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![Fou Fou]( "Fou Fou")
infoFou Fou is an ongoing artistic research inspired by Michel Foucault's work "History of Madness" "Fou Fou, a science fiction of insanity as part of an inclusive normality" is a large-scale project that critically explores the appropriate placement of madness in future society. This project progresses through stages, working towards the creation of a sci-fi video art piece. In my work, I am inspired by the raw and experimental aesthetics reminiscent of early science fiction films like the original Star Wars series. Embracing the DIY ethos of these films, I incorporate nascent AI technologies—still in their infancy—to evoke a similar hodgepodge, "houtje touwtje" charm. This approach not only pays homage to the captivating allure of these pioneering cinematic techniques but also underscores a deliberate engagement with the technological frontiers of our time. By weaving together speculative narratives and cutting-edge technologies, Fou Fou strives to provoke thought on the evolving nature of societal norms, the nuanced understanding of mental health, and the integration of unconventional perspectives into mainstream discourse. Through this process, I aim to challenge preconceptions and expand the boundaries of artistic expression within the realm of speculative fiction.
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![Fou Fou]( "Fou Fou")
infoFou Fou is an ongoing artistic research inspired by Michel Foucault's work "History of Madness" "Fou Fou, a science fiction of insanity as part of an inclusive normality" is a large-scale project that critically explores the appropriate placement of madness in future society. This project progresses through stages, working towards the creation of a sci-fi video art piece. In my work, I am inspired by the raw and experimental aesthetics reminiscent of early science fiction films like the original Star Wars series. Embracing the DIY ethos of these films, I incorporate nascent AI technologies—still in their infancy—to evoke a similar hodgepodge, "houtje touwtje" charm. This approach not only pays homage to the captivating allure of these pioneering cinematic techniques but also underscores a deliberate engagement with the technological frontiers of our time. By weaving together speculative narratives and cutting-edge technologies, Fou Fou strives to provoke thought on the evolving nature of societal norms, the nuanced understanding of mental health, and the integration of unconventional perspectives into mainstream discourse. Through this process, I aim to challenge preconceptions and expand the boundaries of artistic expression within the realm of speculative fiction.
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infosite-specific video work made during residency (AIR ROOT Brabant) at Landpark Assisië
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infosite-specific video work made during residency (AIR ROOT Brabant) at Landpark Assisië
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In this Philosophy special, we see two figures in togas inspired by Ancient Greek philosophers from Raphael's fresco "The School of Athens," striking a determined yet hesitant pose as they contemplate the essence of philosophy. Plato points upwards, indicating the spiritual and supernatural. Aristotle extends his arm forward with the palm facing the ground, symbolizing the earth as the source of all scientific knowledge.
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![Doctor Holiday]( "Doctor Holiday")
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part 2 of the four-panel "square videos" - a square video#2 "ill" videos about topics that are - in general social context - boring and taboo loaded at the same time. Part 2 "ill" shows two singers dressed up like Franciscans singing a parody of Afroman's "Because I got High" in a two-part gospel. By changing one crucial word in the chorus, the formability of life is being played. The monks symbolize structure & discipline, (holy) belief and complete devotion (to something).
