Katja Verheul

sociaal-maatschappelijk, omgeving, internationaal, Documentair, Audiovisueel, Artistiek onderzoek

I am a filmmaker and artistic archeologist based in Rotterdam (NL). I graduated with a BFA in Audio-Visual Arts from Gerrit Rietveld Academie (NL) in 2012 and hold a MFA in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths University (UK) in 2016.

I believe in the revealing value of long-term research. The deep dive into complex matter is an important part of my work process. With my film and video projects I want to make complex (invisible) social, political and economical issues visible. My work often arises from the question; what remains after a war and what is the impact of these remains on people and nature?
I am working as an artistic archeologist digging through our most recent history. Before it is nostalgic, before it is a story that lies generations before us. Not only to demystify, but to make the mediated and almost historicized and perhaps forgotten reality personal again.

A Day Without Space (feature length film in development) - Beeld: The American Satellite Company (ASC) satellite deployed from payload bay NASA ID: 51I-32-059 Wanneer een verdachte satelliet door de ruimte zweeft, worden er verschillende gebeurtenissen in gang gezet. Welke strijd wordt er gevoerd in de ruimte en wat ondervinden we hiervan op aarde? En van wie is die ruimte eigenlijk? Een 10-jarig meisje, een satellietbouwer, een satelliet en de Commissie voor Vreedzaam Gebruik van de Ruimte worden geconfronteerd met een dag zonder de ruimte. In development with Rotterdam Writers’ Room >?? https://www.rotterdamwritersrooms.nl/
Örö (short film in post-production) - The island Örö is a protected natural area that has been shaped by years of use as a military training ground. During my artist residency at the Örö, I will live, conduct research, and film on the island. I will create an experimental portrait of the long-term impact of military activities on the island. How have these activities shaped nature? How do the present and the past converge here, and what are the consequences? With the support of the Öres residency program (https://www.ores.fi/) and Amarte Fonds.
What is Left Behind (in post-production) - An experimental documentary exploring the impact of dumped munitions in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. After World War II, over 300,000 tons of weapons were dumped into the sea, including 40,000 tons of chemical weapons. All of this was done to prevent a new war from erupting. After more than 75 years, the bottoms of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea are still littered with dumped munition - a ticking time bomb. No matter how hard we try to bury things, they always resurface. In collaboration with anthropologist Anna Beerstra. With the support of de korte verbeelding (Mondriaan Fonds - Dutch Filmfonds) and Amarte fonds.
Red Dust (2024) - 2024/ 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 17:09 min. / French with English subtitles A couple of times a year, the sky turns red in France. Sand dust from the Sahara is passed through a difference in air pressure from North Africa to Southern Europe. This dust, a time capsule containing cesium-137 from the French nuclear tests in Algeria, covers everything. The film exposes the impact of a war that was never fought. A French veteran and archeology students share and speculate on what will be remembered and what will be hidden under the sand forever. With the support of CBK Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, Mondriaan Fonds, Cultuurfonds, Dos Mares residency program and GPC Lab.
TRUST (2022) - 2022/ 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 22.34 min. / Dutch with English subtitles (EN) A group of young girls dive into the complex hidden world of tax evasion by big foreign companies in the Netherlands. What happens behind the closed doors of these big anonymous office buildings in the suburbs of Amsterdam?
Improvised Objects (2021) - 2021/ 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 5.1/ DCP/ 9.36 min. In a world where billions are spent on state-of-the-art weaponry, the deadliest weapon is still a so-called Improvised Explosive Device, which most people can make from materials found at their homes. An IED maker, a soldier and a philosopher describe their relationship with these objects, which can have almost any shape, form and content. Distribution: Lima Amsterdam Financially supported by: Dommering Fonds
Dynamo (2020) - 2020/ 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 4.29 min. DYNAMO weaves a mysterious tale of a creature wandering around the empty CUBE. Nothing can stay hidden in a completely transparent building. But what are we watching? Or rather, who is watching who? Commissioned for: Kaan Architecten
Maiden (2019) - 2019/ 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 7.24 min. A group of young girls re-enact, deconstruct and rebuild an old myth to question its meaning today. Commissioned for: Yarat Contemporary Art Centre (AZ)
Toni and Bleri (2018) - 2018/ 4K /16:9/ stereo sound/ 20 min./ DCP During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed mountains. After a dreadful hike to the top of the Accursed mountains, one of the boys will be launched into a new future. Financially supported by: Stroom Den Haag, Mondriaan Fonds, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Kosovo

Golden Pixel Cooperative Dramaturgy Lab - Red Dust

Datum:
Locatie: Medienwerkstatt Vienna
In samenwerking met: Golden Pixel Cooperative

