Join us for a worksh op developed by artist Gustav Bengtsson, exploring imagery, auto nomy and ownership.The workshop takes place in the VU ART SCIENCE gal lery.
Images, Power, and the Ownership of Narrative, examines how images represent systems of power historically and t oday—across photography, film, archives, surveillance, and AI-based image technologies. Drawing on perspectives from visual anthropology , it focuses on questions of authorship, participation, and shared kn owledge.
The workshop combines critical theory with artistic pr actice. It emphasises ethics as a shared and situated practice rather than a fixed position. Through simple, guided video exercises, parti cipants will be encouraged to use the mobile phone as an artistic dev ice to explore questions of identity, embodiment, and artistic resear ch. The focus is on process and reflection rather than production.
Gustav Bengtsson is a Swedish video artist, filmmaker, curator, a nd educator based in Amsterdam. Working across experimental film, vid eo art, and research, his practice explores the body, memory, gaze, a nd alternative ways of storytelling. He regularly gives workshops and lectures on video art, video essays, and experimental filmmaking, an d curates the festival Video (H)our(s), dedicated to underground and artist-driven moving image practices.
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a workshop developed by artist Gustav Be ngtsson, exploring imagery, autonomy and ownership.The workshop takes place in the VU ART SCIENCE gallery. Images, Power, and the Owne rship of Narrative, examines how images represent systems of pow er historically and today—across photography, film, archives, surve illance, and AI-based image technologies. Drawing on perspectives fro m visual anthropology, it focuses on questions of authorship, partici pation, and shared knowledge.The workshop combines critical theory wi th artistic practice. It emphasises ethics as a shared and situated p ractice rather than a fixed position. Through simple, guided video ex ercises, participants will be encouraged to use the mobile phone as a n artistic device to explore questions of identity, embodiment, and a rtistic research. The focus is on process and reflection rather than production.Gustav Bengtsson is a Swedish video artist, filmmaker, cur ator, and educator based in Amsterdam. Working across experimental fi lm, video art, and research, his practice explores the body, memory, gaze, and alternative ways of storytelling. He regularly gives worksh ops and lectures on video art, video essays, and experimental filmmak ing, and curates the festival Video (H)our(s), dedicated to undergrou nd and artist-driven moving image practices. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR