Commisions
(they asked me and i replied with this)
Elena for Woonstad Rotterdam i.c.w. Geert van Mil, Doris Denekamp, Alex Strik
Alex for Woonstad Rotterdam i.c.w. Geert van Mil, Doris Denekamp, Alex Strik
Paul for Woonstad Rotterdam i.c.w. Geert van Mil, Doris Denekamp, Alex Strik
Jois for Woonstad Rotterdam i.c.w. Geert van Mil, Doris Denekamp, Alex Strik
Development and production of the television series "D.o.k.t.e.r. Mette Spacekadettes Timecapsule"
Commissioned by Woonstad Rotterdam 2010
A 4 episodes long television series, researching history, present and future of the life of the inhabitants in a post-war neighbourhood Overschie (abtsweg), undergoing urban development.
D.o.k.t.e.r. Mette Spacekadette was send back in time on a mission by her spacedaddy to gather information for her timecapsule.
Each episode has it own subject; Changing Overschie, Politics, Leasure and the future of Overschie.
Items within the program were portraits at home of the inhabitants, where they're asked to contribute an item to the timecapsule, streetinterviews about subjects and their future, and a wisdomlesson from the future by d.o.k.t.e.r. Mette.
Many artists have contributed to this project: fashion designer Maartje Dijkstra created the suit of d.o.k.t.e.r. Mette Spacekadette, the Berlin band Trike made the intro song, Dutch singer/songwriter Fuckthewriter made the end song, animations were made by vj Sinan Seyhan, logo was designed by Polymessa, sculptor Reinier Kranendonk developed the Timecapsule, filming and editing was done by Alex van der Meer, Marieke Hollander, Sinan Seyhan and me.
Commissioned by Woonstad Rotterdam 2010
A 4 episodes long television series, researching history, present and future of the life of the inhabitants in a post-war neighbourhood Overschie (abtsweg), undergoing urban development.
D.o.k.t.e.r. Mette Spacekadette was send back in time on a mission by her spacedaddy to gather information for her timecapsule.
Each episode has it own subject; Changing Overschie, Politics, Leasure and the future of Overschie.
Items within the program were portraits at home of the inhabitants, where they're asked to contribute an item to the timecapsule, streetinterviews about subjects and their future, and a wisdomlesson from the future by d.o.k.t.e.r. Mette.
Many artists have contributed to this project: fashion designer Maartje Dijkstra created the suit of d.o.k.t.e.r. Mette Spacekadette, the Berlin band Trike made the intro song, Dutch singer/songwriter Fuckthewriter made the end song, animations were made by vj Sinan Seyhan, logo was designed by Polymessa, sculptor Reinier Kranendonk developed the Timecapsule, filming and editing was done by Alex van der Meer, Marieke Hollander, Sinan Seyhan and me.
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard
= “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson
