Friday 24 of March opens the first long term exhibition of Sickhouse and we are very happy to welcome Anne Horel. After discovering her work online during the lockdown in 2020 we collaborated on several occasions playing with Anne online, inviting her to collaborate with other artists on the craziest face filter and supporting her in the creation of an interactive work for The Overkill masquerade, a cadavre exquis created based on the public participation.

Within this new chapter of our year program, we dive into social media platforms as we would in a rainbow version of the swamp, dangerously attractive. For the exhibition “Anne Horel Ctrl IRL” Sickhouse is challenging the artist to take her work out of the screens, out of their social media birthplace into the physical space.

The exhibition is both looking back at the long navigation of Anne through social media and looking into an accelerating future. The online, the virtual, the physical, the tales, the pop culture and the art history live together in her worlds, not afraid of the kitsch, the pop stars and the glitter. Also presenting her latest works and a new installation based on her exploration of Chat GPT and DallE, Anne is playing with humour and fantasy with every tool available online.


 with a welcoming word from the artist Anne Horel and curator Marie Janin with a drink and some Pizza, followed by a live performance from Tirikilatops. The evening ends with a DJ set of Ilja Kolosovs.

 with a workshop of Anne (more info soon) at 16.00.

The exhibition will be open every Friday and Saturday from 24-03 to 21-06

K-pop duo Tirikilatops is a collaboration between UK and S.Korean artists and musicians located in the UK. A combination of kimchi beats, pop sensibilities, offbeat lyrics, dayglo colours, hacked keyboards, dada attitudes, forteana and super earworm melodies. Tirikilatops has recently gigged in the UK, South Korea and Japan. The last couple of years saw them becoming UK festival regulars playing Supersonic Festival, Supernormal Festival, Zandari Festival South Korea, Other Worlds Festival, Uk, Sounds from the other City Festival Uk, Beatherder Festival Uk, BBC Introducing live and many more. ----

Sickhouse would like to thank artist Anne Horel, exhibition team Philipp Wiynck and Hans Runge, Birgit Albersen, Demi Leusenkamp, Herjo van triest, Djoeke Hurkesn and  Daniil Bondarenko from Saxion Fablab, artists Ilse Scholten and Puck Verras, vintage store Studio Spitsbaard, Nailartist Andra from Manilab, printing company Tuccer reclame, Silkscreen company Groenewas, Willemijn Calis for her hospitality and Sickhouse team and volunteers to make this possible.


This exhibition is supported by the Gemeente Enschede.

Anne Horel Ctrl IRL

 is the place where new East Dutch talent gets a stage and gains knowledge of the world of pop music. The daytime program consists of a music conference and in the evening the roof goes off with a showcase festival, open to the public!

More than 40 artists will perform in the city center of Enschede on Saturday 1 April. Musical talents from Overijssel and Gelderland, who have registered and have been selected, will perform throughout the city centre Enschede. Booster is an event organised by ArtEz conservatorium and celebrates its 10th edition this year!

You can find Booster at many other locations such as Poppodium Metropool, Tankstation, Boksclub Twente, de Wonne Wintertuin and many others. Find the full line up  

Booster festival

For its third edition SONIC DIY*, a music program exploring the creation of sound outside of the regular music spectrum, comes back with a beautiful international program. 

MSHR is an art collective that builds and explores sculptural electronic systems. Their practice is a self-transforming entity with its outputs patched into its inputs, expressing its form through interactive installations, virtual environments and live improvisations. MSHR was established in 2011 in Portland, Oregon by 

. Their name is a modular acronym, designed to hold varied ideas over time.

Jasna Veličković is a composer and performer based in Amsterdam. She has written around 70 compositions using a variety of musical instruments ranging from solo instruments to compositions written for orchestra with live electronics. Since 2008 she became interested in various layers of interference between magnetic fields and music. This became her ongoing research whose aim is the creation of tools that facilitate playing on instruments or objects using the transformative acoustic possibilities of the electromagnetic field. This gradually led her to the invention of the new instrument, Velicon a tactile electroacoustic instrument made of magnets and coils.

Acheface is an electronic artist from The Netherlands whose only instrument is a Eurorack 

. His hard and distorted industrial beats have a lot of variation, but remain energetic and danceable. The melancholic melodies are inspired by 80s synthpop and 90s black metal.

The overwhelming complexity of the modular synthesizer produces unexpected musical outcomes, which are hard to attribute entirely to the human or the machine alone.

