Gastarbeider Dating Opening

http://www.mediamatic.net/id/27412 2010-11-10T07:42:34+01:00 Gastarbeider Dating Opening Start of the exhibition series and the kick-off of the Mediamatic Dating service

The opening night of the Gastarbeider Dating series at Mediamatic. Everyone got carried away by intense and intimate sounds of <a href="http://www.razorblade-jr.com">Razorblade Jr' s</a> guitar. And were able to witness the birth of the universal Gastarbeider: DJ Clone, created by genetic engineers from Studio Kinematix. There were weird drinks from the International Bar and everyone was dancing on weird tunes all through the evening...

<h4>What's a Gastarbeider?</h4> <h3>Gastarbeider is a social status, a swear word and a state of mind. In Dutch it means "foreign worker".</h3> <h4><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastarbeider">Gastarbeider</a> is traditionally someone who temporary moves to another country for economic reasons. In the Netherlands, foreigners who entered the country in 1960s and 70s to work in the heavy industry are called gastarbeiders.</h4> <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/29746/nl/gastarbeider-dating-opening-at-mediamatic"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/213/29746-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic - Mediamatic.net" href="/29746/nl/gastarbeider-dating-opening-at-mediamatic">Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic</a> Nowadays, a lot of artists looking for inspiration, money or success, move to other countries. Many of them come to Holland, attracted by its international scene and broad government support of arts. Some of them have been around for ages, others just pass by; some become international superstars and some stay in underground forever, known only to a small circle of their friends. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/29743/nl/gastarbeider-dating-opening-at-mediamatic"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/642/29743-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic - Mediamatic.net" href="/29743/nl/gastarbeider-dating-opening-at-mediamatic">Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic</a> In a universe called “Dutch culture”, unknown objects are flying in and out from all possible directions, at all possible speeds. To stay on the orbit, they sometimes have to reinvent themselves completely. While theorists talk of art as a global place, creative “gastarbeiders” struggle to live and work professionally in this particular country. This invisible struggle unfolds on many levels: personal, cultural, social, political, and economic. <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/29750/nl/gastarbeider-dating-opening-at-mediamatic"> <img src="http://fast.mediamatic.nl/f/sjnh/image/385/29750-400-300.jpg" height="300" width="400" alt="" title="Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic" playable="1"/> </a><a title="Click to get a larger image - Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic - Mediamatic.net" href="/29750/nl/gastarbeider-dating-opening-at-mediamatic">Gastarbeider Dating Opening at Mediamatic</a> Participants of the Gastarbeider series were all creative people from 7 different countries, living and working in the Netherlands. Gastarbeider Dating explored the tension field between their desires and dreams, and the situation they currently find themselves in. It brings together different communities, with their hopes, problems and expectations. - 4.90982 52.3758 ARTEFACT event party 1