Gastarbeider Dating

http://www.mediamatic.net/id/27171 2011-10-20T10:10:09+02:00 Gastarbeider Dating Curated by Irina Birger and Katja Sokolova

Looking for a new friendship, cultural dipping or creative impulse? Curious about other people and cultures? Then Gastarbeider (Immigrant) Dating was something for you! From January 27th to the 16th of March 2008, 10 artists from 7 different countries landed in the Mediamatic exhibition space. Each artist stayed for one week and brought some friends along. Everyone was welcome between Wednesday to Sunday from 16.00 - 20.00 hrs. Our daily programme included films, performances, the photobooth, the friend drink station and many other events. Gastarbeider Dating was an exhibition series about identity, feeling at home, being foreign and meeting each other.

Aimee Zito Lema showed that Argentina is not only steak and tango, but also literature and film. Kyoko Inatome and Emiko Chujo introduced the culture of making Japanese mochi in the Netherlands. Zhana Ivanova made a remake of a Bulgarian comedy film from the 70s, with Mediamatic visitors as actors. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/27684/en/irina-birger-dating-poster"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/762/27684-286-400.jpg" height="400" width="286" alt="" title="Irina Birger Dating Poster" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Irina Birger Dating Poster - Mediamatic.net" href="/27684/en/irina-birger-dating-poster">Irina Birger Dating Poster</a> Gil&Moti had conversations with Arabic waiters in a kibbutz kitchen. Brian McKenna searched for fellow Canadians in Amsterdam using a microphone and a radio transmitter. Sara Rajaei demonstrated the difference between Iranians and Arabs. And Irina Birger and Katja Sokolova taught Dutch men how to date the Russian way. They were also the curators of this exhibition. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/27690/nl/aimee-zito-lema-dating-poster"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/192/27690-286-400.jpg" height="400" width="286" alt="" title="Aimee Zito Lema Dating Poster" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Aimee Zito Lema Dating Poster - Mediamatic.net" href="/27690/nl/aimee-zito-lema-dating-poster">Aimee Zito Lema Dating Poster</a> <h6>The programme</h6> <table> <tr> <td>week 5:</td> <td>30.01 - 03.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28632-nl.html">Irina Birger (Russia, 1972) and Katja Sokolova (Russia, 1977)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 6:</td> <td>06.02 - 10.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-27750-nl.html">Aimee Zito Lema (Argentina, 1982)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 7:</td> <td>13.02 - 17.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28028-nl.html">Kyoko Inatome (Japan, 1973) and Emiko Chujo (Japan, 1973)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 8:</td> <td>20.02 - 24.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28834-nl.html">Zhana Ivanova (Bulgaria, 1977)</a></td> </tr> </table> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/27692/nl/emiko-chujo-gastarbeider-dating-poster"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/782/27692-286-400.jpg" height="400" width="286" alt="" title="Emiko Chujo Gastarbeider Dating Poster" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Emiko Chujo Gastarbeider Dating Poster - Mediamatic.net" href="/27692/nl/emiko-chujo-gastarbeider-dating-poster">Emiko Chujo Gastarbeider Dating Poster</a> <table> <tr> <td>week 9:</td> <td>27.02 - 02.03</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28748-nl.html">Gil & Moti (Israel 1968 and 1971)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 10:</td> <td>05.03 - 09.03</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28806-nl.html">Brian McKenna (Canada, 1975)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 11:</td> <td>12.03 - 16.03</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28814-nl.html">Sara Rajaei (Iran, 1976)</a></td> </tr> </table> Gastarbeider Dating curated by Katja Sokolova & Irina Birger

Op zoek naar een nieuwe liefde, een creatieve match of een verrassende avond uit? Benieuwd naar andere mensen en culturen? Dan was Gastarbeider Dating iets voor jou! Van 27 januari t/m 16 maart 2008 bezetten 10 kunstenaars uit 7 verschillende landen de Mediamatic tentoonstellingsruimte. Ze brachten allemaal een week lang hun eigen vrienden mee. De tentoonstelling was open van woensdag tot zondag, van 16.00 - 20.00 uur (en soms langer). Dagelijks was er sprake van een wisselend programma met films, optredens, de photobooth, de friend drink station en allerlei andere activiteiten. Gastarbeider Dating was een serie tentoonstellingen over identiteit, je thuis voelen, vreemd zijn en elkaar ontmoeten.

