28th International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF 2026

My video performance “meaning to be hidden” is presented at:

28th International Multimedial Art Festival - IMAF 2026

Live Performance & Video Performance

24. 08. - 30. 08. 2026.

Novi Sad & Odzaci, Serbia

Performance / exhibition venue in Novi Sad:

SULUV gallery, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 9

Part of the IMAF festival will be presented online and as a multimedia exhibition during the duration of the festival. This year's video performance presentation presents 28 works by over 35 artists from 21 countries. The project of online presentation of the video performance on the YouTube channel of the IMAF festival will be realized from August 24 to September 5, 2026. Another of the accompanying events within IMAF 2026 is the international multimedia exhibition. Photographs, digital prints, drawings and video works submitted for this year's online presentation will be exhibits for a multimedia exhibition entitled "Performance = Freedom". Thus, the participants of the online presentation are also exhibitors at the "Performance = Freedom" exhibition.

About the performance “meaning to be hidden”

Following a strict choreography, the performer reflects the concept of dignity in relation to time, stillness, the power of solitude, and life through carefully executed movements. It highlights the fact that every living being and every object has dignity and its own time. Furthermore, the work takes a philosophical approach within the context of time and dignity. At the same time, the work also addresses loneliness. Being alone is not always painful, but it can be complex and challenging. We may be in a phase of longing for companionship and change, but we must also ask ourselves whether the process of yearning for belonging to a social environment has already begun, or whether we are ultimately consciously avoiding any sense of belonging or connection to others.

https://imaf-festival.blogspot.com/2026/08/

 

New gallery and shop on Saatchi Art,

I am currently setting up a gallery and shop on Saatchi Art, where my work can be purchased.

At present, the gallery and shop are focusing on a selection of my photographs from various portfolios. I have chosen nude and floral photography in particular to highlight the contrasts in my work. Limiting the focus to these two themes and photography serves to provide a clear overview of my interdisciplinary and multimedia work on this gallery and shop platform. After a certain initial period, printmaking may be added, and the themes will change.

Here is the link to take a first look at the gallery and shop.

https://www.saatchiart.com/en-nl/johannesgerard

I chose Saatchi Art because it is a curated platform that focuses purely on art and caters to an art-interested audience/collectors. I closed for good my shop on Etsy due to my dissatisfaction with the platform.

 

Chigiana International Radio Festival 2026

 My two works for radio “Borders” and “Words are aired in conjunction with

Chigiana International Festival 2026 ISOLE 7.07-1.09 2026

All of the 2026, 60 Second Radio artists aired Thursday August 13, 2026, in Italy and around the world during 24 consecutive hours! Tune in to www.chigianaradioarte.it .Chigiana International Festival produced by Radioarte. 

Portrait

My portrait work  “The Green Apple” is presented at  

“Portrait”

05.08. – 30.08.2026

Glasgow Gallery of Photography

279-281 High Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Wed-Fri & Sun 12pm – 4pm , Sat, 11am - 4 pm

Portrait photography is one of the most enduring and popular genres of photography, captivating the viewer. This month's exhibition presents a wide range of portraits that impressively demonstrate the versatility of this art form. From studio shots to spontaneous snapshots and selfies, portraits are ubiquitous. Whether interpreted classically or in a modern style, the exhibition showcases portrait photography in all its diverse and expressive facets, revealing something about both the subject and the photographer.

The Glasgow Gallery of Photography is a space that shows a wide range of photography from both new and experienced photographers. The gallery aims to make photography accessible and interesting for everyone, with regularly changing exhibitions covering different styles, topics, and perspectives.

 

60 Seconds Radio - radio art

60 Seconds Radio - radio art

Two of my radio artworks, "Borders" and "Words," were selected by 60 Seconds Radio, Montreal, Canada, for its 12th edition in 2026 and to be broadcast in Quebec, Canada, and on 60 Seconds Radio's streaming platform.

In addition the works of the selected artists will also be broadcast on various partner radio stations, FM, Dab, Dab +, web, podcast productions or public events in Spain, France, Italy, Chile, Canada, Australia, Argentina, and Scotland in the coming months.

The 60 Second Radio proposition is very simple. We are committed to new ways to approach radio a medium of transmission and to produce radioworks. Where radio art can last only one minute: Radio art, collage, soundscape, radio theatre, sonic prose and poetry, sound art, creative documentary, mutant radio, sonic captures: anything is possible as long as it's 60 seconds long.  Many thanks to CHOQ.ca and to the radio partners! Here, radio can only last a minute

Director 60 Seconds Radio Boris Chassagne

https://60secondesradio.com/

 

STREAMING ]ON[SCREEN 2026

STREAMING ]ON[SCREEN 2026

Two of my video works were selected for the streaming festival ON SCREEN 2026 (Vienna, Austria). ON SCREEN comprises five seasons and premiered on June 17, 2026.