Eindpresentatie - preview screening Red Dust na deelnamen aan Golden Pixel Cooperative Dramaturgy Lab.

https://en.goldenpixelcoop.com/post/715660065101807616/open-call-gpc-lab-2023

Eind presentatie

Datum:
Locatie: Rotterdam
In samenwerking met: Rotterdam Writers Rooms

Openbare eind pitch van Rotterdam Writers Rooms. Ik zal mijn onderzoek voor A Day Without Space kort presenteren.

https://www.rotterdamwritersrooms.nl

Table Read - Sneak Peek

Datum:
Locatie: Weena 70
In samenwerking met: Rotterdam Writers Rooms

Maak kennis met nieuwe films en televisieseries die worden ontwikkeld binnen het talenttraject Rotterdam Writers’ Rooms. Scènes uit deze projecten worden tot leven gewekt door een regisseur en acteurs, waarna het publiek kan meepraten. Ontdek nieuwe schrijvers en acteurs, en praat na tijdens de netwerkborrel!

https://www.rotterdamwritersrooms.nl

Off Screen X Studio Art Office

Datum:
Locatie: Worm
In samenwerking met: Studio Art Office

Preview Red Dust

Supermarket Art Fair

Datum:
Locatie: Stockholm
In samenwerking met: Paadmaan

Vertoning Improvised Objects - Trust

Artist in Residence Örö

Datum:
Locatie: Örö
In samenwerking met: Ores Residency

The island Örö is a protected natural area that has been shaped by years of use as a military training ground. During my artist residency at the Örö, I will live, conduct research, and film on the island. I will create an experimental portrait of the long-term impact of military activities on the island. How have these activities shaped nature? How do the present and the past converge here, and what are the consequences?

https://www.ores.fi

GPC LAB - Golden Pixel Cooperative

Datum:
Locatie: Vienna
In samenwerking met: Golden Pixel Cooperative

Deelnemen aan ontwikkeltraject met dramaturg via Golden Pixel Cooperative voor Red Dust project.

https://www.goldenpixelcoop.com/post/715659975056359424/open-call-gpc-lab-2023

Red Dust

Datum:
Locatie: Marseille
In samenwerking met: Dos Mares Residency

Eind presentatie residentie periode bij Dos Mares.

Artist in Residence Dos Mares

Datum:
Locatie: Marseille
In samenwerking met: Dos Mares residency program

Ontwikkelen filmproject Red Dust op locatie

Trust

Datum:
Locatie: Amsterdam
In samenwerking met: De Bouwput

Expositie Trust

https://debouwput.com/agenda/trust

Trust

Datum:
Locatie: Amsterdam
In samenwerking met: West Beach Film Festival

vertoning Trust

https://westbeachfilmfestival.com/west-beach-lab/

Improvised Objects

Datum:
Locatie: Oberhausen
In samenwerking met: Short Film Festival Oberhausen (DE)

2021 / 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 5.1 / DCP/ 9.36 min.

In a world where billions are spent on state-of-the-art weaponry, the deadliest weapon is still a so-called Improvised Explosive Device, which most people can make from materials found at their homes. An IED maker, a soldier and a philosopher describe their relationship with these objects, which can have almost any shape, form and content.

https://vimeo.com/453348645

Toni and Bleri _ Prospects and Concepts, Mondriaan Fonds, Art Rotterdam (NL)

Datum:
Locatie: Rotterdam
In samenwerking met: Prospects and Concepts, Mondriaan Fonds, Art Rotterdam (NL)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://www.mondriaanfonds.nl/en/activities/prospects-mondriaan-fund-shows-talent/prospects-2019/

Improvised Objects

Datum:
Locatie: Reykjavik
In samenwerking met: Dutch Focus, RIFF

2021 / 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 5.1 / DCP/ 9.36 min.

In a world where billions are spent on state-of-the-art weaponry, the deadliest weapon is still a so-called Improvised Explosive Device, which most people can make from materials found at their homes. An IED maker, a soldier and a philosopher describe their relationship with these objects, which can have almost any shape, form and content.

https://riff.is/dutch-focus-2021/

Improvised Objects

Datum:
Locatie: Rotterdam
In samenwerking met: IFFR

2021 / 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 5.1 / DCP/ 9.36 min.

In a world where billions are spent on state-of-the-art weaponry, the deadliest weapon is still a so-called Improvised Explosive Device, which most people can make from materials found at their homes. An IED maker, a soldier and a philosopher describe their relationship with these objects, which can have almost any shape, form and content.

https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2021/films/improvised-objects

Dynamo

Datum:
Locatie: online
In samenwerking met: Kaan Architecten

DYNAMO weaves a mysterious tale of a creature wandering around the empty CUBE. Nothing can stay hidden in a completely transparent building. But what are we watching? Or rather, who is watching who?

https://minutes.kaanarchitecten.com/films/dynamo

Dynamo

Datum:
Locatie: Rotterdam
In samenwerking met: AIR, Rotterdam Architecture Month

2020/ 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 4.29 min.

