On Migration - Researchlab St.Joost Academie
The Research Labs in EYE on Art on 28 February and 16 May provide scope for a new generation of curators and artists to hone their skills. In these Research Labs, students from ten art academies and universities put together a programme involving their own work and films (including remixes) from EYE’s collection. The Research Labs do not follow a strict format and often result in a cultural crossover between film and other art forms. On 28 February and 16 May EYE will award a prize for the two best projects in collaboration with Heineken H41.
on migration
In contemporary times, the concept of migration is playing a very important role. It is one of the main subjects in international politics as well as in the Dutch elections in March 2017. This topic is also of great interest to the master students of AKV|StJoost, partly because of the cultural diversity of the students and their temporary status as migrants in the Netherlands. Within the EYE Research Lab the students will reflect on the theme of migration, taking their own perspective and methodology as points of departure. In keeping with tradition of former presentations, students will show a broad spectrum of approaches and artistic modes.
Marko Peck”s artistic practice is based on his interest in international borders and the differences between their meaning and function in various parts of the world. In his work Defining Nationhood he shows borders in international settlements - towns that officially consist of two municipalities in two different countries but in practice form a single, continuously built-up area without any natural borders or evidence of prior fortification. These are common in the Benelux region, but are rare elsewhere.In her practice Aubane Berthommé focuses on the intimacy and the policitics of gender and minority groups. Her work Their gaze is a black and white video which shows several people getting flour of various shades thrown in their faces. She sees this as a metaphor of how discrimination affects people.
People are moving, taking steps towards a better life. But do they really? Daleen Bloemers is using herself as a tool to discover what it”s like to be a human. The work she is showing now, called I wish I was an Air-dancer, is used as a metaphor for moving without getting anywhere.
Daan Muller is showing three excerpts from his 60 minute film called Cycling. We see the cyclist going nowhere, as fast as he can - sweat is dripping down his reddened face. The film is part of a series of work about purpose and purposelessness.
In her practice Vivian Bax is curious about the scripted behavior of people, which derives from her need to control. She uses observations in real life as a starting point. In her 5 minute short film The speeching man, Vivian Bax re-enacted a moment which once took place in the tram in The Hague.
Eric Patel is interested in how information streams influence our understanding of postcolonial human migration. His research involves an exploration of metadata, film footage and the database architecture of the Koloniaal Instituut archive. He will present the beginning stage of his findings in the work Stream Studies and discuss the development of his process as well as the central questions related to it.
Attempts to disappear is a 6 minutes long performative film about adaption, exhaustion and willpower in the harsh environment of the Arctic. In his work Rik Schutte focuses on attempting the impossible. By doing so his work emphasizes the paradox of searching for answers to existential questions.
(St. Joost Academie)
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