atmosphere and of course the mysterious Alices of Midnight Wonderland wandering around! We tried to capture the mystery in a set of photos of all the Midnight Wonderland characters. Take a peek below! (..more)
Discover your inner geek at this year’s Discovery Festival
I LOVE science! As a kid I grew up with technical toys, I grew my own crystals and mixed chemical potions in the kitchen. So every time I visited NEMO I couldn't be happier! A few years ago I revisited NEMO, but felt a little out of place. Probably because the average age of the visitors was about 20 years below my age. Luckily, NEMO has found a solution for uber-geeks like myself and is organizing the sixth edition of the Discovery Festival. This night festival combines science, art and music in NEMO's awesome surroundings. (..more)
A true taste bud experience at Taste of Amsterdam
An entire festival about food? Yes, that's Taste of Amsterdam! My mouth started watering just by reading the programme. Because this event encompasses a lot: a small foodie market showing off the food hypes of the moment; a cooking theatre where well-known cooks present their signature dishes; culinary workshops to (..more)
Jungle Fever at AIR in 12 pictures
You didn't attend last Friday's club event in AIR which Overdose.am co-hosted? Well, then you definitely missed out! The jungle fever was ON during the entire night: zebras running wild, voodoo dolls watching over everyone, tribal face painting and not to forget, awesome DJs such as Edu Imbernon and Agoria to dance the jungle fever away. To give you a small overview of the night's atmosphere, check out the pictures below. (..more)
An Affordable Street Art Revolution at ‘Prints & the Revolution’
Occasionally when I visit an exhibition I find a piece of art that just calls out to me: "buy me, buy me". However, once I take a peek at the price tag this urge quickly fades away as my jaw drops to the floor. I then just shrug my shoulders and tell myself that someday, probably in the very far future, I will be able to buy a piece of art to brighten up my living room. That's why I was positively surprised when I visited the 'Prints & the Revolution' exhibition displaying incredibly affordable street art, pop art, graffiti art and other contemporary art. (..more)
Film lovers, pay attention to de Balie’s new film night ‘Cinema Egzotik’
I'm not an expert on films which occasionally causes me to get extremely confused when I have to choose one out of so many. Director Martin Koolhoven (Schnitzelparadijs, Oorlogswinter a.o.) and 'expert' Ronald Simons (thecultcorner.com, collection specialist at EYE film) have simplified this for me by organizing a monthly programme in the Balie called "Cinema Egzotik". During these nights, Martin Koolhoven and Ronald Simons alternately choose two of their favourite movies which are then projected off 35mm films. (..more)
Nuit Blanche Soiree – crunch those brains
Everyone probably has a certain view on the future of Amsterdam; will we be ‘driving’ flying cars, have telephones built into our heads or will it be similar to today’s Amsterdam? No one knows… And that’s exactly why Nuit Blanche is interested in your dreams for the future of our city. Everyone is more than welcome to attend the Nuit Blanche Soiree, an evening to brainstorm, network, help each other and hopefully walk away with a clear future image of Amsterdam. (..more)
Ryan McGinley and the joy of losing yourself in the moment..
I sometimes stumble upon a photographer whose work immediately gives me a positive case of the jitters. This time it was Ryan McGinley whose photos made me float into surreal worlds, where time seems insignificant and losing yourself is all that matters. (..more)
Becoming TransNatural, an exposition where nature, art and technology melt together
I'm a bit of a geek and love science, but I also love art. Unfortunately, these two often don't mix, but sometimes there are exceptions. Trouw/De Verdieping is now hosting the second edition of an exposition called 'Becoming TransNatural'. This exposition sucks us into a new hybrid world where nature, art and technology melt together. It varies from jewelry made out of artificially cultivated bones, playing games with mud, up to cultivating rocks to save Venice from its downfall. (..more)
