Adam Centko describes himself as a ‘lens-based artist’. “I look at the world and try to make sense of it,” he says. “As an artist I interpret what’s around, but not just by using my two eyes.”
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Adam Centko
Opleidingen
2016-2020 Interactive/Media/Design, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag
Tentoonstellingen
2024 AcentiricSpace, Shanghai (China)
2023 Art to make you travel (groepsexpo), Heden Gallery, Den Haag
2022 Garden of Aether Solo Exhibition, Den Haag
2022 Opovo Artist Colony (groepsexpo), Opovo (Servië)
2022 Aants.World Solo Exhibition – Dry roots die young, Kuala Lumpur (Maleisië)
2021-2022 Out_sight – Ethereum Landscapes – Seoul (Zuid-Korea)
2021 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET (online screening/interactieve website)
2021 All my friends are phones and tablets, Rijeka (Kroatië)
2020 Saigon Experimental Film festival, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
2020 Telemagic – 1 euro cinema, Silicon Sights, Rotterdam
2020 Dutch Design Week, Silicon Sights (online)
2020 Silicon Sights Installation, Graduation Festival Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag
2020 Silicon Sights, Subbacultcha collectibles, Amsterdam
2020 Silicon Sights Installation, IMPAKT Festival Online Channel & video archive, Utrecht
2020 Silicon Sights Installation, 1646 Contemporary Art Gallery, Den Haag
Het begin
“Ik was ongeveer dertien jaar oud toen ik begon met tekenen en zat op de middelbare school. Mijn interesse lag niet bij de gebruikelijke schoolvakken, maar ik liet mijn fantasie de vrije loop in de schriften. Rond mijn vijftiende raakte ik erg geïnteresseerd in videoproductie en begon ik een YouTube-kanaal waar ik video’s van mij en mijn vrienden op de fiets monteerde. Uiteindelijk leidde dit creatieve pad mij naar de Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in Den Haag. Na mijn afstuderen aan Interactive/Media/Design besloot ik mijn creatieve praktijk fulltime voort te zetten.”
De toekomst
“Mijn droom voor de toekomst is het opbouwen van een solide artistieke praktijk waarin ik mijn kijk op de wereld kan delen door middel van 3D-rendering, beeldhouwkunst en bewegende beelden. Ik wil de grenzen van mijn kunst blijven verleggen en nieuwe ideeën en technieken blijven verkennen. Ik wil ook meer evenementen organiseren die de creatieve gemeenschap samenbrengen, waardoor we elkaar inspireren en de verbinding aangaan. De komende jaren zie ik mezelf niet alleen impactvolle kunst maken, maar ook ruimtes creëren waar kunstenaars kunnen ondersteunen en groeien. Door mijn kunst te combineren met gemeenschapsopbouw, hoop ik een levendige en inclusieve creatieve scene te helpen koesteren.”
Wat vind je van de nominatie?
“Ik was echt verrast toen ik hoorde over de nominatie. Als jonge creatieveling vraag je je regelmatig af of je werk enig verschil maakt, dus het is geweldig om op deze manier erkenning te krijgen. Het geeft me het gevoel dat alle late nachten en het harde werken hun vruchten afwerpen. Deze waardering vergroot mijn passie en toewijding alleen maar nog meer, waardoor ik ertoe wordt aangezet kunst te blijven creëren en met de wereld te delen.”
Kamila Sipika: ‘I allow things to evolve in a natural way’
Kamila Sipika has recently returned from a trip to Poland and is busy working towards setting up her new studio in The Hague. She feels grateful to have found a new space where she may create. She is also busy applying for funding that will allow her to pursue her creative goals. “Having to write about my work and formulating an artistic vision is essential as it helps to prioritize and select my ideas and their realizations.”
Sophie Whittome: ‘I love to perform; I find it endless’
Sophie Whittome, one of this year’s nominees in the Dance category, recently joined NDT 1 after two years with NDT 2. “So far, it feels familiar, in some ways. There are unique qualities to each of the two companies, but what remains is that there are many people in each who are dear to me. It is the people, always, who pique and maintain my interest in a place. The brilliance of a company of this size is that it can act as an anchor that draws all these wonderful people together.”
Katarina Head: ‘Organic forms come naturally to me.’
Katarina Head, one of this year’s nominees in the Painting category, is busy making work for an upcoming exhibition at artist-run space Trixie on the Scheldestraat. She’ll be sharing the space with two other former Royal Academy of Art (KABK) artists who, like her, are inspired by nature and natural materials. Natural processes, the merging and morphing of natural forms, are a common thread in her work.
Isla Clarke is ready for new steps
Isla Clarke, one of this year’s nominees in the Dance category, is a trans woman who is still in the middle of her transition. Isla received praise from the jury for her courage in doing her transition through her career “without stepping aside and apologizing for it.” She has used the summer months to move further on this path and is now taking it easy to recover from surgery.
‘Modernity is about making space for something new’
Daniele Formica, one of this year’s nominees in the Painting category, is on the move. He is not only leaving studio complex De Besturing in redevelopment area the Binckhorst, but will, mid September, also go back to his native Italy to attend a four-month special educational programme at CASTRO Residency, an international study centre located in Rome’s Trastevere area. “But I’ll definitely come back to The Hague for the Piket award ceremony in October.”
For Goda Žukauskaitė dance is a conversation
At first, Goda Žukauskaitė genuinely thought the nomination was a mistake. “It was such a big surprise. I found it difficult to accept that I might be worth it. I don’t see myself as a dancer who goes for high technique. For me dance is more than an art form. It’s a tool to talk with people. Movement is about energy and dynamics, it’s a conversation.” In Goda’s view, the fact that she was nominated says a lot about the open-minded attitude of the jury. The recognition makes her feel “super grateful.”
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