Oddstream

The secret life of women

oddstream — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:13:09 +0000

“Where are they hiding?” I kept asking myself when meeting the ‘behind the curtain’ volunteers and workers before the festival. It’s Oddstream so it should be flourishing with female artists.

But there are not many visible ones, especially street artists. “Unlike men, who usually come from tagging culture, they mostly have a background in graphics [...]

Swimming into the future against the stream

oddstream — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:18:58 +0000

We dance our last dance, walk down the singing stairs for the last time. Bye bye Oddstream, bye bye!

“The festival is different than most other festivals as we combine art, music and film mostly from upcomming artists.”, we hear from Ton, responsible for the educational project. “But where is the [...]

Letter from a reader

oddstream — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:10:46 +0000

Hi Oddnews people,

I am Tau from Trial & Error container and I wanted to congratulate you forthe first issue of the festival newspaper titled “ignition”. I enjoyed it a lot and finally understanding some things about this festival. I wouldn’t really have a chance to think about it if it wasn’t for your news. [...]

First beer, then art

oddstream — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:46:02 +0000

It was an offer you can’t refuse. When action, art and hackers invite you to an urban intervention, you don’t ask – you join. Mathieu Tremblin, an urban artivist, was picking the lucky fruits for his ‘Fruit Skewer’, public camera canapé’s, to draw attention to Big Brother’s intruding presence. Art + activism?

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