DAS25- Beyond Entertainment

Description

While Viborg has earned its name as a City of Animation, PLASTIC MADE – The Recovery Sessions spotlights animation as a cultural tool — shaping exhibitions, essays, and social conversations.

Organised by PLASTIC Collective, an independent group working at the intersection of animation, art, and technology, the event brings together artists using the animated image to engage with history, identity, and ethics.

Through recent works — from audiovisual exhibition to an animated documentary on neurodiversity, a feature film born out of psychiatric recovery, and an upcoming exhibition at the future Viborg Museum — the session explores how animation can move beyond entertainment.

SPEAKERS

Marcell Mostoha – Watering Minds (audiovisual installation)

An immersive audio-visual experience for Viborg Water Tower. layering gestures of graffiti and street art, with digital animation and sound.

Alex Widdowson – Feature animated documentary on the neurodiversity paradigm

A film examining autism representation, collaborative storytelling, and documentary ethics, featuring four autistic participants and the filmmaker’s own neurodivergence.

Martina Scarpelli – Trine on Fire (feature film) & Museum Wibergis (exhibition)

An animated feature about a woman’s journey from psychiatric care to artistic self-expression, alongside a museum project using animation medium to tell historical narratives.



Moderated by Lana Tankosa Nikolic

SUPPORTED BY
PLASTIC Collective, Viborg UNESCO Creative City, The Animation Workshop, Viborg Animation Festival.

Period	11 Sept 2025
Event title	Viborg Animation Festival 2025
Event type	Other
Location	Viborg, DenmarkShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International