31.01.2018
past project
Platform21 = Checking Reality
A real show about the virtual
Envision the world as a computer game in which your clothes are 3D projections and the GPS system tells you the position of an object. Imagine yourself as an avatar, flying through future cities and simulated landscapes. Now picture this virtual world in the real world. What will it look like then?
Platform21 = Checking Reality invited to explore this world in the real world. With the art works in the Beatrixpark, films on the CASZuidas video screen, the latest experiments at Platform21, workshops, presentations and performances during Club Real evenings the programme offered a big variety.
Our use of digital media heavily influences the way we experience, test and create reality. Virtual alternatives are often so convincing that they not only augment reality but seem to replace it. It’s as if ‘virtual seeing is believing’.
Artists, architects and designers are increasingly taking inspiration from the many new virtual possibilities. Some of them were asked to create new work for the Beatrixpark, adjacent to Platform21, others presented themselves during the club evenings.
Platform21 = Checking Reality was an exploration into the possibilities and results of the encounter between first and second reality. A laboratory where the reality of virtuality was tested.
In cooperation with Artvark (Tom Jaspers), Harry Kraaij from the Virtual Museum Zuidas and Zuideramstel district council.
Platform21 = Checking Reality was made possible in part by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds / the Ahrend Fonds, the VSBfonds, the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; and ING.
Platform21 = Checking Reality took place from 18 May - 27 August 2008.
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do it yourself
3D Printing
A 3D printer enables you to three-dimensionally print every design with just one click on the button. Whereas now this machine is…
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artist
PIPS:lab (photography by Szilvia Tóth)
Alominom
Who has seen all of his or her own head? Each of us knows our own head mainly from one perspective: straight on. Our face. The…
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artist
Jeremy Wood
GPS drawing in the Beatrixpark
Friday 6 June Jeremy Wood gave a workshop GPS Drawing in the Beatrixpark, next to Platform21. Wood left the GPS receivers for the…
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artist
Benoît Goupy
Between the Lines
You are staring into the water. Suddenly, the water wells up and the word “murmur” appears. Did you see what you thought you saw?
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installation + lecture
Hybrid Space Lab
CITY_KIT: An online DIY kit for your neighbourhood
Playing Hybrid Space Lab’s game CITY_KIT, you adapt a digital version of your local surroundings according to your desires. In a…
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to do:
Doodlearth
Draw the future
Create your own architectural visions of the future with Doodlearth, a simple yet sophisticated tool for creating metres-long views…
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project
Sleepless nights in the Beatrixpark
Share your memories
During Platoform21 = Checking Reality it is possible to give memories, observations and remarks connected to the nearby Beatrix park…
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movies
Virtual reality in fashion
Walter van Beirendonck, Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan
Fashion designers use virtual reality and digital technology, not only in their clothing, but also in the way they present them on…
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film studio
Squint/Opera
More than a glimpse of the future
The films produced by Squint/Opera are so beautifully convincing, you sometimes wonder if the future might not be a bit…
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special effects
Lumic
by Dajo Bodisco
A poster in an illuminated frame: a clear image and readable text. Then the colour of the light changes. All of a sudden the design…
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link
NOS Headlines made a GPS Drawing at Platform21
Watch the movie here.
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research: virtual reality
Sensorama
...why not go the whole way?
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DJ
WiiJ Timski
DJ without decks
WiiJ Timski doesn’t have to stand still at the decks. Holding two Wii Remotes, he stands on stage, wireless, waving his arms and…
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report
StyleToday.com on the fashion show of ...and beyond
Read it here
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artist
Suguru Goto
Augmented Body and Virtual Body
In his performances, the composer, performer, inventor and multimedia artist Suguru Goto links the real world to the artificial…
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VJ
VJ Hummer aka Nils Mühlenbruch
Live avatar drawing - performances
What does the virtual you look like? Do you have an avatar of yourself? Audiovisual artist and VJ Nils Mühlenbruch made virtual…
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artist
Marc Owens
Avatar Machine
What would it be like if your virtual character stepped out of the game and started walking around in the real world? Marc Owens, a…
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Puzzle track for kids:Amsterdam, Platform21
Muziekfestival Beatrixpark
Special Platform21 puzzle track for kids.
This Sunday: Listen to live Latin music, take a picnic and have the kids Checking Reality with a ...
