Animated Women

Animated Women
Group AR exhibition of animated portraits
30 September–3 October 2021
artKIT, Glavni trg 14, Maribor

In the scope of the StopTrik Festival we invite you to the opening of the exhibition, which will take place on Thursday, 30 September, at 6 p.m. at the artKIT gallery.

Animated Women aims to give established and emerging female-identifying animators a broader display. It is an exhibition that showcases, celebrates and elevates female excellence in animation with animated self-portraits of professional artists from around the world. It shifts the old practice of self-portraiture into modern times of pocket computers and combines animation practices with the latest technology. The Animated Women portraits are pushing and expanding the traditional, curious, playful and fun to discover; the portraits come to life with an augmented reality layer.

Participating animators:
Veronica Solomon, Stavrina Kykalou, Wendy Wever, Žoel Kastelic, Milly Milkjovic, Ana-Maria Mihailidis, Marie Cattiaut, Keren Or Zelingher, Elly Stern, Ana Krklec, Marina Lisasuain, Julie Martin, Marie Paccou, Merike van de Vijver, Bibi Erjavec, Camille Bovey, Parisa Karimi, Nathalia Okimoto, Olivia Marie Valdez, Živa Divjak, Ines Pagniez, Anja Paternoster, Ana Vallejo, Andrada Icobet

Author of the project Animated women: Manu Weiss
Selection for the StopTrik edition: Manu Weiss and Lucija Smodiš

Manu Weiss (Switzerland) is a XR creative director, curator and multidisciplinary artist.
After a degree in design and animation, she worked in various positions in the field of audiovisual media as a director, animator, and compositor for animated shorts, video mapping, commercials, games and feature films. Manu Weiss is also a founding member of multiple animation networks, and organizer of industry events and workshops for students and professionals in the creative industry. With the new era of augmented and virtual reality, multiple curated immersive media exhibitions and festivals followed. Manu Weiss is an avid advocate of new technologies, art, animation and storytelling.

artKIT, Glavni trg 14, Maribor
Opening hours: 30 September–3 October 202, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.