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Juul van der Laan

internationaal, interactief, film, Experimenteel, Documentair, cross-over, Audiovisueel, Artistiek onderzoek

Ik maak films. Voor mijn werk vertrek ik meestal vanuit de wetenschap en/of filosofie. Ik hecht veel waarde aan degelijk en kritisch onderzoek als onderdeel van de vorming van mijn films. Over de vorming in zijn geheel kan ik zeggen dat ik me niet laat leiden door genres en graag experimenteer met vertelvormen.

Multiverse Ghana (2015, 60′) - It all started in 2013 with a very simple question: What are scientists in Ghana up to? This highly atmospheric documentary film travels across country to discover the merits of and challenges for science in this part of West-Africa. Meet, among others, the legendary (late) Prof. Allotey who has a theory in Physics named after him, a young master student Samuel who built a biolab with his supervisor, women from the Kalbeo community explaining the methods they developed to successfully preserve food, and many others. With a very special role for Ghanaian High Life legend Koo Nimo as storyteller, accompanied by his quartet. The film presents science from a decentralised perspective.
Afuwape (2023,11′) - Who are you? Sophie Oluwole asks. A filmic experiment based on my work with philosopher Sophie Oluwole and inspired by the Ifa system. Supported by the NL Film Fund as a cinematic experiment in the development of a feature-length film. Therefore it can be regarded as a prologue. You can stream the experiment online, following the link.
Nanopolymersomes (2018, 6′) - People have always been building things. We often marvel at the huge, at the tallest constructions we've achieved to build. But what about the tiniest of scales? Researcher Joep van der Weijden builds polymersomes on a nano scale. Selected for publication at Labocine in 2018.
Wave Motion (2012, 15') - The Earth has tides. Waves are everywhere. A sailor talks about his experience between the waves. A scientist talks about the waves all around us. This is my graduation film.
Relativity (2016, analogue installation) - This is the digitised version of an analogue documentary installation. 16mm DIY film loop with subtitles projected over it (slides automatised and looped). In installation text and images are constantly combined differently. Quoted words are (Albert Einstein's, Orunmila's, Voltaire's) Shot at Rotterdam Zuid. Developed, printed and edited at filmwerkplaats Rotterdam. Part of the Do It With Us exhibition at Mirta Demare Gallery in 2016.
I M U (ongoing, interactive installation) - I M U is an XR film installation in which I manipulate the viewer’s image through deepfake. It’s a personal confrontation with the technology and a meditative intervention on what the self and your self image really are. - selected for DOKLeipzig Exchange XR showcase 2023. In residency at V2_
Sophie (2022, 14′) - Short documentary on philosopher Sophie B?´s?`dé Olúw?lé (1935 - 2018) and her work uncovering an ancient Yoruba philosopher, unfairly believed to be a pagan god. The film premiered in Nigeria at the Thursday Film Series screenings (University of Ibadan) and was selected for the Lagos Book and Art Festival 2022. Furthermore it was nominated for the Lions Film Award 2022. In collaboration with philosopher Renate Schepen we also created a hybrid live performance/lecture featuring additional recordings with Sophie Oluwole. It premiered at De Nacht van de Filosofie (2023).
Jelili Atiku: Portrait of a Performance (2021, 4') - A short documentary giving insight into the work of Nigerian performance artist Jelili Atiku. Indigenous practices are central to Atiku's work, as a counterpoint to colonialism and western modernities disconnect from nature. Atiku was artist in residence at the Thami Mnyele Foundation, Amsterdam. Made for ZAM magazine x Afrovibes festival 2021

I M U pt. 1

Datum:
Locatie: WORM / studio thnkthnk
In samenwerking met: Stichting Droom en Daad

I M U pt. 1 is een XR film installatie die het zelfbeeld bevraagd. Door middel van live deepfake tech ondergaat de kijker en haar beeldtenis een confronterende transformatie. Dit project reflecteert op zeer persoonlijke wijze op de consequenties van deepfake technologie. Wie zijn wij ten opzichte van een manipulatie van ons beeld? Wie zijn wij ten opzicht van elkaar? In residency @ V2_ for pt. 2

https://juulvanderlaan.nl/portfolio/imu/

Afuwape

Datum:
Locatie: verschillende
In samenwerking met: Nederlands Film Fonds

Philosophy is largely considered a Western invention. Some also know of its Oriental origins. But what do we know about its African counterparts...

If you don’t know your own culture's intellectual history, who are you? Sophie Oluwole asks Afuwape. The late prof. Oluwole discovered an ancient Nigerian philosopher who had been mistranslated into history as a god. This scientific blunder has far reaching consequences and makes us question our custiodians of intellectual culture.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/afuwape

Sophie

Datum:
Locatie: Amsterdam en Ogun state Nigeria
In samenwerking met: Gemeente Rotterdam, OCW x VEVAM

Nigeriaans filosofe Sophie Oluwole (1935 -2018) ontdekte dat een Yoruba godheid eigenlijk een filosoof was uit de Oudheid, die verkeerd de geschiedenis in vertaald is. Hij blijkt zelfs een voorloper van ons computer systeem ontwikkeld te hebben, via welke zijn filosofie vandaag de dag nog steeds bereikbaar is. *in post-productie*

Deze korte documentaire toont mijn eerste interview met Prof. Sophie Oluwole en de reis in Nigeria die we samen maakten een jaar voordat ze stierf.

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