Logue is a startup that creates a customisable MIDI controller to enhance the digital music production experience. Their innovative controller provides the satisfaction of playing a real instrument while leveraging the power of digital tools. Thanks to their proprietary software, Logue's controller works seamlessly with every instrument on the software, allowing for unlimited creativity and experimentation.

Featuring intuitive screens on the hardware, it is easy to track every knob's function and make adjustments on the fly. Logue's MIDI controller is designed to elevate creativity and make the music production process a breeze.

This Enschede-based startup is currently gearing up for their Kickstarter launch next week! Attend the showcase event to witness firsthand the impressive capabilities of the device and experience it yourself. Get ready to elevate your music game with Logue's custom-made MIDI controller!

This program is created with the help of Jack Noise

Doors open at 19.30, performances start at 20.00

20:00 : Jasna Velickovic, live + demo (cinema)

*SONIC DIY is a concept created by Ole Nieling and Patrick Jonkman

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SONIC DIY

The newsletter of March is out! If you want to recieve it your mail you can also

, Sickhouse became 5 years old! We celebrated this with a two day anniversary event with music, movies, exhibitions from the Sickhouse crew, and of course a lot of games.

, we hosted a party of which the entrance profit will go to the following Sickhouse x The FemDem DJ-workshop program! We believe it is extremely important to give womxn-DJs the stage in this sadly still very male dominated world. (more info about the workshops coming up!)

 made a presence for an unforgettable party. And the whole celebration was made extra perfect by the amazing balloon art from 

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Together with our anniversary we launched our new website ( the one you are now on:), made by 

 This playful platform is now the one space where our event calendar, news, live stream, our community network and soon also our online digital archive comes together! But to fully get to know our website, we would love to invite you to play SWAMP SURFERS with us on March 10th! This game, created by the Sickhouse crew together with 

, will make you discover all the parts of the website.

, Sonic DIY* comes back for its third edition, to explore the creation of sound outside the regular music spectrum! This edition has an amazing international line up. A unique chance to see this artists from all over the world! (check here 

is an art collective that builds and explores sculptural electronic systems.


is a composer and performer based in Amsterdam. 



*sonic DIY is a concept created by Ole Nieling and Patrick Jonkman

 finally arrives in Enschede, and Sickhouse is organizing it’s first long term exhibition together with her!



Music videos, documentaries, animations, filters, brand content... Anne Horel expresses herself in many colourful ways. Playing with codes, she takes us into the surreal worlds through an aesthetic that combines various elements of pop and digital colture. Defining herself as a Polymorphic digital Artist, Anne has made social media her medium of predilection.

Within this new chapter we dive into social media platforms as we would in a rainbow version of the swamp. Following the show created for the Lavoir Numerique in France, Sickhouse is inviting Anne Horel to find playful and relevant ways to pull her work out of the (flat) screens. For this she wants to look into 3D printing, ceramic workshop, nail art, make up and more!

SAVE THE DATE: The 24th and 25th of March 

will be the official opening of Anne's exhibition in Sickhouse with an incredible performance by 

In the weeks and months to follow, this will be an ongoing project, with different (hybrid) events. The exhibition will be open every weekend for you to visit.

(with Wilmink theater / combi ticket coming soon)

March to the Sick

 are discussion and embroidery sessions to discuss social and womxn related matter while creating a collective meditative work. Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. But embroidery is also a meditative practice that can carry political meaning.

On this new session we welcome Carithea Richards to lead a discussion about inclusion of expat in Twente's companies.

We provide tea, coffee, cookies and the material, your donations are welcome.

Doors open at 18.30, discussion starts at 19.00

Stitching to resist with Carithea Richards

 is a 2018 psychological horror film directed, written and co-edited by Gaspar Noé, Featuring an ensemble cast of 24 actors, led by Sofia Boutella, the plot is set in 1996 and follows a French dance troupe holding a days-long rehearsal in an abandoned school; the final night of rehearsing is a success, but the group's celebratory after-party takes a dark turn when the communal bowl of sangria is spiked with LSD, sending each of the dancers into agitated, confused and psychotic states.

The screening will be introduced by Frank Schonewille, from the film program team. 

Doors open at 19.00, Film starts at 21.00

We are introducing the new cocktail of the month, based on Sangria. One free cocktail for everyone in the cinema :)

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We are the atomic playground of Enschede!

Sickhouse is a playful art space focused on the impact of digital culture on our society. We unwrap games as means to engage on social topics.

