Beftival Photo Gallery

A collection of photos from Beftival

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Still shot from Nelke's performance - During Beftival  at Museumnacht 2021 Nelke Mast   performs as a 'housewife' to create a visual commentary on gender roles by deconstructing and re-establishing prominent gendered sexual archetypes. Caroline Aravicius, Nelke Mast

Met: Nelke Mast
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Beftival opening drinks - Beftival  participants and guests having opening drinks during Museumnacht 2021.  Caroline Aravicius

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Beftival participants riding on Jin Lee's sex-toy shaped swing - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021 artist Jin Lee  asks: "Can a sex toy be a toy?" and transforms sex toys into slides, seesaws and swings that participants can ride and play with. Anisa Xhomaqi, Jin Lee

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Having drinks during Beftival - Participants enjoying a drink by the fire during Beftival  at Museumnacht 2021.  Caroline Aravicius

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Beftival participant riding on Jin Lee's sex toy-shaped seesaw - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021 artist Jin Lee  asks: "Can a sex toy be a toy?" and transforms sex toys into slides, seesaws and swings that participants can ride and play with. Caroline Aravicius, Jin Lee

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Olga and Ine having pre-drinks at the opening of Beftival - Artists and guests gathered at Mediamatic's restaurant for opening drinks at Beftival Caroline Aravicius

Met: Olga Middendorp, Ine Poppe
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Onderbroekenlol - During Beftival  at Museumnacht 2021, Nelke Mast  conducts a social experiment and invites participants to t rade in their worn underwear for a pair of handmade original NELLY DANSEN thongs and hang their worn pair on the clothing line. How to find a fresh pair? Smell! Anisa Xhomaqi, Nelke Mast

Met: Nelke Mast
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Bert Sliggers showcasing his vintage porn collection - During Beftival  at Museumnacht 2021, curator Bert Sliggers  displays his collection of paper pornography from the 20's and 30's.  Anisa Xhomaqi

Met: Bert Sliggers
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Experiencing the Orgasm Machine - For Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021  Eva Schippers  recreates the "Orgasmatron", a machine made to give women pleasure known from movies such as Barbarella (1968), Woody Allen movies (1973), and the pseudo-science of Wilhelm Reich (1930). Participants can experience and interact with the orgasm machine.  Caroline Aravicius, Eva Schippers

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Touching the giant hanging clit - Objects of Desire by Pleun van Dijk  is a series of selected images representing human genitals as well as sex toys that were translated into a dataset of a machine learning model and displayed at Beftival during Museumnacht 2021. The series investigates the increasingly intimate relationship between human and technology. Anisa Xhomaqi, Pleun van Dijk

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Genotszoötroop - Olga Middendorp's Genotszoötroop presented at Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021.  By turning the carousel, drawing become moving images that bring sexual fantasies to life.  Caroline Aravicius, Olga Middendorp

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What will her future hold? - During Beftival  at Museumnacht 2021 Ine Poppe 's alter-ego Zaza reads people's sexual future from their tongue. Anisa Xhomaqi

Met: Olga Middendorp, Ine Poppe
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Audience during LIKKEN, a performance by Victor Engbers - Audience during the performance  LIKKEN  by Victor Engbers  at  Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021 Caroline Aravicius

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Audience attending the performance "Yorùbá mythology: A genderless door to pleasure" - Audience attending the immersive performance Yorùbá mythology: A genderless door to pleasure at  Beftival during Museumnacht 2021. The performance is written and directed by Sally Fenaux Barleycorn and performed by Bebe Melkor-Kadior . Caroline Aravicius

Met: Bebe Melkor-Kadior
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Participants making shameless jewellery - During Beftival  at Museumnacht 2021 artist Annika Hagen  invites us to get rid of the shame regarding pubic hair by making flaunting hair jewellery that we can wear with pride,  Caroline Aravicius

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Anna Gimbrere quizzing the audience during Beftival - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021 science journalist  Anna Gimbrere  puts the audience's sex knowledge to the test by hosting the Bef Quiz. Caroline Aravicius

Met: Anna Gimbrere
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Mediamatic's restaurant windows transformed with sexy illustrations - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021, multidisciplinary artist Amber Rahantoknam , also known as AMBIGOU, transforms Mediamatic's glass windows by f eaturing a kink series of illustrations with distinct ink strokes, unapologetically showcasing the sex loving woman.  Anisa Xhomaqi, Amber Rahantoknam

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Oysters served at Beftival - As part of   Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021 participants could use their licking skills to devour delicious bites that chef and designer Yacinth Pos had prepared Anisa Xhomaqi, Yacinth Pos

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Erotic embroidery circle - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021, participants join artist Lizette van Hecke  for an erotic embroidery session.  Caroline Aravicius

Met: Lizette van Hecke
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Creating a piece of erotic embroidery - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021, participants join artist Lizette van Hecke and embroider erotic representations.  Caroline Aravicius

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Intimate talks with Daphne inside the hot tub - At Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021, Daphne Gakes  invites participants into the hot tub for some intimate conversations about everything that happens between the sheets.  Anisa Xhomaqi

Met: Daphne Gakes
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Reconnecting with the female body - A piece from the photography exhibition  Reconnecting with the female Body  displayed at Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021. “Reconnecting with the female body” is a collaboration between visual artist Irma Joanne  and photographer Lana Prins . The female body is the main theme in both their individual practices.  Anisa Xhomaqi, Irma Joanne, Lana Prins

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Female Textures by Irma Joanne - Female Textures , a series of intimate video projections of fleshy textures and liquid movements from the work of Irma Joanne projected on Mediamatic's little greenhouses. The work is part of   Beftival during Museumnacht 2021.   Caroline Aravicius, Irma Joanne

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Audience vibing to DJ Paroah's sexy banger beats - Audience partying along with DJ Paroah's ( Vicky de Visser ) hot records, sultry female voices, spicy stories, and sexy bangers at  Beftival  during Museumnacht 2021 Caroline Aravicius