Mikel Otxoteko. Artist, researcher, and UNIR Master’s professor
Develops artistic research projects at the intersection of experimental anthropology and image-making practices. His PhD Audiovisual Arts and Neo-materialism (UPV/EHU) received international distinction and included an invitation from filmmaker Manuel DeLanda as a visiting researcher at Pratt Institute, New York.
He has developed projects such as Dance & Drill and Algunos cabos sueltos, presented at institutions including Musée d’Art Contemporain Les Abattoirs (Toulouse), Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporánea (Valencia), and The Rag Factory (London). His film Invierno (2019) screened at festivals including Cinespaña and Zinebi.
His project Aquí hay dragones, shown at San Telmo Museoa and Centro Cultural Montehermoso, was developed through research stays in Newfoundland and Puerto Rico. He is currently working on a new project in the Mojave Desert (California).
This website has received support from the Department of Culture and Linguistic Policy of the Basque Government.
Agathe Schmind sails her boat with her husband Yohann Busnot. They are expecting their first child. She is the first female skipper in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. The lobsters caught are carefully examined to ensure that they comply with the strict measurement guidelines. In a few hours, these catches will be delivered to restaurants in cities such as Paris, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Camera 1:
IONE ATENEA LAMEIRO
Camera 2:
MIKEL OTXOTEKO
Filming:
MIKEL OTXOTEKO
Financing:
Basque Government and San Telmo Museum in Donostia