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![Other People]( "Other People")
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Websites
Social media
Member of Artists’ Initiative/Collective/Incubator
DCR, Ekster Raum, Tourist Shop art zine, Moose Space (2015-2018)
Curriculum vitae
Education
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2020 - 2021Master BIK (Beroepskunstenaar in de klas) AHK diploma
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2011 - 2015Autonoom Den Haag, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten diploma
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2008 - 2011Algemene Cultuurwetenschappen (minor: Literatuur en Filosofie) Universiteit van Amsterdam diploma
exhibitions
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2023Fem Fest Worm Rotterdam, Netherlands screening van videokunstwerk Doctor Holiday Group
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2021unicorn special Landpark TV Biezenmortel, Netherlands site-specific video gemaakt met inwoners van Landpark Assisië tijdens mijn AIR Root Brabant. Het landpark heeft een verborgen tv-zender Landpark TV (vrij van AVG) en wordt alleen uitgezonden in alle woningen op het landpark. Solo
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2021My Pandemic Year WORM Rotterdam, Netherlands Video "Underground Farmers" on online screening festival Group
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2020Saigon Experimental Film Festival III Saigon Experimental Film Festival Saigon, Vietnam screening of the video work "Doctor Holiday" Group
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2020Digital Art Streaming Festival Goes Art Vienna, Austria Online TV-channel screening of videowerk Doctor Holiday Group
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2020Pugnant FILM Athene, Greece Experimental Film & Video art festival, screening "Other People" Group
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2019Too much air Quartair Den Haag, Netherlands performance during group exhibition Ex-Mekh Live, The Hague Group
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2019Papierfabriek Den Haag Ekster Raum Den Haag, Netherlands Boven het restaurant Hoender & Hop op De Grote Markt beet Ekster Raum zich vast tijdens Sniester en Hoogtij met een interactieve performance installatie Group
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2019Lanx Satura Baracca The Hague, Netherlands performance Group
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2018Tel Aviv De Aanschouw Rotterdam, Netherlands video screening van 1 week in vitrine van Cafe De Schouw Solo
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2018International Short Film Festival Hamburg Cinema Lampenlager Hamburg, Germany Group
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2018Passive Activists & The Healthy Intercuts Moose Space Den Haag, Netherlands Final edition of project Passive Activists with live performances Group
Projects
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2024
Fou Fou (ongoing artistic research Post Normal) Den Haag, Netherlands charlottevanwinden.com/current-artistic-research-Fou-fou "Fou Fou, a science fiction of insanity as part of an inclusive normality" is a large-scale project that critically explores the appropriate placement of madness in future society. This project progresses through stages, working towards the creation of a sci-fi video art piece.
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2020
Dutch kids serie online Zeewind TV The Hague, Netherlands www.youtube.com/channel/UC1wjowCcWY6-CT7Dcf5iSjA/videos Zeewind TV is een onafhankelijke productie in online kindertelevisie, productie: AL MET AL (kinderserie basisschool)
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2018
Passive Activists Moose Space The Hague, Netherlands cargocollective.com/moosespace/Passive-Activists International collaboration with 33 video artists; 3 screening days at Moose Space
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2018
Summer Residency for art students Moose Space The Hague, Netherlands moosestudiospace.wixsite.com/home/program
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2017
space xvii Moose Space The Hague, Netherlands
International exchanges/Residencies
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2022OBS De Klim Utrecht, Netherlands In het jaar 2011 is OBS De Klim een creatief partnerschap aangegaan met de Stichting KunstBikken. Dit project is met veel enthousiasme bij kinderen en team ontvangen en vanaf het schooljaar 2013 – 2014 gecontinueerd in een vierjarig verdiepingsproject in het kader van de Creatieve Partnerschappen van de Gemeente Utrecht. Na die vier is het project gestopt, maar zijn we als school zelf ermee doorgegaan. Wanneer u bij de hoofdingang staat wordt u omringd door kunstuitingen van kinderen maar ook in de school zelf is veel kinderkunst te bewonderen. In het kunstatelier krijgt iedere kind per schooljaar een aantal workshops van de kunstenaar. De kunstenaars werken binnen ons aangeboden thema. obsdeklim.nl/onze-school/kunstenaar-in-de-klas-16/
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2021ROOT Brabant Biezenmortel, Netherlands Root is a new AIR since 2021: At ROOT social commitment is central: makers who want to commit to social issues and who want to create a new way of looking, thinking and behaving with their work. www.rootbrabant.com/