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Our new program supporting the creation of an independent game has started. After a productive JAM weekend in February, we received beautiful applications and selected 

and their one button story based project.

 will combine their expertise in the fields of 

 to create an interactive narrative experience for The Overkill Festival. Under the self imposed constraints of using 

 as input device, Iwan McGill and Pablo San Gregoria will deep into the 

Find out about their work on their insta page 

Once a month Pablo and Iwan, supported by our Zuraida Buter will present the program of our 

 following thematic supporting their research. Friday 14 of April is the first of their series!

Once in May and once at the end of August Pablo and Iwan will present the progress of their project to the public with feedback session. Don't hesitate to join to support them!

The gaming experience will premiere at The Overkill festival in November.

To support Shaman Garage studio with feed back and ideas, we are welcoming young players to the program. If you like to play and to experiment, you are curious about the making process of indie game and you are between 15 and 25, this might be for you! 

Since Pablo and Iwan are from Spain the program will be in English, but we are able to help translate when necessary.

To become part of the Sick game community, send us a short motivation email to present your self and we'll get back to you to share the program.

You will be welcome once a month with Pablo and Iwan for a group session before Game Night, you will be invited to studio visit in the region and you will be invited to exhibition and festival tours when possible. Of course you will also be the guest of The Overkill festival, later in November.

If you are interested send your motivations to Marie : marie@theoverkill.nl

Sick Gaming trajectory

In 2023 Sickhouse starts a new program to support the creative process of local independent and/or arthouse gaming makers/studios!

(By local we mean working in Overijssel or close enough and able to work from Sickhouse and join our events on a regular basis.)

We are looking for indie/arthouse game maker(s) interested to work with us in exchange for :

Professional support from our mentor, Zuraida Buter, including brainstorm sessions, interviews with other professionals, studio visits and festival/exhibition tours

Tests / Feedback sessions with a young public. (A young gamers and art curious community will be associated to this trajectory to support the development of the game experience.)

A monthly fee of 250€ between march and december 2023

A production fee to present the gaming experience at The Overkill festival 2023

The studio/maker(s) to program one game night a month, meaning selecting indie games to present at Sickhouse for the public to play.

The selection obviously is expected to support the research of the gaming studio. (from local makers to international creatives. Our mentor will help the studio invite these guests and the Sickhouse team will produce the events).

The studio/maker(s) to present a gaming experience at The Overkill festival 2023

>> You are not from the gaming field (yet) but you have a relevant artistic experience and you really want to create your first game/gaming experience? We are interested too! Don't hesitate to mail Marie with your question and/or apply before the 12 February!

Zuraida Buter is an award-winning playful culture and playful arts curator based in the Netherlands.

 She curates, initiates, consults and documents events focused on playful culture and games. With her international network she brings people together for creation and playful experiences.

As a curator she is involved in curating talks, play and game exhibitions at different festivals, events and institutes such as Incubate, Tweetakt and De Brakke Grond in the Netherlands and Screenshake, IndieCade Europe and A.MAZE. / Berlin abroad. With Women in Games NL (WiGNL) she aims to stimulate diversity in the game industry.

Previously she initiated Dutch indie game showcase INDIGO in the Netherlands as well as the popular DGG network lunches as project manager at Dutch Game Garden (2008-2010). She was worldwide Executive Director of the Global Game Jam (2010-2014) and founding board member of Global Game Jam, Inc.

To apply for this trajectory, please send Marie (

A CV with your game maker experience (if you apply as a studio please mention all the team)

A motivation letter explaining how this trajectory could support your creative process

A portfolio with links to projects you are proud of

If you have a question don’t hesitate to send an email to ask.

Open call Indie/arthouse game makers

The Newsletter of January is out! To get it in your mail directly you can sign up here : 

January is now over and it was a beautiful start for the year. We had an emotional launch of Bella Luna’s music video, we played werewolves of Millers Hollow after the very fun screening of 

 and we hosted an amazing Geluidsdrug Electronic jamsession! Let's look into the coming weeks and the busy February, with the very special 5th anniversary of Sickhouse to come and the launch of our new website, the return of MuSickMix and a very cool collab with The FemDem!!




In February, Sickhouse will exist for five years. Time to celebrate! On 

Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th of February,

 we will host a two day hybrid celebration, with workshops, games and live music.
It is also the launch of our new website. Created by 

 our website is becoming an online Sickhouse, with our calendars and news but also direct access to our livestream, virtual spaces, archives and community. The artistic theme of the website will also be visible in the analogue Sickhouse building, creating a bridge between the two spaces!