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reconstruction
Investigation on the murder of Willem van Oranje
Virtual forensic research
Crime scene investigation on a case 424 years old. On 10 July 1584 Willem van Oranje got shot in the Delft' Prinsenhof. After all…
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evening of performance, film and sound:Amsterdam, Platform21
Club Real #3
Friday 11 July
Meeting avatars, a Nike sneaker as a city, DIY 3D printing and music during this Club Real.
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programme
CASZuidas time schedule
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fashion
Spectacle
New collection by ...and beyond!
Brigitte Hendriks and Jolanda van den Broek together form ...and beyond, an Amsterdam-based fashion label. Currently their studio is…
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artist
Simon Heijdens
Lightweeds
Living digital weeds of designer Simon Heijdens were growing in Platform21 as part of Checking Reality. These fake plants reveal…
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research + participation:Amsterdam, Platform21
3D Scanning
Beam yourself into the virtual world at Platform21
Scan yourself in 3D at Platform21!
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designer
Gijs Bakker
REAL?
Copy/paste, delete, zoom, print: these actions are part of using a computer, but we might not be so quick to associate them with the…
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report
Hacking Reality by Scott Burnham
On how influences from the virtual world manifest themselves on the street.
Here you read what writer and curator Scott Burnham presented during Club Real #2: his own take on the theme ‘Checking Reality’…
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artist
Esther Tielemans
Two enormous billboards: one big painted landscape, one glossy monochrome, the park and yourself in between. Different worlds meet,…
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artist
Popel Coumou
Fly Over
Popel Coumou photographed empty offices in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district. All there is to see is the walls, the windows, the light…
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artist
Nathalie Bruys
Sound artist Nathalie Bruys will DJ at Club Real #3.
Earthly Whispers: an underground sound piece made up of barely traceable, hidden sounds that are close to reality but don’t seem…
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report
Club Real #1
What about LARP at Sonsbeek2008?
23 May 2008: At this first Club Real evening, artist Brody Condon and game designer Bjarke Pederson gave a preview on the big LARP…
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academy
AR+RFID Lab
Augmented Reality
The Augmented Reality (AR) headset allows us to see virtual images within our own view of the world. The headset is optically…
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workshop:Amsterdam, Platform21
GPS drawing
Thursday 5 and Friday 6 June
A walk through the Beatrixpark will never again be a regular walk when you know you are actually ...
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gaming + role-play
Win a war, answer the phone, talk to your roommates
"Gamers are no unwordly people with autism". David Nieborg interviewed game specialist Marinka Copier about her…
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for sale:
Books at Platform21
Are you interested in the theme of Checking Reality and would like to know more? Together with Nijhof & Lee Booksellers we made…
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artist
Tarik Sadouma
Nike Town 2
A sneaker changes into a city, which transforms back into a sneaker and back again into a city in an endless loop.
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artist
Esther Polak
GPS and Public Space
We all have our routes to work, the supermarket or school. The outside world sees only parts of these routes; they exist in their…
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artist
Brody Condon
Live-Action Role Playing at Club Real#1
Brody Condon repurposes existing games and game structures to create sculpture, performance, and video installations. His LARP…
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artist
Sander Veenhof
Dating for avatars
Looking for a date but are you more into a tough warrior type from World of Warcraft than a slick Second Life kind of guy? Sander…
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research + participation:Amsterdam, Platform21
3D Scanning
Beam yourself into the virtual world at Platform21
Scan yourself in 3D at Platform21!
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evening on art and science:Amsterdam, Platform21
Club Real #1
Friday 23 May
Check the Nordic LARP subculture with Brody Condon and Bjarke Pederson and have your avatar ...
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evening of presentations and DIY:Amsterdam, Platform21
Club Real #2
Friday 6 June
What do Hacking Reality, Doodlearth, GPS Drawing and WiiJ-ing have in common? Come to the club ...
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future scenario's, music and talks:Amsterdam, Platform21
Club Real #4
Wednesday 27 August - 20:00
How virtual is our future? At this last Club Real evening five personal visions on the reality ...
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link
Interactivos? Better than the real thing
Is your attention for interactive installations triggered after seeing the Lightweeds of Simon Heijdens at Platform21? Then check…
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fashion show:Amsterdam, Platform21
Spectacle
Tuesday 10 June
Check the new collection of Amsterdam fashion label ...and beyond and witness a special event.