Sound & Vision is one of the largest audiovisual archives of Europe, and they’ll bring a small sliver of their treasures to The Art Department for you to play with. Join them and impart a character from your imagination into past imagery from the archive to win a prize!
Sound & Vision will be present on both days with their own stand where you can start creating on the spot.
The competition
At The Art Department, Sound & Vision will provide a free sample pack of specially curated content from their archive, embodying the wide variety of analogue and pre-digital heritage that was forged in the past. This year we bring a mix of audio files and video stills. A true treasure trove old, unexpected footage. We can assure you, it’s not what you expect.
Taking these images and sounds as a starting point, you’re challenged to create your own character design, placing them into these long forgotten worlds. Especially for this year’s The Art Department, the competition will zoom in on the theme Utopia: a better world, emphasizing the promising and imaginative ambience hidden within the footage.
At the stand Sound & Vision will provide a number of WACOM-tablets to start creating right away. Meanwhile, the Sound & Vision crew will be happy to tell you all the ins-and-outs of reusing archival material. Discover all the possibilities of creative reuse; there is a whole world waiting for you.
How to join the competition?
That’s simple:
- Stop by the stand and say hello.
- Check out the sample pack or audio material and start creating on the spot.
- Make sure to leave your name and info behind.
- Post your work on Instagram before April 1st, and tag Playgrounds (@weareplaygrounds) and Sound & Vision (@beeldgeluid)
Who will win?
April 10th, Playgrounds and Sound & Vision will select 2 designs.
The two winners will receive a paid design commission from Sound & Vision with a 250 euros fee. The commission itself will be a merch design.
