STILL MOVES.
Stills that move. Hold on a second —
Nine artists working across moving image, photography, animation, and expanded lens-based practices would like to invite you to their exhibition. From the position that knowledge is unstable, the artists observe and set their perspectives in motion — and still, they move.

STILL MOVES brings together works, produced in 2026, that are deeply engaged with their surroundings. The artists reconnect with often overlooked, personal, local experiences—acts of seeing and imagining that help ground us in the world once again. Through intimate stories and close observations, these artists gather fragments of lived experience that reveal connections between people, places, and our surroundings. Through their individual lenses, the artists look beyond the immediate and familiar, tracing relationships and encounters that shape their understanding of the world. In doing so, they uncover stories that move them—and, surely, will move you as well. - V2_Curator Florian Weigl.

The graduation show is open from the 9th to 12th of July 2026.

opening times
Opening: Thursday 9th of July: 18h (opening speech 18:30h) - 22:00
Friday 10th of July: 12:00–18:00h
Saturday 11th of July : 12:00–18:00h
Sunday 12th of July: 12:00–16:00h

where
V2_Institute for the Unstable Media, Eendrachtsstraat 10, 3012 XL Rotterdam & UBIK/WORM, Boomgaardsstraat 69, 3012 XA Rotterdam.

STILL MOVES.
Stills that move. Hold on a second —
Nine artists working across moving image, photography, animation, and expanded lens-based practices would like to invite you to their exhibition. From the position that knowledge is unstable, the artists observe and set their perspectives in motion — and still, they move.

STILL MOVES brings together works, produced in 2026, that are deeply engaged with their surroundings. The artists reconnect with often overlooked, personal, local experiences—acts of seeing and imagining that help ground us in the world once again. Through intimate stories and close observations, these artists gather fragments of lived experience that reveal connections between people, places, and our surroundings. Through their individual lenses, the artists look beyond the immediate and familiar, tracing relationships and encounters that shape their understanding of the world. In doing so, they uncover stories that move them—and, surely, will move you as well. - V2_Curator Florian Weigl.

The graduation show is open from the 9th to 12th of July 2026.

opening times
Opening: Thursday 9th of July: 18h (opening speech 18:30h) - 22:00
Friday 10th of July: 12:00–18:00h
Saturday 11th of July : 12:00–18:00h
Sunday 12th of July: 12:00–16:00h

where
V2_Institute for the Unstable Media, Eendrachtsstraat 10, 3012 XL Rotterdam & UBIK/WORM, Boomgaardsstraat 69, 3012 XA Rotterdam.

STILL MOVES.
Stills that move. Hold on a second —
Nine artists working across moving image, photography, animation, and expanded lens-based practices would like to invite you to their exhibition. From the position that knowledge is unstable, the artists observe and set their perspectives in motion — and still, they move.

STILL MOVES brings together works, produced in 2026, that are deeply engaged with their surroundings. The artists reconnect with often overlooked, personal, local experiences—acts of seeing and imagining that help ground us in the world once again. Through intimate stories and close observations, these artists gather fragments of lived experience that reveal connections between people, places, and our surroundings. Through their individual lenses, the artists look beyond the immediate and familiar, tracing relationships and encounters that shape their understanding of the world. In doing so, they uncover stories that move them—and, surely, will move you as well. - V2_Curator Florian Weigl.

The graduation show is open from the 9th to 12th of July 2026.

opening times
Opening: Thursday 9th of July: 18h (opening speech 18:30h) - 22:00
Friday 10th of July: 12:00–18:00h
Saturday 11th of July : 12:00–18:00h
Sunday 12th of July: 12:00–16:00h

where
V2_Institute for the Unstable Media, Eendrachtsstraat 10, 3012 XL Rotterdam & UBIK/WORM, Boomgaardsstraat 69, 3012 XA Rotterdam.

Our dreams are coming true! Thanks to WORM and North Sea Round Town, we're once again able to bring people together, share experiences, create new stories, and be there for one another. It's always been our main goal. We could never have imagined that this would grow into something so beautiful.

