Fotonica Festival 2019: Light Art and AV Performances in Rome
The Fotonica Festival's third edition took place in Rome from November 29 to December 7, 2019. This complimentary event showcased contemporary art centered on light, offering a variety of performances, VJ sets, net art, video installations, lectures, and workshops. Part of Contemporaneamente Roma 2019, it was organized by Roma Capitale Assessorato alla Crescita culturale and Siae, and occurred at Nuovo Cinema Aquila and Fusolab 2.0. Artists from multiple nations contributed to the festival. Notable features included Datacode's '頂点プロトコル_ [vertex.protocol]', Gábor Szűcs's 'Membrane', and a closing act by Hydropsyche & Petra Hermanová. Workshops focused on Interaction Design and Light Arts, while a net art exhibition by Shockart.net received criticism for its outdated presentation.
Key facts
- Third edition of Fotonica Festival in Rome
- Dates: November 29 to December 7, 2019
- Part of Contemporaneamente Roma 2019
- Promoted by Roma Capitale Assessorato alla Crescita culturale and Siae
- Venues: Nuovo Cinema Aquila (Pigneto) and Fusolab 2.0 (Centocelle)
- Free admission
- Artists from 18 countries
- Performances by Datacode, Gábor Szűcs, L'Age d'Or, NVS, VJ Emiko, Hydropsyche & Petra Hermanová
- Special guests: Matt Black (Coldcut) and Dinaz Stafford
- Installations: 'ReDi' by StudioAIRA! and 'Particles' by FLxER Team
- Workshops on Interaction Design and Light Arts
- Net art exhibition by Shockart.net criticized
- Workshops part of MiBACT's 'Cultura Futuro Urbano' with €25 million investment
Entities
Artists
- Datacode
- Gábor Szűcs
- L'Age d'Or
- Nicolas Michel
- Valentin Fayaud
- NVS
- VJ Emiko
- Hydropsyche
- Petra Hermanová
- Matt Black
- Dinaz Stafford
- StudioAIRA!
- FLxER Team
- Gianluca del Gobbo
- Massimo Zomparelli
- Salvatore Iaconesi
- Michele Mattei
- Massimo De Gennaro
- Giuseppe Gatti
- Francesco Bianco
- Hugo Sanchez
- Zell
- Pox Box
- Serena Di
- Jack Malombra
- Lizing
- Miguel Neto
- Boris Chimp 504
- Laura Cocciolillo
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Wassily Kandinsky
Institutions
- Fotonica Festival
- Contemporaneamente Roma 2019
- Roma Capitale Assessorato alla Crescita culturale
- Siae
- Nuovo Cinema Aquila
- Fusolab 2.0
- Live Cinema Festival
- Shockart.net
- FLxER Team
- MiBACT
- Cultura Futuro Urbano
- LPM Live Performers Meeting
- High Heel
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Pigneto
- Centocelle
- Hungary
- France
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Norway
- Turkey
- Mexico
- South Africa
- Germany
- Belarus
- Spain
- Vietnam
- Slovakia
- Poland
- Bratislava
- Turin
- Castel Sant'Angelo
- Liceo Scientifico Francesco d'Assisi