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When Lieve wakes up from a nightmare, her parents appear to have disappeared. She tries to find her parents through a magical quest. This film was made possible by the Atlas Initiative.
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![Mr Cyberbird]( "Mr Cyberbird")
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![Het zweven van de rups]( "Het zweven van de rups")
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![SOLO]( "SOLO")
infoA spaceship lands on an extinct Earth with one survivor. Time capsules reveal historical artifacts and provide the protagonist with the means to survive. As the story unfolds, the protagonist becomes an eventful event and discovery, leading to an unexpected climax.
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![SOLO]( "SOLO")
infoA spaceship lands on an extinct Earth with one survivor. Time capsules reveal historical artifacts and provide the protagonist with the means to survive. As the story unfolds, the protagonist becomes an eventful event and discovery, leading to an unexpected climax.
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![SOLO]( "SOLO")
infoA spaceship lands on an extinct Earth with one survivor. Time capsules reveal historical artifacts and provide the protagonist with the means to survive. As the story unfolds, the protagonist becomes an eventful event and discovery, leading to an unexpected climax.
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![SOLO]( "SOLO")
infoA spaceship lands on an extinct Earth with one survivor. Time capsules reveal historical artifacts and provide the protagonist with the means to survive. As the story unfolds, the protagonist becomes an eventful event and discovery, leading to an unexpected climax.
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in collaboration with Gijsje Heemskerk
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Collective 't IJ made an audiovisual experience of the IJ for the zine called WOBBY.
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Sjuul Joosen is a young artist fascinated by mankind’s dreams and the pioneers who challenge the limits of the possible—whether in the first attempts to fly or in other radical pursuits of progress. This pioneering energy is at the core of his sculptural works; each new project is an exploration of unfamiliar materials and techniques, learned through the very act of creation.
In his recent work, Joosen expands this fascination to the hidden worlds of non-human pioneers, particularly laboratory rats—creatures on the frontier of scientific discovery. By studying their lives and the ways in which they navigate human-made environments, he questions our perception of these animals as test subjects or pests. Through film, installation, and sculpture, he explores the tension between control and autonomy, offering a new perspective on the relationship between humans and rats, and the dreams—both scientific and personal—that shape their existence.
Websites
Social media
Member of Artists’ Initiative/Collective/Incubator
See Lab - Collectief het IJ - it's part of ensemble
Curriculum vitae
Education
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2009 - 2013Beeldende Kunst Breda, St. Joost Academie diploma
exhibitions
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2025Get Well Soon PuntWG Amsterdam, Netherlands A hospitol musical in four parts puntwg.nl/een-ziekenhuismusical-in-vier-delen Group
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2025Cosmopolitan Prosper Desmet Amsterdam, Netherlands The exhibition moves between different worlds—science and the street, utility and individuality, observer and observed, what is seen and what remains hidden—an ode to Rattus norvegicus. www.instagram.com/prosperdesmet/ Solo
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2025Between owls, bats and blind spots Cobra Museum Amstelveen, Netherlands Lucebert (Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk, 1924 – 1994) was a Dutch poet and visual artist, known as one of the most important representatives of the Vijftigers. His work is characterized by an experimental, free style and a profound exploration of language, image and political engagement. In addition to his poetry and painting, he leaves behind a vast and influential body of work, which is still studied and exhibited today. In 2018, a controversial side of his past came to light, leading to renewed discussions about his work and legacy. About the exhibition Museum Cobra has invited artist collective it is part of an ensemble to respond to its artistic ideas and work. The collective is a changing group of approximately thirty artists, theater makers and performers who conduct research and create exhibitions, performances and publications together. In the exhibition Between Owls, Bats and Blind Spots, the collective explores the potential for ongoing metamorphosis in relation to Lucebert’s artistic legacy. Lucebert’s work is populated by strange creatures, monsters and fantasy animals – from innocent and lovely to ominous and evil – the collective places these characters in a contemporary perspective. In the exhibition, the collective brings together work by Lucebert with its own work and spatial interventions. At the center of the presentation is a studio and study space that will be actively used and transformed during the exhibition. cobra-museum.nl/tentoonstelling/lucebert-x-it-is-part-of-an-ensemble/?lang=en Group
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2025BEYOND POLITICAL LIMITS Chapter 1 A PARLIAMENT OF OWLS, A CONSORTIUM OF CRABS, A CULTURE OF BACTERIA, A LABOR OF MOLES, A BUSINESS OF FERRETS, A SIEGE OF HERONS, A CONSPIRACY OF LEMURS, A WISDOM OF WOMBATS, A PANDEMONIUM OF PARROTS RADIUS CCA Delft, Netherlands An exhibition assemblage about multispecies worlds, around the central question: who benefits when species meet? www.radius-cca.org/en/exhibitions/beyond-political-limits-chapter-1-a-parliament-of-owls Group
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2024Atlas Initiative International waters From October 29 to November 4 Sjuul Joosen and Freek Span stayed on board of the Atlas. During their stay they made a short film: 'Echoes of Atlas'. When Lieve wakes up from a nightmare, her parents appear to have disappeared. Through a magical quest she tries to find her parents. www.atlasinitiatief.org/ Solo
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2024Jan Koos Feylbriefs Levensspiegel SeeLab Scheveningen, Netherlands Group
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202459. soap (bad acting or the art of destringing pigeons) Billytown Den Haag, Netherlands Group
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2024The Sketch, Its Realization and Her Lovers Drawing Centre Diepenheim, Netherlands Group
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2024SOLO - An Earthly Memory SEELAB The Hague, Netherlands 37 min. short film presentation with props www.sjuuljoosen.nl/solo Solo