The first group confirmed is Tabanka. This Cape Verdean group from Rotterdam are very excited to take over the streets of the city and bring the beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5kpeZSLkLI

Another fantastic group joining us is Berimbaudeouro. Imagine an amazing capoeira show joined by powerful drumming. Luis Firmino will also be playing his favorite instrument, while Lita Morena will make sure everyone is shaking their hips with a samba workshop. Alex Figueira is bringing a heavy bag of vinyl records, and fellow DJs Marco Stocea and DJ Tavares will also be behind the decks. To top it all off, Sai Rodrigues will be creating a live painting during the event.

The day will run from 15:00 to 23:00 outdoors as a block party. Afterwards, we'll continue the celebration indoors!. See you there!

This time, we are delighted to team up with Faroffa who are throwing a block party during the day with Tabanka, Berimbaudeouro, Luis Firmino , Lita Morena and Alex Figueira plus DJs Marco Stocea and DJ Tavares.

Anything goes, come dance in the Floating World of WORM.

STILL MOVES.
Stills that move. Hold on a second —
Nine artists working across moving image, photography, animation, and expanded lens-based practices would like to invite you to their exhibition. From the position that knowledge is unstable, the artists observe and set their perspectives in motion — and still, they move.

STILL MOVES brings together works, produced in 2026, that are deeply engaged with their surroundings. The artists reconnect with often overlooked, personal, local experiences—acts of seeing and imagining that help ground us in the world once again. Through intimate stories and close observations, these artists gather fragments of lived experience that reveal connections between people, places, and our surroundings. Through their individual lenses, the artists look beyond the immediate and familiar, tracing relationships and encounters that shape their understanding of the world. In doing so, they uncover stories that move them—and, surely, will move you as well. - V2_Curator Florian Weigl.

The graduation show is open from the 9th to 12th of July 2026.

opening times
Opening: Thursday 9th of July: 18h (opening speech 18:30h) - 22:00
Friday 10th of July: 12:00–18:00h
Saturday 11th of July : 12:00–18:00h
Sunday 12th of July: 12:00–16:00h

where
V2_Institute for the Unstable Media, Eendrachtsstraat 10, 3012 XL Rotterdam & UBIK/WORM, Boomgaardsstraat 69, 3012 XA Rotterdam.

PROGRAMME
A solo by Pierre Bastien
A power trio of Monk/Lumley/Rosaly (sax/clarinet, double bass, drums)
A thoughtful quartet/tutti of conducted improvisation, spoken word and visual art

Johanna Monk is a Canadian-Dutch multi-instrumentalist, literary writer and performance artist. Since the death in 2024 of her creative and life partner Vanita Monk, Johanna continues their 35-year artistic collaboration, staging multidisciplinary collaborative performances that include live improvised music, visual art, film, spoken-word performance and more. As a purely musical performer, Johanna combines the extended techniques of the avant-garde and the harsh brutality of pure sound with a melodic sensibility that betrays her roots in various folk musics.
https://www.monastery.nl/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrmB1XoIBtA

Pierre Bastien is a French musician, composer, and experimental musical instrument builder, working at the cross between music and visual art that blends live trumpet sounds with screen projections of on-site, mechanical sound sculptures in a very poetic way. His work is described as “a timeless sounding orchestra, both futuristic and slightly dada, conjuring ancient traditions in its surprisingly sensuous music” and as a “mad musical scientist with a celebrity following.”
https://www.pierrebastien.com/

Aaron Lumley is an exploratory Canadian contrabassist and improvising musician based in Amsterdam. Recognized for his raw, aggressive acoustic tone and forward-thinking avant-garde techniques, Lumley performs on a double bass tuned in fifths using a self-made bow. He established his presence across Toronto and Montreal’s vibrant improvisational scenes before relocating to the Netherlands. As both a soloist and key collaborator in various ensembles, his distinctive playing contrasts intense lyricism with brutal, boundary-pushing textures.
https://aaronlumley.bandcamp.com/

Frank Rosaly is a drummer, composer and sound designer living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His musical approach stems from an exhaustive study of jazz, classical, improvisation, ritual and record collecting. For the last 20 years, these studies have been filtered through the prism of ritual and folklore of Latin America and the Caribbean, as he navigates his Puerto Rican roots. He considers his journey in sound as a student, his musical contributions as offerings.
https://frankrosaly.com/

