The 59 Seconds Video Festival 20th anniversary

A free event supported by Ryde Council

WHEN: 19th February 2026 6:30-9:OOPM

WHERE: Westward Cottage, 8 Turner Street, Ryde

The 59 Seconds Video Festival was launched in 2005 by Project 59 (Irina Danilova & Hiram Levy) at 59 Franklin Street in Tribeca, NYC.  59 videos at a time, 59 seconds each were shown 59 times around the globe.

A great opportunity for artists experimenting with new technologies and applications, during this new Al era, to build a bridge with the generation of artists experimenting with video in the early 2000s.

Join us in the historical atmosphere of Westward Cottage to watch new works by Peter Callas, Cinzia Cremona, Fiona Davies and Naomi Oliver in dialogue with a great selection of international videos. Enjoy sharing a drink with some of the artists and the founders of Project 59 visiting from New York City.

Participating artists:

Luca Acito, Petri Ala-Maunus, Beatriz Albuquerque, Estelle Artus, Angelica Bergamini,

Mariana Bertoldi Youssef, Michael Betancourt, Galina Bleikh, Michael Borras AKA Systaime,

Maxim Burlaka, Peter Callas, Serena Calö, Dario Carmetano, Lilia Chak, Herve Constant,

Cinzia Cremona, Avi Dabach, Irina Danilova, Eva Davidova, Fiona Davies, Aleksandra Dementieva,

Carine Doerflinger, Damiån Durån, Cecilia Enberg, Andrew Eyman, FULANA, Colin Goldberg,

Are Hauffen, Jinho Im, Hadas Itzkovitch, Renata Janiszewska, Alain K, Dubi Kaufmann, Isa Keimel, David Lachman, Lelo Lopez, Maria Lynch, Randi Matushevitz, David Moscovich, Naomi Oliver,

Javier J. Plano, Sara Rajaei, Anka Schmid, Cari Ann Shim Sham, Zvonka Simcic,

Gruppo Sinestetico, Akiko and Masako Takada, Myriam Thyes, Jenny Vogel, Randall Wakerlin,

Lucia Warck Meister, and Darya Zhuk.