Digital G-O-D, an artwork exhibition held in Amsterdam, introduced collectively know-how, creativity, and a world mixture of artists. Hosted by the collective METAMO and supported by printing innovator Mimaki, the exhibition occurred from June 20 to 29, 2025, at Vrij Paleis, a former courthouse turned artwork house within the metropolis middle.
Digital G-O-D artwork exhibit. Picture courtesy of METAMO.
On the middle of Digital G-O-D was using superior printing applied sciences, not simply used to make the artwork, however to assist inform its story. The exhibition featured 30 intricate 3D printed sculptures and 27 2D works made utilizing UV printing, sublimation, and digital plotting. Many of those items had been created utilizing Mimaki’s high-end gear, together with the full-color 3DUJ-553 3D printer and the JFX200 UV flatbed printer, highlighting how industrial instruments can be utilized in daring, creative methods. Artists printed on every little thing from acrylic to holographic movie, creating surfaces that shimmered, bent gentle, and performed with depth.
Ibuki by humanoise, 3D printed in full color. Picture courtesy of METAMO.
For instance, 3D printed sculptures corresponding to Iwan Sapa Eus Cironnup and Astro Nuts had been created utilizing Mimaki’s full‑colour 3D printer. Whereas 2D items, corresponding to The Weight of the World by Didier “Jaba” Mathieu, had been produced utilizing Mimaki’s JFX200 UV flatbed printer.
The know-how helped increase questions on authorship, labor, and what it means to “make” one thing. Lots of the 3D works had been collaborative; that’s, city artists designed the idea, and METAMO’s co-founder, Taketo Kobayashi, who works below the title humanoise, turned them into digital fashions. Principally, the method confirmed how creativity operates right now; it’s a combine of individuals, machines, and collaboration.
The Weight of the World by Didier ‘Jaba’ Mathieu, being digitally printed on vinyl with Mimaki.
Probably the most attention-grabbing components of the present was how overtly it handled disagreement. It didn’t faux everybody sees know-how and artwork the identical method.
In truth, Kobayashi stated: “Artwork (at the least) ought to be an area the place we will unite in our variations. The world feels extra divided than ever – proper versus improper, black versus white, artists who embrace AI and people who really feel exploited by it. But all through historical past, unification has been the core technique of life’s evolution, whereas division has served the goals of conquerors.”
Vertical Plus, a full color and clear 3D print by Didier. Picture courtesy of METAMO.
Digital G-O-D wasn’t simply displaying off technological instruments; it additionally handled the troubles that include them. However total, the message was optimistic: possibly working collectively and attempting new issues is the way in which ahead. Not everybody will love AI artwork or 3D printed sculptures, however the questions they increase nonetheless matter.
The group of artists additionally confirmed the concept of connection by range. Artists like ANTZ from Singapore, Frankey and Mossy Big from the Netherlands, Brad Downey from the U.S., and Zedz shared the house with collectives corresponding to The London Police and cross-cultural creators like humanoise, based mostly in each Japan and Singapore.
Naga by humanoise, 3D printed in full colour on a Mimaki printer.
The artists got here from totally different backgrounds and labored in every kind of types, from avenue artwork to digital design, however the frequent language was one, and that was experimentation. They sought to reply questions like: What occurs when a sculpture is constructed on a pc earlier than it’s made in actual life? How does a printed picture change when gentle and materials change into a part of the message?
Greater than only a assortment of distinctive 3D printed items, the present checked out how artists are responding to right now’s inventive challenges. With digital instruments like AI and 3D printing changing into extra frequent, some artists adopted these applied sciences to push boundaries, whereas others had been extra cautious, questioning what could be misplaced when machines start to take an even bigger function within the inventive course of. All through the present, there was a transparent give attention to how know-how is shaping not simply artwork, but in addition the methods individuals join and collaborate.
3D printed sculpture Astro Nuts by Zero. Picture courtesy of METAMO.
The Amsterdam Digital G-O-D exhibit is the second version, after debuting in Singapore’s UltraSuperNew Gallery in 2020. Nonetheless, METAMO reveals no indicators of slowing down. The group, which incorporates veterans from the movie, audio, and immersive media industries, sees itself as a world inventive platform, not tied to 1 metropolis and even one medium.
And possibly that’s the primary level. Exhibits like this aren’t nearly displaying completed artwork anymore. They’re about creating house for artists, tech specialists, and others to come back collectively and take into consideration what creativity means right now. Even when you didn’t see it in individual, the concepts it began are nonetheless highly effective.
Pictures courtesy of METAMO.
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