Aimee Zito Lema liet zien dat Argentinië niet alleen tango en rundvlees is, maar ook literatuur en film. Kyoko Inatome en Emiko Chujo introduceerden het maken van Japanse mochi in Nederland. Zhana Ivanova draaide een remake van een Bulgaarse komedie uit de jaren 70, met bezoekers van Mediamatic als acteurs. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/27684/en/irina-birger-dating-poster"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/762/27684-286-400.jpg" height="400" width="286" alt="" title="Irina Birger Dating Poster" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Irina Birger Dating Poster - Mediamatic.net" href="/27684/en/irina-birger-dating-poster">Irina Birger Dating Poster</a> Gil&Moti voerden gesprekken met Arabische horecamedewerkers in een keuken van een kibbutz. Brian McKenna ging met microfoon en radio transmitter in Amsterdam op zoek naar zijn landgenoten uit Canada. Sara Rajaei liet het verschil zien tussen Iraniërs en Arabieren. En Irina Birger en Katja Sokolova leerden Nederlandse mannen daten op z’n Russisch. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/27690/nl/aimee-zito-lema-dating-poster"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/192/27690-286-400.jpg" height="400" width="286" alt="" title="Aimee Zito Lema Dating Poster" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Aimee Zito Lema Dating Poster - Mediamatic.net" href="/27690/nl/aimee-zito-lema-dating-poster">Aimee Zito Lema Dating Poster</a> Bezoekers konden elke dag foto's maken van zichzelf en hun (nieuwe) vrienden in de photobooth, of nieuwe vrienschappen bezegelen met de Friend Drink Station. De opening was op 26 januari 2008. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/27692/nl/emiko-chujo-gastarbeider-dating-poster"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/782/27692-286-400.jpg" height="400" width="286" alt="" title="Emiko Chujo Gastarbeider Dating Poster" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Emiko Chujo Gastarbeider Dating Poster - Mediamatic.net" href="/27692/nl/emiko-chujo-gastarbeider-dating-poster">Emiko Chujo Gastarbeider Dating Poster</a> <h6>Programma</h6> <table> <tr> <td>week 5:</td> <td>30.01 - 03.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28632-nl.html">Irina Birger (Rusland, 1972) en Katja Sokolova (Rusland, 1977)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 6:</td> <td>06.02 - 10.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-27750-nl.html">Aimee Zito Lema (Argentinië, 1982)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 7:</td> <td>13.02 - 17.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28028-nl.html">Kyoko Inatome (Japan, 1973) en Emiko Chujo (Japan, 1973)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 8:</td> <td>20.02 - 24.02</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28834-nl.html">Zhana Ivanova (Bulgarije, 1977)</a></td> </tr> </table> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/27693/nl/kyoko-dating-poster"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/373/27693-286-400.jpg" height="400" width="286" alt="" title="Kyoko Dating Poster" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Kyoko Dating Poster - Mediamatic.net" href="/27693/nl/kyoko-dating-poster">Kyoko Dating Poster</a> <table> <tr> <td>week 9:</td> <td>27.02 - 02.03</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28748-nl.html">Gil & Moti (Israel 1968 en 1971)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 10:</td> <td>05.03 - 09.03</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28806-nl.html">Brian McKenna (Canada, 1975)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>week 11:</td> <td>12.03 - 16.03</td> <td><a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/artefact-28814-nl.html">Sara Rajaei (Iran, 1976)</a></td> </tr> </table> - 4.90982 52.3758 ARTEFACT event exhibition 1