I’m So Bored I Could Die is a presentation of works in progress that resulted from a two-day workshop led by artists Ingeborg Kraft Fermin and Lou Vives. The workshop explored the mash-up as an artistic methodology. Participants experimented with how different contexts, settings, and formats transform meaning, from spoken word and stand-up comedy to performative lectures and infinite scrolls (sometimes simultaneously). Where do Art, Content, and Entertainment overlap, and what ultimately distinguishes them? Why does it matter to understand the tools we use as image-makers today?
The estimated starting time of the presentation is expected to be earlier this evening.
Ingeborg Kraft Fermin and Lou Vives are former ‘artners’ as the characters Content and Contenido during their time at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Content y Contenido were interested in the absurdity of celebritification, the poetics of daily life, gender politics, instant gratification, and—above all—fun. Through performance, text, and organizing, they amplified the contradictions of being an artist in the social media Wild West. Their projects have been presented at institutions including La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Arti et Amicitiae (Amsterdam), and Galeria Zé dos Bois (Lisbon).
This event is part of the Open Space program that facilitates the interaction between the artistic practice of a maker, their work(s), the space and the audience. During a three-month residency, Lou Vives is invited to appropriate (parts of) The Grey Space. In addition to space, resources and tools, we open up our network, provide feedback and actively involve the audience during public events.
Our Open Space programme is made possible by the Municipality of The Hague, Creative Industries Fund NL, and Stroom Den Haag