Line Up WORM:
River duikt diep in tracklists, producers en samples sinds hij muziek begon te verkennen. In de club vertaalt die liefde voor vocal chops, drumloops en dans zich naar mixes van Ghetto House, Juke, B-more, Miami Bass en moderne interpretaties van deze klassieke sounds.

https://soundcloud.com/operator-radio/river-26th-february-2026

Kirakira Kirakira plays music. And that's all you need to know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOPxt2HBGjY

hazey Lenka, better known as hazey, is a heavy bass DJ from Rotterdam. After falling in love with drum and bass and dubstep through late nights at the club, hazey now explores the deeper UK sounds behind the decks. Hazey is part of FLUX/X, a female DJ collective focused on inclusivity on the dancefloor and behind the decks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emS9Zpm15gk

Footsteppa Wij zijn een Rotterdams dj en producers collectief. Met als genre BASS! Op onze eigen feesten nodigen wij dj's & acts uit de hele scene uit om op onze feestjes en youtube kanaal te draaien.

Attractor verkent de uiterste randen van drum & bass, hardcore en techno voor verrassende en dansbare sets.

The two Rotterdam collectives, Drum n Bassment and Eigenweis, are joined by a UK-based crew that lives and breathes this culture from the inside out, Birmingham's Twoмei recordings.

Three grassroots realities. Two cities. One floor.

This is a not-for-profit party. Every ticket feeds back into the scene. Early birds are here.

Eigenweis:

https://soundcloud.com/eigenweis-dj-group

Two-Mei Recordings:

https://soundcloud.com/twomeiofficial

LOVETH BESAMOH
Loveth Besamoh summarises the creative trajectory of the eponymous band he founded as a "surrender to metamorphosis through music". The birthname given to the Cameroonian producer/multi-instrumentalist literally means ‘To Love / Speak Truth': as powerful a maxim as any when engaging in artistic endeavours.
The band Loveth Besamoh is a dynamic four-piece outfit that combines post-punk, folk, afro psychedelica, shoegaze, and kraut rock in unorthodox, firebrand fashion. Their latest EP Riverbed is the latest marker for the group’s rapidly evolving, collaborative sound.
Loveth (vocals, guitars, percussion), Do Milder (bass), Devon van Wijngaarden (guitar), and Iwan van der Keur (drums).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewLQUnYlMUg

THRILLED
Heavy Shoegaze anthems with interesting chord progressions and big dynamic shifts caused by ear-piercing fuzzes and huge drums are what Thrilled are all about. Thrilled are inspired by Shoegaze, but also Grunge, Emo, and many more genres. Having played at Left of the Dial and being the support act for RIDE on their Dutch stop of their EU tour, and Tramhaus, this young band are seen by many as the most promising new shoegaze band around. The loud and fuzzy cacophony of ’thrilled’ will give you all the goosebumps you need for the week.
For fans of: Slowdive, Fela Kuti, Trauma Ray, Kikagaku Moyo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXw5dh7vWS0

Crashing
Inspired by shoegaze and alt-rock giants like Dinosaur Jr. and My Bloody Valentine, Crashing indulges in noisy reverberated hooks, intense live performances, and raw unfiltered volume with a strong emphasis on DIY culture. Be prepared for immersive noise and hard-hitting tracks crafted not only to be heard, but to be physically felt. Crank up the gain. Nail the kick drum to the floor. Bring earplugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9GN9CgGUK0

Poster credits: @hiddenbehindmist

16:00 - 20:00
Pirate Flag making 🏴‍☠️let’s make a collective flag, fabric collage of material and ideas! It can be however weird we want, most important to have fun! ✨
*20:00 *
🪡PerfOma with @nataly_witha_why
20:30-22:00
Knitting rave with the hypnotic ASHYPRINCEZZ🪩🧶 bring your craft project (not strictly knitting) and vibe to the music ✨

🧶 We will have some materials ready for you, but feel free to bring your own unfinished projects!
No ticket or reservation required.
If you want to join the Pirate Stitching Crew or collaborate feel free to email Dari ami.rinn@outlook.com