DYNAMO weaves a mysterious tale of a creature wandering around the empty CUBE. Nothing can stay hidden in a completely transparent building. But what are we watching? Or rather, who is watching who?

https://kaanarchitecten.com/kaan-architecten-to-participate-in-the-rotterdam-architecture-month/

Dynamo - 12 ways to film a building

Datum:
Locatie: online
In samenwerking met: Het nieuwe instituut - Kaan architecten

On the occasion of this Thursday Night Live!, Brendan Cormier, who works as Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, will introduce MINUTES and animate a discussion with the filmmakers who took part in the project. He will bring his experience of commissioning film for major exhibitions as a way of adding a new dimension of understanding for the viewer.

https://live.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/en/activities/12-ways-film-building

Maiden

Datum:
Locatie: Sharjah
In samenwerking met: Sharjah Art Foundation

2019/ 4K/ 16:9/ stereo sound/ 7.24 min.

A group of young girls re-enact, deconstruct and rebuild an old myth to question its meaning today.

http://sharjahart.org/press/sharjah-art-foundations-film-festival-sharjah-film-platform-3-opens-this-we

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Utrecht
In samenwerking met: LeGuessWho? Festival, Utrecht (NL)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://on.leguesswho.com/lineup/open-call-video-art

Maiden

Datum:
Locatie: LODZ
In samenwerking met: LAZNIA Center for Contemporary Art (PL)

A group of young girls re-enact, deconstruct and rebuild an old myth to question its meaning today.

https://www.laznia.pl/wystawy/current-situation-374/

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: BERN
In samenwerking met: Kosovo Screening Program, Kino in der Reitschule, Bern (CH)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://www.kulturalink.org/kino-program

Embedded Arts Practice in a Post-pandemic Future

Datum:
Locatie: Italie
In samenwerking met: UNIDEE - Fondazione Pistoletto

The global Coronavirus pandemic is an event that had created new conditions for arts and culture. Those who wish to effect social change through their practice are left with questions: "What can we do from here?" and "What future can we help to build?”. The residency aims to collectively and collaboratively address key questions, challenges and themes in the area of embedded and socially engaged art practice.

https://www.cittadellarte.it/unidee/activity.html?id=124

De Nieuwe Wildernis

Datum:
Locatie: Amsterdam
In samenwerking met: FilmForward

De eerste editie van de Vrijplaats staat in het teken van ‘De Nieuwe Wildernis’. Die nieuwe wildernis is alles wat zich voorbij de grenzen bevindt van hoe filmische verhalen en audiovisuele producties momenteel worden bedacht en geproduceerd. Een wereld die in rap tempo verandert en evolueert.

https://filmforward.nl/vrijplaats/vrijplaats-2020-de-nieuwe-wildernis/

Care, Caring and Repair in Cognitive Capitalism

Datum:
Locatie: Online
In samenwerking met: Saas Fee Summer Institute of Art

Building upon our past five year engagement with topics concerning estrangement, individuation and collectivity in art and politics, Saas-Fee Summer Institute of Art 2020 will address the present and future conditions of our new pandemic reality, as well as the new possibilities it may generate.

https://sfsia.art/2020-online/

WOW - Artist in residence

Datum:
Locatie: Amsterdam
In samenwerking met: WOW

WOW houses a wide variety of disciplines, from classical music to modern dance and from painting to fashion design. With its programme, WOW acts as a platform for recently graduated talent and helps you make the transition from school to your own professional practice. WOW offers an inspiring environment where you can live, work, meet and exchange ideas with visitors and other artists.

https://www.wow-amsterdam.nl/artists/test/

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Boston
In samenwerking met: Revolutions Per Minute Festival, Boston (USA)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://revolutionsperminutefest.org/2020.html

Het Domijn - Artist in Residence

Datum:
Locatie: Weesp
In samenwerking met: Het Domijn

Sinds 1 januari 2017 heeft Het Domijn een gastatelier waar kunstenaars van buiten het terrein tijdelijk kunnen werken.

https://www.hetdomijn.nl/nl/de-kantine/

Maiden

Datum:
Locatie: LODZ
In samenwerking met: IN OUT Festival, LAZNIA Center for Contemporary Art (PL)

A group of young girls re-enact, deconstruct and rebuild an old myth to question its meaning today.

