Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market: 9 - 10 May 2015, Amsterdam After being held in Tokyo, Berlin and Brussels, the Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market is coming to the Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam on the 9th and 10th of May. The Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market is a physical marketplace for Internet-related products and performances.
Open call: Looking for organisations, artists, designers and other Internet-savvies who want to book a booth at the Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market. —What is Yami-ichi? The Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market is a flea market for “Internet-ish” things. Both flea markets and the Internet are chaotic mixtures of the amazing and the useless, the precious and the grotesque. The distinct worlds of the flea market and the Internet will merge at theInternet Yami-ichi / Black Market. The Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market celebrates the Internet in all its glory at the buzzing setting of a flea market. The cultural miracle we call the Internet crawls away from behind the glaring screen and drags along our so very dear memes, trolls, cats and glitches as well as the Web’s most obscure details to the booths. Artists, designers and other netizens are selling their wares at the Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market. *The Japanese word "Yami-Ichi" translates directly to the English "black market”. Due to an emphasis created by mixing different Japanese writing systems the word "yami” also takes on the double meaning of "sick for" / "addicted to”, providing an alternative translation “A Market for the Internet Obsessed”. __Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market in Amsterdam During the 9th and 10th of May, the Brakke Grond wil provide space for 50 booths and 50 time slots for performances (think of sales pitches, demonstrations, Web enactments, etc.). The Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market in Amsterdam is also open for other kinds of physical projects. Just ask! The Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market in Amsterdam will attract an estimate of at least 2000 visitors. There will be guided tours through the market seen as manifested Web. The Internet Food Market will offer snacks to make you feel at home, like the ‘Apple Genius Bar (apple booth)’ and a booth trading in ‘Cookies’. Apart from just browsing the market for little gems, the Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market in Amsterdam will also function as meet-up for organisations, artists, designers and anyone else active in Internet-related art and culture. So, haggle, deal, chat with your competition, like and add new friends AFK (Away From Keyboard). __Turn off, log-out and drop in Amongst dutch artists, designers and other netizens, many organisations dealing with digital culture and art academies will participate. In addition international project spaces, Internet artists, hackers and designers will also be present bringing their goodies. We are looking for an international chaotic mix of the ‘Cream of the Crop’, outsiders, spectacular innovators and total nonsense. If you need help finding a place to stay, just contact us at [email protected] Internet Yami-ichi / Black Market in Amsterdam is an open platform, and is part of Hack / Play, a month when we rewrite the rules. Join up for a booth. We’d love to have you. For participation we ask a humble €20 euro’s in advance, which will be spendable as Yami-ichi-coins anywhere on the market. You can cash in your coins after the market finishes. __Location: Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 09 May 2015 - 12u00 - 22u00 10 May 2015 - 12u00 - 18u00 http://www.brakkegrond.nl/yamiichi en http://yami-ichi.biz
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