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2017Frederiksoord, Netherlands www.edwinstolk.nl/basiskamp.html
Commissions
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2023Audrey Tang over Digitale Directe Democratie en Universeel Basiskomen Fries Museum Leeuwarden, Netherlands assistentie Louwrien Wijers in Fries Museum bij haar evenement / online gesprek met de minister van digitale zaken van Taiwan: Audrey Tang finished
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2020Rijswijk maakt Gemeente Rijswijk Rijswijk, Netherlands video commissioned finished
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2018Charlotte asks Stichting Asset Leeuwarden, Netherlands about Joseph Beuys legacy youtu.be/pnJXFYNS58Y finished
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2018NRC veilingen 10 jaar Adams Amsterdam Auctions Amsterdam, Netherlands finished
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2015Haagse Boeken TV Gemeente Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands videopromotie van de Haagse Boekenmarkt op het Plein en Lange Voorhout www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeWJg-w0kyWT-cc06NYRcjNpK53XWfAhD finished
Sales/Works in collections
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2018a square video The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Hilversum, Nederland
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2017quinea pig's wig private Dublin, Ierland video in digital frame
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2015De dwaling private The Hague, Nederland photo on dibond
Publications
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2021Underground Farmers Book Tourist Shop art zine Charlotte van Winden charlottevanwinden.com/Underground-Farmers papieren publicatie in samenwerking met Tourist Shop art zine
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2018Forced to Document Moose Space Charlotte van Winden (en 29 andere kunstenaars) Edition of 200
reviews
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2020Out of Focus TV Maarten de Kroon Den Haag, Netherlands www.maartendekroon.nl/?projects=1 documentaire over Haagse kunstenaars in de eerste coronaperiode: "Musea en theaters zijn gesloten, het leven leek even tot stilstand te komen en ging online verder. Hoe reageren beeldend kunstenaars als Philip Akkerman, Nishiko of Charlotte van Winden en musici van het Orkest van de 18de Eeuw op die nieuwe situatie. Sommige kunstenaars, onder wie Anne Fehres en Esther Hovers maakten juist nieuw werk dat direct is gerelateerd aan de corona-crisis. Choreograaf Sol Léon zou samen met Paul Lightfoot met een bijzondere serie voorstellingen afscheid nemen van het Nederlands Dans Theater, en maakte ‘noodgedwongen’ een film, omdat de theaters in heel Europa op slot gingen. Schrijver Christiaan Weijts en beeldend kunstenaar Yuri Veerman reageren op hun manier op de gevolgen van de crisis op de cultuursector en de samenleving die we samen maken en die we wellicht, als gevolg van de crisis, anders vorm zouden kunnen geven."
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2018Charlotte van Winden - "I became what I yearned for" Blog/Vlog Polly Picker pollypolls.weebly.com/magazine/charlotte-van-winden-i-became-what-i-yearned-for In a creative hood in The Hague in The Netherlands, the artist Charlotte van Winden created her studio in a shop building. In the beginning she shared the space with other artists, but at this moment she combined her love for organizing and creating with founding an artist run space. With her strength for DIY she renovated the front part of the shop building into a project space, with a new look for every project. Her own studio is in the back of the building with corridors and chambers full of books, wood, colorful images, tools, wigs, textile and other materials (...more)
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2017"Charlotte van Winden" Magazine Bonnie Curtis Germany issuu.com/women.cinemakers/docs/viedition/162 Why I Never Became A Stalker is a captivating short film by multidisciplinary artist Charlotte van Winden (...)
Awards and grants
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2021Makersregeling Gemeente Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands
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2021Pro Research Stroom Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands
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2020Special Mention video “Doctor Holiday” UK Seasonal Short London, United Kingdom
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2020Pro Invest Stroom Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands
Secondary art-related activities
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2024 - 2024Tuft Workshop Den Haag On-going
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2019 - 2021Art education On-going
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2018 - 2019Podiagids bij De Bildung Academie
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2017 - 2018Gastdocent "pitch" KABK eindexamen
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2017 - 2021schrijver via Trendbeheer On-going
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2015 - 2018Moose Space initiatiefnemer, curator