http://www.mediamatic.net/id/390972012-01-11T16:30:09+01:00ikikik!Eco has never been so sexy<p>ikikik! (me me me!) was all about DIY Fashion and showing yourself on the internet. An exhibition / upcycling / catwalking / photoshoot / coworking and storysharing fest that made you feel & look good on the street and on the net. </p>
<p>With this exhibition Mediamatic sounded the alarm on the drop in subsidies for e-culture. We were supported by the activist and fashion collective Andrea Crews from Paris, and the <a href="http://www.reshare.nl">Leger des Heils ReShare</a>. </p>
<p>Andrea Crews is a group of artists/ activists / fashion designers who are specialized in the spontaneous design of cheerful clothing from rags. With the help of all participants they transformed a huge pile of second hand clothing into fashion items.</p><p>Mediamatic BANK was the site of a huge pile of recycled clothing, sewing machines, shows, performances and workshops. The old ABN Bank at the Vijzelstraat 68 in Amsterdam was transformed into a World Fashion Centre. </p>
<p>Me me me! was an interactive exhibition on self-representation on the internet and fashion. On the far reaching consequences of modern communication, on our self image and the way we experience the world around us. The exhibition also highlighted our own cultural potential with a minimal ecological footprint. Poverty is ECO!</p>
<p>With the <a href="http://www.andreacrews.com">Andrea Crews Collective</a>.</p>
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<h3>Workshops and DIY</h3>
<p>What was there to see and do? <br/>
- Upcycle yourself workshops (every Wednesday and Saturday from 12.00 to 18.00)<br/>
- Professional catwalk — not just for models — workshop (every Saturday from 16.00 to 18.00))<br/>
- Make your own Nike workshop for kids (27 July, 3 and 24 August, free)<br/>
- Buy your retro basics for € 5,— per kilo. Cut and sew it on the working table. Wear your outfit and take photos<br/>
- Or buy a special Andrea Crews @ Mediamatic label at the bar for € 5,—. You can choose 2 pieces of clothes. Bring it to the assistant and s/he will make an outfit. Choose the <em>Bi</em>, the <em>Sepkkpu</em> or the <em>Upside Down</em> style.<br/>
- Get your special free 'ik' tag at the bar. Use it to make photos and catwalk video of yourself.</p>
<p>Everyone could take their new clothes home.</p>
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<h3>Opening hours</h3>
<p>Ikikik! took place every Wednesday to Sunday from 12.00 to 20.00 hrs. Admission was free. We also had special programs. You can check them out <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/ikikik">right here</a>.</p>
<h3>Mediamatic doesn't take no for an answer</h3>
<p>Mediamatic's survival was seriously threatened. A 66% cut in subsidies was looming for the institution that had successfully launched the Arabic El HEMA project. Despite a very positive advice of the national Council for Culture, Mediamatic was likely to stick to a subsidy of 229.000 euro, instead of the 666.000 euro that was originally advised by the Council for Culture. </p>
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<p>But we didn't take a no for an answer and took direct action: <br/>
• On 28 and 29 June Mediamatic gave away all its books, and asked the public to take care of them (Distributed Library), <br/>
• For the new exhibition Mediamatic dresses the visitors in rags but teaches them to still look good<br/>
• We placed Google Ads on our website to practice cultural profit</p>ikikik!Eco was nog nooit zo sexy<p>Ikikikik! ging over Doe het Zelf mode (DIY) en publiceren op internet. Een doorlopende tentoonstelling / catwalk / photoshoot /naaiatelier / videobooth / storysharing feest om er goed uit te zien op straat en op het net. </p>
<p>Met deze tentoonstelling sloeg Mediamatic alarm over de subidie die we dreigden mis te lopen. We kregen steun van het Parijse activisme– en modecollectief Andrea Crews en het <a href="http://www.reshare.nl">Leger des Heils ReShare</a>. </p>
<p>Andrea Crews is een groep kunstenaars / activisten / modeontwerpers die zich specialiseren in het spontaan ontwerpen van vrolijke mode uit lompen. Zij veranderden samen met de bezoekers een metershoge berg tweedehands kleding in eigenzinnige mode.</p><p>De Mediamatic BANK werd gevuld met recycle kleding (4,3 ton om precies te zijn, het bedrag wat we aan subsidie dreigden mis te lopen), naaimachines, shows, performances en workshops. De voormalige ABN Bank was omgebouwd tot een World Fashion Centre. </p>
<p><em>ikikik! </em> was een interactieve tentoonstelling over zelfrepresentatie en mode. Over fashion en de verstrekkende gevolgen van moderne communicatie op ons zelfbeeld en de manieren waarop we de wereld om ons heen ervaren. Maar ook hoe we cultureel productief kunnen zijn, met minimale ecologische "footprint" :-) . Eco was nog nooit zo sexy!</p>
<h3>Workshops and DIY</h3>
<p>Zoals veel tentoonstellingen van Mediamatic kende ook deze een hoog DIY gehalte. </p>
<p>- <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/page/47315/nl">Upcycle yourself workshops</a> (iedere woensdag en zaterdag van 12.00 tot 18.00). <br/>
- <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/page/47315/nl">professional catwalk — not just for models — workshop</a> (iedere zaterdag van 16.00 tot 18.00). <br/>
- <a href="http://www.mediamatic.net/page/47315/nl">Make your own Nike workshop</a> voor kinderen (27 juli, 3 en 24 augustus, vrij toegang). <br/>
- Je kon tweedehands kleding kopen voor € 5,— per kilo. <br/>
- Voor € 5, — is een speciaal Andrea Crews @ Mediamatic label te koop aan de bar. Kies twee kledingstukken. Breng ze naar de assistent en hij/zij maakte een nieuw kledingstuk. Je kon kiezen tussen de <em>Bi</em>, the <em>Sepkkpu</em> or the <em>Upside Down</em> stijl.<br/>
- De speciale iktag was af te halen aan de bar. Gebruik de tag om foto's te maken in de photobooth of om catwalk video's op te nemen en te publiceren op internet. </p>
<p>Kleren konden mee naar huis genomen worden!</p>
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<p>De tentoonstelling werd mede mogelijk gemaakt dankzij Leger des Heils ReShare. </p>
<h3>Mediamatic zit niet bij de pakken neer</h3>
<p>Het voortbestaan van Mediamatic werd bedreigd. Ondanks een zeer positief advies van de Raad voor Cultuur kreeg Mediamatic slechts 229.000 euro in plaats van de geadviseerde 666.000 euro. </p>
<p>Mediamatic zat niet bij de pakken neer en kwam direct in actie.<br/>
• Op 27 juni protesteerden we met de Burka Big Band in de Tweede Kamer. <br/>
• Op 28 en 29 juni hief Mediamatic in protest haar bibliotheek op en vroeg het publiek voor alle boeken te zorgen.<br/>
• Voor de nieuwe tentoonstelling hulden we je in lompen en leerden we je hoe je er toch heel goed uit kan zien.</p>
<p>Supported by OCW, de gemeente Amsterdam and ultimately made possible by Leger des Heils ReShare</p>
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