he Berlin-based Pictoplasma project has been following developments in contemporary character design for nearly a decade, promoting the visibility of this new figurative phenomenon, initiating creative networks and establishing a lively exchange of ideas. Its numerous publications and events have made Pictoplasma a character-design platform with international acclaim.
In March and April 2009, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and other venues will host the Pictopia Festival, the world’s first ever large-scale presentation and celebration of the phenomenon, including the 3rd Pictoplasma Conference, the Pictoplasma Animation Festival and the large scale Pictiopia Exhibition.
The program starts on March 17 with the opening for the Pictoplasma Character Walk, a series of exhibitions ind more than 30 Berlin galleries, including the DISK/CTM related project space General Public (see below 2).
DISK/CTM has been invited to set-up two nocturnal clubbing events at Berlin’s Tape and Weekend clubs (see below 3 and 4) . On top, DISK/CTM co-organizer Remco Schuurbiers under the name of Mobiletti Giradischi spins records under at Haus der Kulturen der Welt on March 19 alongside Candy Hank aka Patrick Cataini. See you all there!
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