BLIK BLIK Festival of Light and Art @PILSEN
SOV is a "capacity building program for local talents related to Pilsen Region" to discover and approach light as a sensitive tool to describe, expand and embed visual storytelling into experiential space; an event that aims to promote and develop online solutions for distance learning, a challenging opportunity oriented towards the near future.
City of Pilsen as a former European Capital of Culture is taking care about local talents and as a result of that organises the first edition of School of Videomapping within BLIK BLIK festival of light and art in public space in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
The School of Videomapping is a training initiative for creators from various areas at BLIK BLIK Festival, a festival organised by DEPO2015, Creative Zone. Learn more about us here.
The program is led by professor Luca Pulvirenti, founder and Creative Director @mammasONica Studio.
Working language is English, but don’t worry. If you are not fluent, the visual language is universal for all of us from the creative sector ;-).
Participants will present their final work on the facade of the Education and Research Library of Pilsener Region (U Branky) during the BLIK BLIK Festival of light and art in public space , between 24 - 25 MARCH 2023. The winner of the contest will receive the prize money 20.000 CZK.
The course is aimed at both beginners and professionals, showing new possibilities towards the application of projection technologies in areas like architecture, design, installation, visual arts, theatre and multimedia environment. Previous successful edition @ PRISMA Festival in Aveiro proved that ideal participants of the program are recruited from the field of creative industries: photo, video, graphics design, light design, performing arts and multimedia art.
The program is structured between online introduction and onsite modules around theoretical studies and workshop’s practice; a new training format that gives ample space to new forms of learning, thus aimed to create virtual shared workspaces.
The program is open to max 15participants that are related to Pilsen Region (not necessarily to have a permanent residency, but the project is a capacity building for the region…) . . Each student will share their unique approach with the group and the final outcome will consider individuals’ goals as well as promoting sharing ideas and methods.
All Throughout the workshop we will:
• EXPLORE various set-up and techniques
• PRACTICE on several software/hardware solution available
• DEVELOP relations between light, objects, spaces
Submit the following documents, in English, until
FEBRUARY 19th in PDF format via email at liskova@depo2015.cz :
√ RESUME (maximum two pages)
√ MOTIVATION LETTER (maximum of 500 words)
√ PORTFOLIO (showreel and web portfolio are accepted, please submit a link to online version).
Mandatory requirements:
• Send only one PDF file (maximum 5MB)
• The name of the PDF file must be “BlikBlik/SOV_ name of the bidder”.
• Send the e-mail with the subject “Application Blik Blik/SoV”
Creative studio with a transmedial distinction based in sunny Sicily, Italy.
Since 2007 they are focused on developing a personal tra-digital aesthetic that returns animation to cinematic projections in public spaces.
mammasONica aesthetics moves from A/V performances to luminous design, interactive installation and new media theatre.
Luca Pulvirenti
Professor of tra-digital animation at Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo and freelance teacher within various international academies. He conducts workshops on expanded cinema and tra-digital animation as part of international meetings or within the European educational program.
New media artist, founder and creative director @mammasONica, since 2007 he focuses on developing a personal tra-digital aesthetic that returns animation to cinematic projections in public spaces.