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2023PROJEKTOR Mezz Concerts Dance (MEZZ Breda) Breda, Netherlands Upon entering MEZZ, PROJEKTOR takes you on a wonderful trip. The vaulted corridor to the Jupiler Hall provides the perfect canvas for art project PROJEKTOR. By means of four beamers and a mapping over the entire canvas; from top to bottom and from the front to the very back of the foyer, PROJEKTOR provides a special experience. Every month MEZZ presents a well-known artist who shows his work for a month. www.mezz.nl/projektor/ Solo
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2022Squeeze Crush Press Blush Rozenstraat Amsterdam, Netherlands The One Minutes Series Squeeze Crush Press Blush, curated by Afra Eisma and Marnix van Uum, offers a non-linear journey through a multitude of feelings, presenting work by 21 different artists and filmmakers that dives into their ever-changing minds. www.rozenstraat.com/ Group
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2022Fundraiser/tentoonstelling 'Milk is Murder' w139 Amsterdam, Netherlands Performance during the fundraiser for cow sanctuary the Leemweg koeienrusthuis.nl/ Group
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2022
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2021Amsterdam Ferry Festival GVB1 Amsterdam, Netherlands Sculpture and performance at the end of a year-long research into the IJ www.amsterdamferryfestival.nl/ Solo
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2019All Bark No Bite Susan Bites Den Haag, Netherlands In a time when everyone is barking, marked by aggressive political and financial agendas, shouting louder seems like a survival strategy. We live in a bubble of noise, about to pop in nothingness. “All Bark No Bite” presents the work of artists whose attitude does not conform to this paradigm. Their views on the current political scenarios is less of a bark, and more like a sharp, silent bite. WOOF! About 'All Bark No Bite'. Susan Bites first exhibition - Group
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2018Worst Case Scenario De Apotheek Amsterdam, Netherlands De tentoonstelling Worst Case Scenario speelt met de gedachte dat de grenzen van het menselijke niet zo rigide zijn. De focus ligt niet alleen op de poreuze grens tussen ‘mens’ en ‘dier’, maar er wordt ook gekeken naar de relatie tussen de mens en andere entiteiten en objecten, zoals voedsel en technologie. De mens wordt gepositioneerd als een figuur dat inherent afhankelijk, instabiel en irrationeel is. Het idee voor deze tentoonstelling is ontstaan na het lezen van het boek Being a Beast van Charles Foster. Foster heeft voor dit boek als verschillende dieren geleefd, waaronder een otter, vos, en hert. Als das at hij levende wormen en sliep in een burcht. Group
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2016T.A.C. Eindhoven Zelf georganiseerde werkperiode voor en door kunstenaars Group
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2016
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2016Belrose Highlights SEA foundation Tilburg Groepstentoonstelling over suburb van Sydney Group
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2016Atlas Initiatief Breda Groepstentoonstelling na het maken van Onbestemde Reis (origineel van Koen Deprez) Group
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2015In het midden T.A.C. Eindhoven Zelf georganiseerde werkperiode voor en door kunstenaars Group
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2014Auguste & Gustave St. Josephkerk Amsterdam Anti-kraak kerk waar we na een week werken een tentoonstelling hebben opgebouwd Group
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2013Apotheosis Roodkapje Rotterdam Expositie over helden en hoe die in ons tijdperk worden vertegenwoordigd Group
Projects
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International exchanges/Residencies
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2018Laumulistasamsteypan Hrisey, Iceland Laumulistasamsteypan (The Sneaky Art Association) is a twofold phenomena, a summer camp for restless artists and an artist collective. The summer camp takes place annually in Hrísey, a remote island in Iceland, where a group of artists gather for a collaborative residency program. The artist collective, The Laumi Hat, comprises all the artists that have taken part in the summer camp and currently includes over 40 international artists. The Laumi Hat functions as a platform for its members to embark on new quests and collaborations in different contexts. Laumulistasamsteypan is founded and run by Ásgerður Birna Björnsdóttir (artist), Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir (artist and curator) and Arna María Kristjánsdóttir (artist and prop maker) and has been operating since 2014. www.laumulistasamsteypan.com/
Commissions
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2024
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2016Zeeuws Museum Middelburg/Nederland, Netherlands openbare ruimte commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sjuul_Joosen_-_The_Unveiling_-_2016_-_in_front_of_Zeeuws_Museum.jpg finished
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2014Can You Hold the Future Grass Valley Breda/Nederland Kunstopdracht www.sjuuljoosen.nl/canyouholdthefuture finished
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2013Award Young Talent Toonbeeld Tilburg, Netherlands Award Young Talent finished
Sales/Works in collections
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2015privécollectie onbekent sculptuur
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2014privécollectie Netersel/Nederland videowerk
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2013privécollectie Rotterdam/Nederland sculptuur
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2013privécollectie Den Bosch sculptuur
Publications
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2023Behind the Scenes of SOLO Sjuul Joosen Sjuul Joosen Den Haag, Netherlands A book about the making process of the film SOLO.
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2016
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2015In het midden Annemarie Slobbe, Jonathan Gaarthuis/Rotterdam publicatie groeps-expositie
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2013Afstudeerexpositie catalogus Book Ric Engbersen/Breda catalogus groepstentoonstelling
reviews
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2018Stroom Invest interviews / artist Sjuul Joosen Blog/Vlog Frits Dijks Den Haag, Netherlands jegensentevens.nl/2019/06/stroom-invest-interviews-artist-sjuul-joosen/
Awards and grants
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2018Pro Invest Den Haag, Netherlands The PRO Invest grant is intended to help artists at the very start of their career to develop further in The Hague and to contribute to the city's local art scene.
Secondary art-related activities
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2020 - 2020videoclip voor de witte kunst
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2016 - --guide and gard voor museum Voorlinden
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2013 - 2016productie assistent museum MOTI