It all started modestly in 2012 and has since grown into an annual one-day festival: on 12 February, Eye Research Labs celebrated its 10th anniversary.
The Eye Research Labs provide space for a new generation of curators and artists to further develop their skills and to meet each other. Students from various art academies and universities are asked to put together a programme with their own work and films from the Eye collection. The Research Labs do not follow a strict format and are often a crossover between film and other art forms.
Academies that participate in the Research Labs are the Sandberg Institute, the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Leiden University, the Royal Academy of Art, the University of Amsterdam, the Piet Zwart Institute, the VR Academy and the Master Institute of Visual Cultures.
Research Labs Awards Awarded to New Talent
With the annual Research Labs, Eye gives the stage to new makers and curators. During the festive 10th edition on 12 February, the Best, Most Urgent and Most Surprising works were awarded by the Cherry Pickers, a group of students from the participating academies. The winners are Leak (Astrid Ardagh), Enter Amazons (Jemima de Jonge), My Sweet Failure (Pelle Nijburg) and Please Hold (Noah Rook, Elina Lipska and Caitlyn Dijkxhoorn).
By Mariska Graveland16 February 2022
The winners
During the 10th edition, the jury (Cherry Pickers) awarded the Cherries to:
Cherry for Most Urgent Work
Leak (Astrid Ardagh, 3’13”) – Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Cherry for Most Surprising Work
Enter Amazons (Jemima de Jonge, 4’53”) – Royal Academy of Arts
Wild Cherry
My Sweet Failure (Pelle Nijburg, 6’) – Piet Zwart Institute
Cherry for Best Curated Programme
Please Hold (Noah Rook, Elina Lipska en Caitlyn Dijkxhoorn) – Leiden University
The Cherry Pickers
The jury (Cherry Pickers) is a group of seven students from the academies and universities participating in the Research Labs and this year consisted of Elio J Carranza (Sandberg Institute), Tessel Schmidt (Piet Zwart Institute), Albert Rosager (Rietveld Academy), Thijs Dekker (Leiden University), Magalic Speicher (Royal Academy of Art), Cody Kenner (University of Amsterdam) and Erin Doherty (Master Institute of Visual Cultures).
The Cherries are designed and printed by artist Tibor Dieters.
Every year, Eye on Art's Eye Research Labs provide space for a new generation of curators and artists to further develop their skills. The Research Labs do not follow a strict format and are often a cultural crossover between film and other art forms.
