Since 2018, we make portraits of dutch talents awarded by the talent development grant from Creative Industries Fund NL.
The situation in 2020 didn’t allow us to film on the set as we were used to for the past two years. In response to this limitation we came up with a perfect solution – the desktop performance.
Selection of 8 video portraits
Desktop Performance
The third edition of our talent portraits was held entirely online with the help of screen recording software. Each of the 39 talents joined us via Zoom for a 60-minute interview to discuss their practice and ambitions, showing work examples on their very own desktop. Thanks to this setting, we also get a glimpse into the organisation of their digital working environment, distinct to each talent.
In this case, the desktop itself became a film studio and with each interview we explored new realities of fashion, graphic design, architecture, and more. We also thematised the screen which distances us with a digital hand that navigates throughout the video and binds the series together.
Once again, we edited all of the material into a concise 1-minute videos.
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Behind the screen
The Model is the second edition of one-minute portraits of upcoming Dutch designers. In 2018/2019, thirty designers received the talent development grant by the Creative Industries Fund NL.
In this edition we worked with the talents to develop a fictive structure or imaginary landscape referring to their concepts. This landscape was printed on wooden panels and served as the basis for the films. Our aim was not only to focus on the individual talent but to create an eclectic yet connected world.
Selection of 8 video portraits
The Model
The Model restricted the talents by scale ➝ all works had to be downscaled to model-size or translated in other ways. Films were played on mobile phones or projected.
The format of The Model also emphasizes that the works of the talents are not necessarily applied yet but reflect ambitions, speculations, theories and proposals to our current society.
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Behind the scene
Framed Portraits is the edition of one-minute portraits in 2017/2018. A varied collection of 23 short one minute films celebrating young talented creatives. Each film portrays the individual talent practice of a designer who has been supported by Creative Industries Fund NL talent development grant.
The fund provides them the opportunity to enrich artistic and professional aspects of their practice to an optimum effect.
Creative Industries Fund NL is the Dutch cultural fund for architecture, design and digital culture, as well as every imaginable crossover.
Selection of 8 video portraits
Framing
The film portaits present talents across various disciplines from fashion design and graphic design to architecture and digital culture.
The blue frame defines the stage, the talents we asked to play within it showcasing their work. The frame acted as an uniforming restriction producing films yet so diverse.
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Dutch Design Week
All 23 films were presented at the Dutch Design Week 2018. To create an intimate atmosphere and watch the portraits one-on-one we designed three special film booths.
The varying depths of the booths offer different ways to watch and enjoy the film collection.