In 2023 we are finally ready to present longer period exhibitions and we are starting with the wonderful Anne Horel (gif above)!

Together with the French digital artist, we dive into social media platforms as we would in a rainbow version of the swamp. Following the show created for the 

 in France, Sickhouse is challenging Anne Horel to put her work out of the screens. Playful and looking for bridges to build between the digital and physical, she will investigate 3D printing, ceramics, nail art, hair design and more, as potential crafts to translate her work.
From the end of March to June expect an incredible retropspective with many interactive events events. Save the date for the opening on 24&25 of March.

In the summer we are inviting a movie maker to invade the space and before we end the year with The Overkill Festival, we will be welcoming young talents and their VR research. More to be announced!



With the support of the Gemeente Enschede, we're developing 3 participative trajectories to welcome and engage more with the younger part of our community.


will be focusing on film making, which will take the shape of a summer camp where young creatives will be invited to make a film from scratch, with the support of professionals.



 is opening a gamer community around the creative process of a local studio. The young players are invited to join-in the making of the game and participate into test and feedback sessions, studio visits and interviews. (see open call below)

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Character and World Building Through TTRPG"

 is focusing on young TTRPG-players to offer them space, inspiration and technical support in their appropriation of the game. From character building to improv, from 3D printing to cosplay, and much more!


# TALK + WORKSHOP
# 19:30

This year, we are collaborating with the Architecture Center Twente to engage in a discussion about the future of Enschede.

 wants to explore these issues by inviting professionals dealing with urban development for an introduction and then looking at the various issues together with involved residents, organizations and stakeholders.

For

, ‘City architect’ for the Municipality of Enschede, to provide an introduction. She will talk about her experiences with the city and the developments to come. 

 (co-directors Sickhouse) will react to Jessica’s presentation, sharing how they see the city. Reflecting on the impact of technology on the urban realm and what they think is important from the cultural sector to thrive.

 to explore the future of Enschede together, where your input is needed. We will use visualising tools such as strings, lego and play-doh to think the future of our city in groups

In order to participate please register via 


# WORKSHOP + SCREENING + TALK + OPEN DEK
# 13:00



 join forces to support females who have the ambition to DJ! On Saturday the 18th of Feb we will help you make your first moves behind the decks. We invited 

 collective over for a DJ workshop, a screening of their docu " EQ the industry" a talk with 

, moderated by Simone Dekker and an open dek!
The registration for the workshop are closed, but joining the screening, the talk and the open dek is open for everyone. The screening starts at 14.30.



 and Sickhouse are looking into bringing more guests to make this event a regular one, where womxn can meet, share and play together.

FUTURE TALK (together with Architectuur Centrum Enschede) / 

CINEMA OBSCURA - Creature of the Black Lagoon / 

 // MuSickMIX with Alice Dee - Beter Leven & more / 

SICKHOUSE 5 YEARS BIRTHDAY - hybrid celebration

NEWSLETTER February 2023

Last week's Wednesday, we presented our research theme for the year: The Outburst of the Digital Swamp...
“The swamp is meta. The swamp is dangerous and beautiful, an ecological ignored paradise and the home of unknown and potentially dangerous species. The swamp smells, it drips on our keyboards, it creates short circuits. The swamp is full of stories, rumours and tales, floating between traditional legends and memes culture.”

Diving in the internet like we would explore a swamp, scared, curious, wet and dirty, expecting monsters and searching for forgotten treasures. We will bring in this research the context of our climate crises, the last transformation of our digital culture through AI, follow the tangible cables of our internet, unfold social media trends and their influence on our behaviours....

The results and findings of this research will come together at our yearly event The Overkill Festival, taking place from the15th to the 19th of November! Save the date! 

Theme 2023 The Outburst of the digital Swamp

Job Opening : Online communication person

 one year contract starting in January | Full description : 

Sickhouse is looking for a new team member for our online communication. We are looking for someone to take care of our social media channels, help Sickhouse focus in reaching diverse audiences, develop strategies and visual campaigns.

- You are familiar with social media, online platforms, virtual world and game engine, you are a playful user of the internet?  

- You have some experience in online communication and can think strategically 

- You like to learn and work on more inclusive ways to communicate  

- You are available and flexible to work on site with our team in EnschedeYou recognise yourself? 

Don't hesitate to apply or ask your questions to Marie, marie@theoverkill.nl

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