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PK8 STUDIO AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam based PK8 STUDIO was founded by multi media artist Wouter Smit in 2015 and focuses on the development of audio-visual interactive art installations, decor setups, (digital) video production, performances and the realization of several art exhibitions in the field of the unstable media arts.
"For the creation of my work I am been greatly inspired by the ongoing developments in art, science, media and technology. Within my work I explore the relationships between the physical and the digital space by creating contemporary art installations, digital print works and data driven light and sound sculptures. Working within different contexts, ranging from art galleries to clubs, festivals and theaters, I want to investigate the multiple possibilities of dynamic new media art." - Wouter Smit
Recent projects by PK8 STUDIO include the visual content & decor creation for music/dance festival ‘La Cultural’ in Barcelona, an interactive light & sound installation for 'The New Current' during Art Rotterdam 2022 and most recently multiple audiovisual art installations in collaboration with Cem Berendsen during ADE2022 and for the December/NewYears shows at nightclub ‘De School’ in Amsterdam.
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"In his work, Wouter Smit sets out to rediscover the analog signal in its poetic significance. He simultaneously humanizes and mythologizes digital media set ups by transforming them by means of analog signal processing and transduction. By offering the visitors of his installations and performative work an immersive meditational space he provokes a stretching and expansion of their sensory perception. This expansion into an open space fuels a rethinking of modern day media systems and the immersion within them. “How to re-address the connection between the analog and the digital? How to re-invent the connection between the 'real' and the ‘virtual'?" - Willem van Weelden
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Contact Info
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Wouter Smit
wouter (@) pk-8.nl
+31 (0)6 14 255 964
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Post adres:
Wouter Smit
Plantage Kerklaan 8-h
1018TA Amsterdam
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Visiting adres:
PK8 STUDIO
Paleisstraat 107
1012ZL Amstersam
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Recent Exhibitions
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The New Current (for Duvel)
De Kaai, Rotterdam
26 -30 March 2025
Amsterdam Open Air
Gaasperplas, Amsterdam
1 & 2 June 2024
G
Dot.West
Witte de With & Doka, Amsterdam
23 April, 15 July 2023
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In Fluxus
De School, Amsterdam
12 December 2022 - 2 January 2023
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Lightning Signals
Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam
19 - 23 October 2022
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Art The Hague
Fokker Terminal, Den Haag
5 - 9 October 2022
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The New Current: Rotterdam Art Week
Max Eeuwelaan 31, Rotterdam
17 - 22 May 2022
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A New Ecology: Data Scapes
NEMO Studio, Amsterdam
June - October 2021
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The Space Between: An Media Art Group Exhibition
Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam
24 - 31 October 2020
Tourist Land / Mondriaan Fonds
Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam
15 - 24 November 2019
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Paradise Unknown / Cityscapes Foundation
Bunker, Marine Terrein, Amsterdam
17 - 23 June 2019
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CBK in dood, leve CBK
CBK oost, Amsterdam
20 July 2019
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Paradise Unknown / Cityscapes Foundation
Bunker, Marine Terrein, Amsterdam
17 - 23 June 2019
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Signals From Paradise
Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam
1 March - 16 March 2019
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Media Art Festival
Post CS gebouw, Leeuwarden
15 November - 2 December 2018
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Start of the End
Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
4 - 8 July 2018
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°No 2
Paleisstraat 107, Amsterdam
15 - 16 June 2018
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Si.Si. Spex
Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
1 - 2 December 2017
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Amsterdam Dance Event: B-Side
Radion, Amsterdam
18 October 2017
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Rietveld Uncut: Bots, Bodies, Beasts
Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
6 - 10 April, 2017
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End of the Year Show: Information is not a Substance
Paleis van Mieris, Amsterdam
17 June 2017
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IDUM3 Exhibition
Cynthia's Workspace, Amsterdam
16 December 2016
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Recent Events / Performances
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L'a Cultural - Festival
Sant Celino, Barcelona
27 - 29 May 2022
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Alchi - We Grow on Trees
Zimicz Theater, Utrecht
20 December, 2020
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Mantis Festival
Muntgebouw, Utrecht
2 March 2019,
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Patronen Feest
Rijks Museum, Amsterdam
13 Februari 2019
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Hyper Self
Muziekhuis, Utrecht
2, 13, 14 February 2019
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Label Unknown presents We Are Equal
de Prael Brewery, Houthavens, Amsterdam
2 November 2018
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Ableton LIVE Masterclass & MAX MSP showcase
Paleisstraat 107, Amsterdam
17 October 2018
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Art, Sound & Design Education
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Unstable Media
Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
2015 - 2018
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Graphic Design
Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague
2013 - 2015
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Music Production
SAE institute, Amsterdam
2010 - 2011
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Related Work Practice
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PK8 Studio
Audiovisual Designer/Artist
2015 - now
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Studio/K
Cultural Event Planner
2013 - 2015
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TWSTD Education
Production Manager
2011 - 2012
https://www.twstd.nl/category/masterclasses/
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365mag.com
Production & Promotion Manager
2008 - 2010
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Audio Illustrated / VJ-bookings.com
Bookings Agent, Production & Production Manager
2007 - 2008
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Electronic Music Perfomances
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Henk NDSM
as Powlson & Smit
NDSM, ITW, Amsterdam
23 oct, 2010
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WKND
as Powlson & Smit
Studio80, Amsterdam
7 jan, 2010
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Spirit of Burgas Festival
as Powlson & Smit
Burgas, Bulgaria
16 aug, 2009
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Earth Paradiso
as Powlson & Smit
Paradiso, Amsterdam
30 may, 2009
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Vrijbuiters
as Powlson & Smit
NDSM, de Bunker, Amsterdam
2008
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Linke Soep NYE 2008
as Wouter Smit
Schram Studio's, Amsterdam
31 dec, 2007
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VJ Perfomances
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B-side // ADE
Radion, Amsterdam
18 oct 2017
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/K met Peren
Studio/K, Amsterdam
multiple shows 2013 - 2016
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Other Events (production)
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TWSTD Ableton LIVE Masterclasses
Studio80, Amsterdam
2010 - 2011
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Miko / New House Collective
Sugar Factory, Amsterdam
2009 - 2010
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Audio illustrated
Odeon, Amsterdam
2008
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