As part of Rotterdam's Summer Carnival, cultural selectors Raziyah Heath (Chinnamasta), Frederik Teixeira, and Epifania Queta bring together communities through an evening of music, connection, and celebration. Inspired by the sounds and cultures of the Dutch Caribbean, Cape Verde, Angola, Curaçao, Suriname, Jamaica, and others, Roots & Riddims creates space for artists and audiences to meet across borders and generations. See last year's edition and talk with Raziyah Heath here:

LINE UP!
Brassband Talent 4 Music
Chinnamasta
Ferré
DJ Marfox

https://soundcloud.com/live-at-expert-death/dj-marfox-live-at-expert-death

Edi & Robinho (Funana music)
Demonia Grafica & DJ Sukana
awhlkuhn
Rav Fasi

In a multidisciplinary environment where music, art, history, politics, spirituality and performance meet, Black art becomes more than self-expression: it becomes transformation. A force that carries stories, resistance, healing, and possibility across generations.

Expect a tapestry of rhythm and resistance. Kuduro shaking the floor. Bubbling calling the past into the present. Dub echoing through every room. DJs, performers, and artists tracing lineages through riddim, sweat, spirit and soul.

FFO: GTRRC, Finale, Autobahns

WWW
bandcamp

https://youtu.be/FayjRLAdBfc?si=W5fM-2kaMpMbt7fw

SEGGS TAPE
bandcamp

Supported by @bleedroot leftwingbabyeatingantifascistprochoicemanhatingpussybleedingcistemstompingpunx from The Hague and Utrecht.
bandcamp

FFO: Rok, Finale, Autobahns

Artists, builders, and enthusiasts from across the Netherlands - and beyond - come together for a full day of modular culture. Expect live performances, hands-on workshops, DIY exploration, and a curated market with gear, makers, and independent creators.

Whether you are deep into modular synthesis or just getting started, Dutch Modularfest 2026 gives you a place to connect, learn, and explore. Whet your appetite by looking at the picture gallery from the 2025 edition. And watch this amazing video of 2025's festival courtesy of DivKid

MUSIC PROGRAMME:
Titanic Ambient with T. Raumschmiere
T. Raumschmiere - aka Marco Haas - needs little introduction: but for those who need to know, he is one of the brains behind the Shitkatapult label and a fantastic live performer who flits between punk, electro, techno, noise, and pop like a card sharp shuffling a pack. This show will NOT be a normal Raumschmiere show but, as the title suggests, one anchored in ambient sounds. Expect the unexpected!

Raaf and Estroe
Both artists operate at the intersection of electronics, improvisation, and texture — each with their own signature, yet always in dialogue.
Raaf weaves rich melodies and sparkling arpeggios from his modular system. His sound is layered, organic, and infused with a cinematic sensitivity. Estroe, known for her subtle and atmospheric approach to electronic music, brings warmth, depth, and a keen ear for nuance. Live, her love for improvisation shines through: an intuitive play with sound, texture, and timing. Each performance is a carefully crafted whole, with room for surprise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzBBZ1daek

KROON
Bass producers and live performers Hajo Krijger, Kubus and Kypski formed KROON in 2023. This trio of producers made a fierce and vast output of many sizzling and hard hitting bass tracks. In June 2025, the unthinkable happened: Hajo Krijger, musical mastermind and initiator of KROON, suddenly passed away, aged 29. Remaining KROON members Kubus and Kypski pursue their KROON Legacy in Hajo Krijger’s name, keeping Hajo’s productional bass brilliance proudly in the limelight.

MARKET
The Dutch Modular Fest Market will take place across two spacious rooms at WORM in Rotterdam, providing exhibitors and visitors with a comfortable and inspiring environment to explore the latest in modular synthesizers, electronic music gear, DIY projects, and creative technology.

A Headphone-Only Market Experience
To create the best possible experience for everyone, this year’s market will be a no-speaker event. Amplified sound systems and loudspeaker demonstrations will not be permitted at exhibitor booths. Instead, exhibitors and visitors are encouraged to use headphones for product demonstrations and listening sessions. This approach reduces noise levels, allows for more meaningful conversations, and ensures that every booth can be enjoyed without competing sound sources.