ABOUT

I am an artist currently based in the Hague, the Netherlands, specialising in XR technology & interactive [3D] world building. My primary interest resides in constructing worlds and environments, in whichever way. I do this in all my work fields. I have a soft spot for solving puzzles, which is why I often work with [visual] programming based software. What fuels me most is learning about something new, which is why my skillset is always growing into different directions. Some may call that generalism, I call it expanding specialism. I can feel the question burning: why Vodka, you ask? I can give you a boring answer, or I can tell you a great story. You may guess which one I chose to give. Berlin, 2017, midday. A man joins me on a park bench. A little too close, if you'd ask me... He turns his head, staring into my face at thumb length's distance. His eyes light blue, as if bleached by the sun. In the blink of an eye, the man whips out a bottle. "Vodka? 'T has glitter" His voice rather raspy. I look at his clothes. He's an old punk, weathered, but alive. The Vodka bottle indeed seems to contain glitter. "Sure, why not." I replied. I take a swig from the bottle, the liquid clawing at my throat. Ugh. I should start a company.

INSTALLATIONS

WHAT "The Eye", VR, videogame "Peer to Peer", VR, videogame "Peer to Peer", VR, videogame "Peer to Peer", VR, videogame "Peer to Peer", VR, videogame "Current Tide", light installation "Current Tide", light installation "Yule", light installation "Current Tide", light installation WHERE ACUD Macht Neu Galerie, Berlin, Germany Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague, Netherlands Royal Academy of Visual Arts, The Hague, Netherlands Dutch Design Week - Manifestations, Eindhoven, Netherlands Imagine Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands Landelijke Atelierroute, Netherlands LichtKunstGouda, Gouda, Netherlands Zrenjanin Art Gallery, Zrenjanin, Serbia Kunstschouw, Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands WHEN 2017 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2020 [2020] 2022

PERFORMANCES

WHAT Live visuals for 'TAKYON' Live visuals for 'Royal Surf Club' Live visuals for Museumnacht Den Haag Live visuals and lighting for 'Fusie Club' Live visuals and lighting for 'GIF' WHERE Haagse Popronde, The Hague, Netherlands Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague, Netherlands Kunstmuseum, The Hague, Netherlands Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague, Netherlands Zwarte Ruiter, The Hague, Netherlands WHEN 2019 2021 2022 2023 2023

EXPERIENCE

WHAT Vocals and guitar Graphic Design Interactive / Media / Design [BA] 3D art, graphic design, video editing, administration Social media promotion, event management, curator Light and sound technique Light technique Creative Director Founder Teaching 3D arts, Game Design, Touchdesigner Light technique 3D artist and consultant Songwriter, vocalist, creative director, visual artist XR Officer, researcher, teacher Lighting technique WHERE Dutch School of Popular Music, Amsterdam, NL Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, NL KABK [Royal Academy of Visual Arts], The Hague, NL Studio Robert Henke, Berlin, Germany School of Machines, Berlin, Germany Vaillant Theater, The Hague, NL Grote Markt, The Hague, NL Artsy Festy, The Hague, NL Studio Vodka Royal Academy of Visual Arts / KABK, The Hague, NL PIP, The Hague, NL Manifestations [Dutch Design Week], Eindhoven, NL GIF, The Hague, NL Design Academy Eindhoven, Eindhoven, NL Paard van Troje, The Hague, NL WHEN 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2013 2014 - 2018 2017 2017 2019 - now 2019 - now 2019 - 2020 2019 - now 2019 - now 2020 - 2020 2020 02-2019 - now 08-2021 - now
Studio Vodka

CONTACT

STUDIO VODKA The Hague KVK 73768936 alyster.vodka [at] gmail.com
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