Info
Artist dismantling digital interfaces and interpreting online culture. Co-initiator of Signficant Content and Syntax. Part of the programming team at The Hmm. Based in Arnhem at SWSWS69.
Contact
mail@sjefvanbeers.com
@sjefvanbeers
Currently & upcoming
4 April–22 June NERD_FUNK, MU Hybrid Art House, Eindhoven
2 May–22 June The Cowan Paradox and Other Inconveniences, MU Hybrid Art House, Eindhoven
Exhibitions
2024 The Cowan Paradox and Other Inconveniences, SWSWS69, Arnhem
2023 BYOusB - presented by Rhizome and Do Not Research, Locker Room Gallery, New York, USA
2022 Inner Fire, Firely, Amsterdam
Gogbot Festival, Enschede
Prospects at Art Rotterdam, Van Nellefabriek, Rotterdam
Do Not Research, lower_cavity, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
GoShort International Short Film Festival, Nijmegen
2021 Solo show, Singular-Art, Nijmegen
2020 The Monstrous Bouquet, Omstand, Arnhem
Plokta TV, online
Hectobar 5.0, online
2019 Social Aspects #6, Derde Wal, Nijmegen
Hectobar 3.0, Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam
2018 Oddstream: Hidden Structures, Stadskelders Rozet, Arnhem
Innovate:Arnhem, IPKW, Arnhem
Nijmeegse Kunstnacht, De Lindenberg, Nijmegen
2017 Oddstream Exhibition 2017, Eusebiuskerk, Arnhem
Future Scenarios at Innovate Arnhem, HAN, Arnhem
IDA Finals, ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Arnhem
Play to Post: the Archive Gamified, W139, Amsterdam
2016 Transition Exhibition, Showroom Arnhem, Arnhem
2015 Internet Yami-Ichi, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
Lectures, demonstrations & performances
2023 Engtaled Networks: Players, IMPAKT Festival, Utrecht
(Ab)using AI as an Artist w/ Dakota Havard, Oddstream, De Lindenberg, Nijmegen
2022 Redesigning Participation - Platform Politics, Society 5.0 Festival, Amsterdam
2021 The Hmm on Online Fandom, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam
Odd Café: Keyboard Language, VIEF, Nijmegen
Panel talk with Tibor Dieters, Soledad Senlle, Amsterdam
2020 Architectures for the Self, The Arena, Design Academy Eindhoven, online
The Hmm in Quarantine - Live Stream Experiment, online
2019 The Hmm, Motel Spatie, Arnhem
2018 Innovate x Chefs de Partie x Bar de Groen, Bar De Groen, Arnhem
De A\V Club, Wildeburg Festival, Kraggenburg
Opening Party, Focus, Arnhem
TEDxDelft, TU Delft, Delft
PechaKucha Amsterdam #39, De School, Amsterdam
2017 FIBER Sexyland Takeover, Sociëteit SEXYLAND, Amsterdam
2015 Bliksem en Donderdag, VPRO Medialab, Eindhoven
Activities
2022 - present Programmer, The Hmm, Amsterdam
2021 - present Co-founder, Significant Content
2019 - 2025 Tutor Design Art Technology, Preparatory Course, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem
2017 - 2023 Co-founder, organizer, dj and designer at Syntax, Arnhem
2021 Development and pilot execution of education programme, The Hmm, Amsterdam
Experimental video conference setup for LKCA, MU and STRP, online
2019 Workshop host, Future Cities Festival, Eindhoven
Image Editor for the month of May, The Hmm, online
2018 - 2019 Workshop host, Preparatory Course and Orientation Course, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem
2017 MESH pavilion, The Wrong Biennale, online, co-curated with Data Bosma and Oscar van Leest
2016 Internship at OKFocus / Ryder Ripps, New York City, USA
Anonymous 2016, Building026, Arnhem, organized and co-curated with Michelle van Ool, Gabriëlle Gijsbers, Channin Scholten and Juul Koene
Publications
2022 Do Not Research 2021-2022
Grants
2024 Experiment Grant Scheme, Creative Industries Fund NL
Experiment Grant Scheme, Creative Industries Fund NL, with SWSWS69 & Extra Practice
Voucher Artisan (with Jelle Reith), Mondriaan Fund
Stroomversneller, Cultuur Academy
Seed Grant, Stichting Stokroos
2023 Digital Culture Grant, Creative Industries Fund NL, with Significant Content
2021 Stroomversneller, Schakel025
Digital Culture Grant, Creative Industries Fund NL, with Significant Content
2020 Stipendium for Emerging Artists, Mondriaan Fund
Education
2013 - 2017 Bachelor of Arts, Interaction Design, ArtEZ Instute of the Arts, Arnhem
2012 - 2013 Preparatory course, ArtEZ Instute of the Arts, Arnhem