https://www.laznia.pl/projekty/inout/artykul/program-festiwalu-5/

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Kassel
In samenwerking met: Kasseler Dokfest (DE)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://www.kasselerdokfest.de/en/progamflyer-1

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Rome
In samenwerking met: MedFilm Festival (IT)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://www.medfilmfestival.org/it/medfilm-festival-2019-tutti-i-vincitori/

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Jihlava
In samenwerking met: East Silver Market, Ji.hlava IDFF (CZ)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Prizren
In samenwerking met: Dokufest (KS)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://www.albinfo.ch/filmi-per-berberin-shqiptar-nga-zvicra-shfaqet-ne-dokufest/

The Dust Movers

Datum:
Locatie: BAKU
In samenwerking met: Zadie Xa solo exhibition opening night, Yarat Contemporary Art Centre (AZ)

The performance is inspired by the magic of public cleaning ladies who fearlessly cleanse the streets of the city with their brooms. They are equated with white witches who use their spells to keep the city from dark devastation. As if from another time, these enigmatic women stand in sharp contrast with the modern appearance of the city. They are sweeping the way with delicate but also determined movements, which in a few seconds becomes dusty again, reminding of poetic Sisyphus workers who hav

https://www.yarat.az/index.php?lang=en&page=12&yrtMaincatID=12&yrtSubcatID=0&yrtEventID=2139

Maiden - Forget what you know, See who I am

Datum:
Locatie: Baku
In samenwerking met: Forget what you know, See who I am, ARTIM, Yarat Contemporary Art Centre,Baku (AZ)

A group of young girls re-enact, deconstruct and rebuild an old myth to question its meaning today.

https://www.yarat.az/index.php?lang=en&page=12&yrtMaincatID=12&yrtSubcatID=0&yrtEventID=2156

Hostile Sites - Part 2

Datum:
Locatie: Rome
In samenwerking met: Invisible cities, MAXXI (IT)

The performance is inspired by the magic of public cleaning ladies who fearlessly cleanse the streets of the city with their brooms. They are equated with white witches who use their spells to keep the city from dark devastation. As if from another time, these enigmatic women stand in sharp contrast with the modern appearance of the city. They are sweeping the way with delicate but also determined movements, which in a few seconds becomes dusty again, reminding of poetic Sisyphus workers who hav

https://www.maxxi.art/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/invisible_cities_proiezioni.pdf

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Turku
In samenwerking met: VAFT

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://www.videoartfestivalturku.com

Yarat Contemporary Art Centre - Artist in residence

Datum:
Locatie: Baku
In samenwerking met: Yarat Contemporary Art Centre

YARAT Contemporary Art Space invites artists to apply for the residency programme. The programme is divided into two periods (March - July, September - December) and grants selected artists an opportunity to live and work in Baku for up to four months. Each period hosts two international residents.

https://www.yarat.az/index.php?lang=en&page=17&yrtMaincatID=14&yrtSubcatID=7

Toni and Bleri

Datum:
Locatie: Nyon
In samenwerking met: Visions du Réel (CH)

During one of the last days of the winter two young Kosovar actors find some left over construction material. While dreaming about leaving the country without the visa hassle they decide to take the shattered parts with them. At an abandoned building they start constructing the different parts building their own one-man rocket - while stories from the past are brought up. Both boys decide that the rocket needs to be launched from the top of the highest mountains in Kosovo, the mythical Accursed

https://www.visionsdureel.ch/en/program/awards/2019-award

Open Studio's, Jan van Eyck Academie (NL)

Datum:
Locatie: Maastricht
In samenwerking met: Open Studio's, Jan van Eyck Academie (NL)

During Open Studios an international group of 46 participating artists, designers, curators and writers will show what they have been working on the past year, in their studios, the exhibition spaces, Labs and other locations throughout and beyond the academy building. The works on show, the experiments, research and collaborative projects will give an insight into their work process and testify to the possibilities of the academy.

https://www.janvaneyck.nl/projects/2019-open-studios

Jan van Eyck Academi - Artist in residence

Datum:
Locatie: Maastricht
In samenwerking met: Jan van Eyck academie

The Jan van Eyck Academie is committed to exploring the agency, roles, and civic significance of art, design and other creative practices in relation to the climate crisis, environmental breakdown, and their manifold effects. This institutional focus opens up a wide discourse and creates a framework that embraces a diversity of practices and allows for a multitude of voices.

https://www.janvaneyck.nl/postacademy/about

Rotterdam Writers Room

Locatie: Rotterdam
In samenwerking met: Rotterdam Writers Room

Ontwikkeltraject voor feature length film A Day Without Space.

https://www.rotterdamwritersrooms.nl
Deze kunstenaar heeft nog geen toekenningen.