The first video, “CIRCADIAN SILENCE,” was created in collaboration with Nathalie Launay (Andorra/France). It is shown in Season 4 – Post-Linear Temporalities & Poetic Re-Origins.

https://onscreen.space/season4

The second work, “THE SENSES ARE A RAGING FIRE,” is one of my most recent. It is presented in Season 5 – Somatic Glitches & Digital Obsolescences.

https://onscreen.space/season5

Thanks to the curator of ON SCREEN 2026: Jesus N Rivero

ON SCREEN is an international video art festival dedicated to the exploration of the digital medium.

Founded in 2021, ON SCREEN is a curatorial streaming festival that serves as an international platform for artists who push the boundaries of digital narrative, glitch aesthetics, post digital perception, and screen based experimentation. The festival understands the monitor not merely as a display surface, but as a curatorial space — a hybrid canvas with its own physical, temporal, and digital properties. Through its unique format of curated Seasons, ON SCREEN explores how moving images behave, transform, and persist within the expanded field of digital culture. It brings together artists whose works challenge linearity, question the stability of the image, and open new pathways for audiovisual creation in the post digital era.

Each Season,ON SCREEN curates a selection of artists whose works are presented through our Broadcast Layout — a clean, screen‑native interface designed specifically for ON SCREEN. This format highlights the digital materiality of each piece and creates a focused viewing experience accessible to audiences worldwide.

The five Seasons of ON SCREEN 2026 are:

• Season 1 — Algorithmic Mirrors and Epistemic Frictions

• Season 2 — Permeable Geographies & Decentered Networks

• Season 3 — Computational Ecologies & Post-Hyperreal Landscapes

• Season 4 — Post-Linear Temporalities & Poetic Re-Origins

• Season 5 — Somatic Glitches & Digital Obsolescences

https://onscreen.space/

 

"Kunst findet Stadt -"Art Finds the City" 2

"Kunst findet Stadt - Thema Demokratie" /"Art Finds the City" – 

Theme: Democracy

23/05 - September 15/09/2026: Works in public spaces

11/07 - September 15/09/2026: Works in shop windows

(opening was 11 July 2026)

Center of Rheinbach (NRW), Germany

With "Kunst findet Stadt," the city of Rheinbach is initiating a multi-month cultural project that deliberately blurs the boundaries between public space, everyday life, and contemporary art. True to the guiding principle "Art is where you are," the city itself becomes an exhibition space: streets and squares become stages, shop windows curated presentation areas—in short, "the city becomes a gallery."The center will be transformed into an open, freely accessible art landscape. A total of 29 artistic positions, including twelve installations in public spaces and 17 works as part of a shop window exhibition, will enter into direct dialogue with the urban space and society. The exhibition is continu-ously accompanied by tours, lectures and concerts.

About the work

As mentioned in the previously post , I had the opportunity to create two works for this event.

The first work is a graphic work entitled " Eine andere Sichtweise - A Different Perspective" (No15) which can be seen at the optician's shop Optik Ansichtweise, Hauptstraße 55., Rheinbach.

With "Eine andere Sichtweise - A Different Perspective," I depart from the focus of my previous artistic work and develops a graphic visual language that employs a metaphorical narrative. Birds become stand-ins for people with diverse personalities, experiences, and worldviews. Together, they sit on a rope that provides support and simultaneously symbolizes the foundation of a democratic society. Democracy thrives on diversity and differing opinions. It requires the willingness to form majorities without losing sight of minorities and to respect other perspectives. Tolerance, empathy, and mutual respect create the stability that enables peaceful coexistence.

The second work is the spatial installation "Die Pflanze der Demokratie hegen - Nurturing the Plant of Democracy," (No21) which is exhibited in the shop window of the optician's shop Optik Schulz, Hauptstraße 12, Rheinbach.

The installation uses simple, everyday objects to explore the fundamental principles of a democratic society. Two chairs facing each other, a table, and a potted plant form a minimalist arrangement that emphasizes dialogue and cooperation. The plant symbolizes democracy. Like any living plant, it needs attention, care, and suitable conditions to grow and thrive. Democracy is not a static state, but an ongoing process that requires commitment and respon- sibility. The two chairs are equal: they are the same distance from the table and at the same height. They symbolize people with different opinions, political convictions, and perspectives. Democracy thrives on the acceptance of these differences and the ability to find common solutions through respectful exchange.The white table alludes to the search for consensus and peaceful coexistence. The work deliberately avoids explicit labels or explanations. Instead, the installation invites viewers to interpret the symbolism themselves and reflect on the conditions necessary for democracy to endure.

Both works inviting the viewers to continually question their own viewpoint and consider things from a different perspective. It serves as a reminder that everyone is part of a community—unique in their own perspective and yet connected by the shared responsibility of maintaining balance.