EMAF INIT was the newcomer section of European Media Art Festival. Between 2016-2018 the team transformed the section "Media Campus" into INIT (short form for initialize). With a new concept and program, INIT presented contemporary works in the fields of media art, interaction design, film, lectures and performances. In several locations, EMAF INIT strived to unite young creative minds.


INIT 2016 - "Expect Everything"

team | Robert Schnüll (direction), Jannik Bussmann, Tim Duvendack, Carlos Niermeier, (co-direction), Pia Beholz, Lennart Bramlage, Dirk Erdmann, Wiebke Glaw, Jan-Hendrik Steffan, Merle Lembeck, Jemma MacDonald

locations | Hase29, Bürgergehorsam (tower), Kunsthalle Osnabrück, Lagerhalle Osnabrück

exhibition | David Beermann, Peter Buczkowski, Yiyang Cao, Martin Hertig, Sandra Heinz, Hendrik Heuer, Julian Hespenheide, Dennis Hoffmann, Thomas Hoheisel, Irena Kukric, Mathias Lam, Antonio Palacios, Alexander Pospischil, Silke Schwarz, Catharina Szonn, Yannick Westphal

lectures | Ekkehard Brüggemann, Shahar Davis, Nikolas Gebbe, Leander Rösler, Kai Salander

performances | Heidi Hörsturz

INIT 2017 - PUSH

team | Jannik Bussmann, Tim Duvendack, Carlos Niermeier (direction), Estera Dobrolinska, Wiebke Glaw, Tom Janssens, Vivienne Krauss, Yonca Lina Çopuroğlu, Lennart Otte, Malte Otto, Sarah Kather, Lina Zuch

locations | Hase29, Bürgergehorsam Tower, Kunsthalle Osnabrück, Lagerhalle Osnabrück, Erstes Unordentliches Zimmer Theater, OsnabrückHalle

exhibition | Elias Asisi, Laura Carlotta Cordt, Annika Engelhardt, Nieves de la Fuente Gutiérrez, Julian Hespenheide, Andy Kassier, Julia König, Kevin Mendzies, Bojana Petkovic, Alena Wroblewski, Luiz Zanotello, Jana Zölsch

lectures | Maria Eugênia Araujo de Lima, David Beermann, Christine Brovkina, Felix Fisgus, Timo Johannes, Irena Kukric, Lukas Leck, Lucia Mendelova, Kevin Mendzies, Dustin Scherman, Keno Westhoff

Performances | David Georgos, Henrik José, Kryshe, Mario Schoo, Saturated Mōmen

Working Fields

co-direction / concept / curatorial work / exhibition / visual identity