LI-MA Presents: New Art on Screen — Bring Your Own File and LI-MA Presents: New Art on Screen will take place on the same day at Bijlmerbios, with Bring Your Own File running from 19:00 to 20:30, followed by New Art on Screen from 21:00 to 22:30.

Known for its diverse programming—including arthouse films, documentaries, and short films—Bijlmerbios is a space that inspires through film, fostering empathy, reflection, and meaningful discussions.

Programme Overview

Eleri, Liondance!, 2024, 10'04"

A woman with panic disorder seeks an ancient guardian god in the present.

Eleri explores the potential of tradition and history through a deeply personal lens, navigating the space between fiction and documentary. Her work draws on themes of womanhood with a nuanced, often humorous approach, reflecting on the complexity of contemporary life and its intersections with the past. Born and raised in South Korea, Eleri studied fine arts at Seoul National University and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, focusing on figurative painting. Her background as an actor in independent Korean films informs her cinematic language, using moving image as a medium to examine hereditary chains within her life.

christopher tym, Hole is the Bubble i Blew, 2024, 7'12”

Hole is the Bubble i Blew combines video, generative animation, and composite imagery to create a choral history of shared intimacy. The work loops days and nights as a window appears amidst a burning tunnel, offering a space where platonic and erotic love stories unfold through time. In this fluid space, the image never stops moving forward, drawing the viewer into a suspended, dream-like experience. The concept of ‘queering time’ allows personal narratives to merge, collapsing the boundaries between past and present in an ever-evolving community of intimacy.

christopher tym is an artist-filmmaker whose work explores the intersections between the virtual and natural worlds. His hybrid spaces—built through the fusion of film and animation—embody the fluidity of time, bending temporal and spatial relationships as humans navigate their complex connections to one another and the evolving world around them. Based in the Netherlands, tym’s work challenges linear storytelling, inviting viewers to experience a constantly shifting narrative.

Margarita Kosareva, Going Going Gone, 2024, 05'51"

In the confined space of a family home, parents engage in the bizarre “paradox intervention”, a ritualistic practice that forces them to schedule their arguments. Upstairs, their daughter seeks solitude, only to discover she may not be alone. This unsettling narrative delves into the absurdities of human relationships and the crises of identity and conflict that often emerge in intimate spaces.

Margarita Kosareva is an audiovisual artist whose practice examines the human psyche, identity crises, and societal norms. With a fine arts degree from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Kosareva creates short films, video installations, and animations that combine humour and magic to tackle themes of existential uncertainty. Through her work, she challenges the boundaries of the self, exploring the complexity of human relationships within contemporary societal structures.

Tewa Barnosa, Written To Not Remain, 2024, 12’30"

Written To Not Remain investigates the traces of collective statements written on the walls across post-revolution Libya. These writings, ranging from political commentary to silent protests, serve as ephemeral evidence of contemporary events and social struggles. Combining archival imagery with VR-based acts, Tewa Barnosa presents a reflection on Libya's social and political landscape, from 2011 onwards, through the lens of personal histories and political resistance.

Tewa Barnosa is a transdisciplinary artist and cultural producer based in Amsterdam. Originally from Tripoli, her work spans visual arts, time-based media, and curatorial collaborations. Her practice investigates marginalised territories, using video, text, and performance to examine the intersections of history, politics, and personal narratives. Barnosa's multimedia approach is rooted in the desire to amplify voices and experiences often overlooked in mainstream discourse.

Izzy Lee, Go Tell It to the Mountain, 2024, 8'23"

In Go Tell It to the Mountain, whispers spread like wildfire, creating a narrative about an enigmatic bird-woman, feared and misunderstood by society. Her hybrid nature—part bird, part human—becomes the foundation of a mythic story that evolves and mutates with every telling. As viewers dig into the earthy surface of her timeless surroundings, they encounter remnants of her existence, constantly surrounded by gossip and distortion. The mountain serves as the backdrop for these ever-changing stories, highlighting the tension between fact and fiction, presence and absence.

Izzy Lee is a visual artist whose work spans video, sculpture, and installation. With a particular focus on "female alien" characters, her practice addresses themes of displacement, identity, and otherness. Lee’s fluid, evolving characters exist at the margins of society, constantly shifting and adapting to their environments. Her work explores the psychogeographical tension between belonging and estrangement, using glitch-like spaces and speculative narratives to invite the viewer into alternative realities. A graduate of the VAV-Moving Image department at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Lee’s practice is rooted in feminist science fiction and ongoing inquiries into speculative futures. Based between Amsterdam (NL) and Seoul (KR), Lee’s work offers a lens through which to explore the edges of possibility and the boundaries of normativity.

In partnership with: Fonds21, Cultuurfonds, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, CBK Zuidoost, Bijlmerbios film(t)huis.

Header image: LI-MA Presents. For Our Children's Children, Magnus Monfeldt & Jonas Ohlsson, 2024, 29'56". In collection: LI-MA. Photo credit: Pieter Kers