Incubate - streetart - Bartkira

[John Geerts]

12 September the one week during Incubate-festival will start for the 11th time in Tilburg. Although the main core of the festival is (alternative) music a number of art projects are on the program like  a 'wall-art'project on one of the 'Spoorzone'-buildings situated along the railway.

"Bartkira is a community art project in which hundreds of artists from all over the world are collaborating to recreate all six volumes of Akira, replacing all the characters with the cast of the Simpsons." 
http://incubate.org/2015/line-up/715/bartkira

Shot with AiS 35-70 F/3.5

[Fons Baerken]

Colourful

[Anirban Halder]

Super cool!

[Mike G]

I agree super and colourful, not so keen on the border!

[John Geerts]

You are right, Mike.

I re-done the image in PN (with a new test-period) and a smaller crop.

[afx]

Cool, do we get to see more of the series?

The second version feels a bit overcooked...


cheers
afx

[John Geerts]

Perhaps a bit    

More of what, Afx?  The festival or the graffiti?   

I usually have a press-pass so I can enter all locations (more than 40 different one's, and weird ones too like a chapel, cityhall, theater, church).  It's a special international music-festival were sub-(music) groups/fans all over the world meet, join and mingle.  So there is a lot to see. 

A few years ago the main project was 'Play me I am Yours' which was a huge success with more than 100 piano's in the streets   (http://tilburgers.nl/het-zijn-er-103-geworden-incubate-van-start-in-tilburg/)

A different angle.

[Mike G]

John, I like the new versions and reckon the subject matter deserves a bit of overcooking. Is this artwork temporary or permanent?

[John Geerts]

Well, that question also rised here locally, Mike as the buildings and the whole 'Spoorzone' site is an architectural monument. (build before 1900 by the Dutch Railway company) It was one of the largest maintenance site in the Netherlands. The buildings and the  site have been sold to the city in 2007, who originally planned to tear it all down and build it full with sky-scrapers.  Luckily a crisis arrived and all the monumental buildings are preserved.   The paint is on water-base and it will be removed after the festival.

What is special about this, the grounds of the railway site were a no-go-zone since 1863, and have split the city in two. (from West to East and North of the railroad)  ( a kind of Berlin-situation    Two  tunnels are now constructed and that will connect North and South for the first time in 152 years. Later this year the official opening will mark this historical event.

[Mike G]

Thanks for the info John.

[afx]

More of what, Afx?  The festival or the graffiti?   

Both of course, especially as you have full access ;-)

thx
afx

[John Geerts]

Okay, no problem. I will show some of the results

The line-up for music contains 377 artists  -  http://incubate.org/2015/line-up

Some press info:  "Incubate festival 2015 – 11th edition
Incubate is the annual celebration of cutting edge culture in Tilburg, the Netherlands.

It is a festival exhibiting a diverse view on indie culture as a whole, including a lot of music, visual arts, debate, film and contemporary dance. Driven by artistic development, Incubate brings more than 200 cutting edge artists in an intimate context to an international audience. Black metal next to free folk. Refreshing art next to inspiring debate.

The eleventh edition of Incubate takes place on 14 to 20 September 2015 in the city of Tilburg in The Netherlands and its surroundings. From pub to church. From pop venue to farm."

Another angle - The street-art is on the left somewhere.   The higher building is the headquarter of 'Interpolis', the largest insurance company in the Netherlands.

[John Geerts]

Well, the press-pass is ready and the program complete:

mondag 14 september:  Sun Kil Moon / Mark Kozelek, The Soft Moon, Merzbow, Alcest, Wand, Kevin Morby, Lavinia Meijer, Indian Jewelry and many others.
 
dinsdag 15 september: The Melvins, Girl Band, Merzbow + Balázs Pándi, Dan Mangan, Andrew Hung, Rats on Rafts, 'In Code' wereldpremière and many others.

woensdag 16 september: The Melvins, Adam Green, Sun Araw, Primitive Man, Merzbow + Full of Hell, Dengue Fever, Martin Phillipps plays The Chills, Los Pirañas and lot's more.

donderdag 17 september: Jeff The Brotherhood, Shining, Ed Rush, Fennesz + Arve Henriksen, Julianna Barwick, Dead Neanderthals, Death and Vanilla, Acid Arab, Cairo Liberation Front, Plastician, en many others.

vrijdag 18 september:Mercury Rev + Conservatorium Orkest, Converge, Secrets of the Moon (in het Natuurheater), King Midas Sound + Fennesz, Torres, Grave Pleasures, Xosar, The Warlocks, Helena Hauff, Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe, East India Youth, DJ TLR and many others.

zaterdag 19 september: The Knife speelt met Zweedse kunstcollectief Ful de voorstelling 'Europa Europa'. Verder treden op deze zaterdag: Cabaret Voltaire, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sóley, Mr Scruff, Factory Floor, Badly Drawn Boy, Perc & Truss, Hookworms, Fire! Laurel Halo and loads of others.

zondag 20 september: Wire, Neneh Cherry and RocketNumberNine, Empyrium (in het Natuurtheater), The Ex, Noveller, Great Lake Swimmers, Giant Sand, William Basinski, Circuit des Yeux, The Black Heart Rebellion and many others.  Incubate also organizes a Craft Beer Fest, on het Heuvelplein in het centrum van Tilburg.

The  'Open Source' Expo  in 2012 for the first time in The Koepelhal, Spoorzone. 

[Erik Lund]

I like the first shot and frame, also the thing really make good use of the building, impressive.

[John Geerts]

Thank you Erik.