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 CHALLENGE
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. A true treasure trove with all kinds of unexpected footage. We can assure you, it’s not what you expect.
Taking these images 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 Daily Absurdity. We challenge participants to create absurdist, humorous, and illogical worlds and characters that expose (un)remarkable everyday life situations.
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 at the Sound & Vision stand at The Art Department and say hello OR join the challenge from home by downloading the sample pack.
- Check out the sample pack with archival material, pick as much footage as you like and start creating.
- Hand in your design at the stand, or mail it directly to makers@beeldengeluid.nl, including your name and mail.
- To enhance your chance of winning, post your work on Instagram and tag Playgrounds (@weareplaygrounds) and Sound & Vision (@beeldgeluid).
WHO WILL WIN?
By the end of April, Playgrounds and Sound & Vision will select 1 design.. The winner will receive a paid design commission from Sound & Vision with a 500 euros fee.
Questions regarding the challenge? Get in touch via makers@beeldengeluid.nl.
Image: The Arrival of the Domies by Studio Hummingbird.
