In the framework of KOMPOST: Nourishment for the Mind, a joint project by Popfabryk, Media Art Friesland, the European Media Art Festival, and New Noardic Wave, ten German and Dutch filmmakers, visual artists, composers, and music producers came together for joint exchange.

‘Try to describe a place’ / ‘Versuche, einen Ort zu beschreiben’

In August 2021, the ten participating artists took this task as a starting point for approaching their surroundings, Friesland in the Netherlands, with auditory, visual, and haptic works. ‘Try to describe a place’ / ‘Versuche, einen Ort zu beschreiben’ portrays what moves the residents of Friesland and how this has changed along with its context, processes the sensory impressions and ideas of the artists, and poses universal questions with respect to identity and belonging.

The works were all created during a ten-day-long stay at an artist residency in the region of Friesland (NL). During the festival, the results of the workshop will be presented at the Turm Bürgergehorsam from 20 to 24 April as well as at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück from 05 to 29 May.