For the upcoming project iArts year 2 will be working with Quirine Racké & Helena Muskens. Two exceptional artists who both direct and produce films and documentaries exploring the themes of identity and community. For…
Bridge Talk
The first and second years of iArts came together to openly talk about what could be improved about the programme. No faculty members were present to make it easier to figure out our own ways…
The Dutch East Indies Performance
Podcast: The Zong
For our journalistic writing class we were tasked to create a podcast surrounding the topic of our main project (colonialism). I found the story of the Zong; a slaveship that sued it’s insurance company when…
Visual Identities – The Demo
Over the weekend I found time to jam and record some sounds / and a demo. I worked on one song in particular as it seemed to be the most coherent one so far. Last…
Creative Writing – The wounded Deer
We got the following assignment for our creative writing class: Write a bare dialogue between two people (‘one act’) who are looking at the painting ‘The Wounded Deer’ by Frida Kahlo. Max 300 words.You can…
The Dutch Indies – Storytelling
Nina tasked us with bringing interesting stories about colonialism.We spent the day telling and discussing our stories, and what we thought was so intriguing about them. Some people brought photos and music. Others had difficulty…
Postcolonialism, and Decolonization: say what?
This was an online lecture by Thies about the topic of decolonization; a quick history, what the societal and intellectual discussion means and how we can position ourselves as interdisciplinary artists.
Visual Identity
This class we were free to work on a project of our choosing. We were tasked with making a mindmap in preparation of our visual identity projects. I decided that I wanted to make music…
Philosophical Sessions Genius Loci
This lesson we focused on architecture and truth. What story does the building have to tell us? We were grouped and tasked to identify common observations and elaborate a concept for an exhibition for this…