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FESTIVAL SPECIAL
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Dear character lover,

even tough this year's Pictoplasma Conference is basically sold out, please rest assured: should you happen to find yourself in Berlin next week without a conference pass - EMPATHY IS POSSIBLE! The accompanying Festival looks forward to embrace you with eyes wide open, for a true Character Awakening...

Eyes Everywhere

PICTOPLASMA FESTIVAL EXHIBITION

FORM
FOLLOWS
EMPATHY


Silent Green
Krematorium Wedding
Gerichtstraße 35

Opening Reception: 29. April, 18:00

30 April – 3 May
12:00 – 20:00

Free Entry

 

The 2015 Pictoplasma Exhibition awaits you in the recently re-discovered premises of a dormant crematory in the upcoming Wedding district. 18 international artists present new original work – sculptures, paintings, art editions and multiples – many of them for the first time in Germany. Offering a surprising selection of affordable art during Berlin's Gallery Weekend, the exhibition includes animist vases from Korea, polished resin skulls from Peru, darkly humorous prints from Spain, haunting child portraits from Japan and a multitude of fresh, character-driven art mixing pop culture with anthropomorphic spiritualism.

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Facial Expression

With works by Animalitoland (ARG/ES), Birdo (JP), Brosmind (ES), Stefano Colferai (IT), Joan Cornellà (ES), Yves Geleyn (FR), Loup Blaster (FR), Nicolas Ménard (CAN/UK), Mr Kat (ES/PER), Akinori Oishi (JP), Nadine Redlich (GER), Andy Ristaino (USA), Hikari Shimoda (JP), Sticky Monster Lab (KR), Tado (UK), Wong Ping (HK), Yomsnil (KR) and Lucas Zanotto (IT/FIN).

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FURTHER FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

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Academy All Stars
 

29 April – 3 May
ACADEMY ALL-STARS

The Pictoplasma Academy group show at Urban Spree takes a fresh look at the upcoming faces of tomorrow, presenting paintings, installations, limited edition prints and exciting new character worlds by the 27 international talents of Pictoplasma's newly established master class.

URBAN SPREE
Revaler Str. 99

Free Entry!

 

30 April – 2 May
ANIMATION SCREENINGS

4 feature-film length programmes present a selection of animation screenings and special premieres, showcasing the best of today's characters in motion, with work ranging from music visuals, motion graphics, narrative shorts, experimental work, and everything in between ...

BABYLON
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 30

Tickets: 8,-

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Hikari Shimoda
  Erik Willer

30 APRIL – 2 MAY
PICTOPLASMA CONFERENCE

This year's line-up of presenting artists covers a vast range of media and disciplines, mixing edgy editorial design with fine art, global mascots with subversive graphic novels and shiny sculptural installation with surrealist motion graphics. No matter how diverse, what unites all speakers is their shared focus on creating memorable visuals with exceptional appeal…

BABYLON
Rosa-Luxemburgstr. 30

ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

 

1 MAY, 21:00
PERFORMANCE FRIDAY

Platoon opens its container architecture for spontaneous art happenings, lively exchange and happy networking. On Friday evening, actor Niels Bormann slips into the role of Picto-Psychology founder Erik Willer, for a performance lecture that teeters on the border between science and fiction, followed by a live concert by BBBlaster, mixing visual landscapes with 2D animation.

PLATOON KUNSTHALLE
Schönhauser Allee 9

Free Entry!

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Akinori Oishi
  Party!

29 APRIL + 2 MAY
UTme! x AKINORI OISHI

Uniqlo, the Japanese brand for apparel presents a selection of artist books, hand-picked design products and special character goods, while artist Akinori Oishi introduces the new library of character elements he created exclusively for UTme!, a unique app that makes it possible to design and instantly print your own T-Shirt.

UNIQLO FLAGSHIP STORE
Tauentzienstraße 7b/c

Free Entry!

 

2 May, 22:00
POST PICTOPLASMA PARTY

For those never tiring, and for all those in desperate need to shake off their inevitable visual overfeed, the Festival culminates in a big Post Pictoplasma Party on Saturday night at Urban Spree, with DJ Die Soon, Figub Brazlevi, Theatre of Delays, Forty Fings Dynamo , Efalive of The Jazoburbs and DJ Scoth Bonnet.

URBAN SPREE
Revaler Str. 99

Entry 10,-

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Silent Green

All the above, and much more. And then more. Berlin, April 29 - May 3. Did we mention the communal sunset Bloody Marys on Sunday evening at the crematory? Or the Eggplant?
All yours for next to nothing, at berlin.pictoplasma.com,

One more week to go,

Peter and Lars



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This month's imagery from top to bottom: The official 2015 Festival opener by Lucas Zanotto, animistic urns by Yomsnil, Academy alumnus Garry Buckley, Erik Willer analysing his Emo-bacteria, drawaholic Akinori Oishi, DJ Die Soon (great name for a DJ), the Picto-Crematory awaits you...

 


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