Episode 1: Introduction and concept about the art work.
Episode 2: The realisation of the art work.
Epidode 3: The end result of the art work.
The artwork Magical Dronten by artist Iris Hagel depicts the origins of the polder (water and drainage), the present of the villages Dronten, Biddinghuizen and Swifterbant (iconic buildings and monuments) and the future (the mirror). Sustainability (recycled materials) was paramount in the design and realization. The entire artwork is enlivened with characteristic symbols of the Municipality of Dronten (yellow tulips, water and spaciousness).
Pictures taken by: Floor Besuijen
Pictures taken by: Hennie Joesten
In the art work I’m using diffrent types of
recycled materials this one is made from
100% post-consumer plastic used packaging.
This art work was in cooperation with:
Xl de Ateliers, Amstel- Delta, Pyrasied,
De Mannen van Staal, Efesto, BOB belichting.
My research has been published in an INC Longform publication
You can read the full article here:
https://networkcultures.org/longform/2021/11/23/overexposed-instagram-stories-technological-sadness-overconsumption-in-social-photos-and-memory-loss/
The installation was my graduation project from the master Industrial design at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague.
I researched the effects of ‘Technological sadness’ in my surroundings. Technological Sadness is a new emotion that appeared when we started using social technologies to communicate, which describes the negative effects of smartphones and what effect social media has on our everyday emotions. I focused mainly on the Instagram platform, and my research uncovered how dependent we have become on it and the negative effects we are experiencing through oversharing our lives on social media platforms. I wanted to create work that would show the dangers of the online lives we are living. Through experiments and interviews, I discovered that capturing moments with our mobile devices is very important to us, as most digital natives are using them to create memories and share our experiences with others. We are starting to use our phones as digital diaries, by for example using the function stories that tempts users to post 24/7. During my research, I found out about ‘The photo impairment effect’, that describes how the more photos and videos we take with our smartphones the less we remember. The problem is that our phone is becoming our external memory and we are offloading our own memories onto the device. This news was so thought-provoking that I thought it was a story that needed to be told. The obsession of capturing everything around us pulls us out of the experience and we are forgetting to live in the now, we are trying to hold on to moments that are lost. I started to address this theory by creating an interactive installation, a unique photo booth. In this booth, the visitor is confronted with moments that are lost through our extreme use of smartphone photography. My goal is to demonstrate the urgency of this phenomenon. The amount of photos people are taking every day is getting out of hand. We are overexposing our lives, and as a result, losing the impact of memories. In the installation an interactive photo is taken with a smartphone and afterwards, the story of ‘The photo impairment effect' is told. When the visitor leaves they receive a printed photo, but once they get home it would slowly disappear. Soit becomes an experience with a memory not to be forgotten.
The colourscape room 2022
We are honoured to be able to design the backstage space for the Princess Maxima Center Children’s cancer hospital in Utrecht, The Netherlands. This magical room will open its doors for the hospital ‘s young patients at the end of 2022.
What was first a storage space (see slides) is now a rainbow room full of vibrant colours. The space is divided into different colour themed areas. It is a space where children can completely forget where they are as we removed anything associated with an institutional look. The space really comes to life when the children enter it, as themes and colours flow throughout the space
Each surface has a function. Blue is a photoshoot space where they can create a set and have their picture taken. Yellow is the dressing room with fun clothes and costumes. Purple is, where they can apply make-up and get ready to head to the theater next door.This has been a very special assignment for us. We hope that the children enjoy the room we have created and will forget their illnesses for a brief time.
Objects that are mounted on the wall are collected from thrift shops and the light in the room is covered with recycled Plexiglas from Pyrasied acknowledging sustainable design.
This room was designed by iris hagel and Floor Besuijen.
Pictures taken by Floor Besuijen
What was first a storage space (see slides) is now a rainbow room full of vibrant colours. The space is divided into different colour themed areas. It is a space where children can completely forget where they are as we removed anything associated with an institutional look. The space really comes to life when the children enter it, as themes and colours flow throughout the space
Each surface has a function. Blue is a photoshoot space where they can create a set and have their picture taken. Yellow is the dressing room with fun clothes and costumes. Purple is, where they can apply make-up and get ready to head to the theater next door.This has been a very special assignment for us. We hope that the children enjoy the room we have created and will forget their illnesses for a brief time.
Objects that are mounted on the wall are collected from thrift shops and the light in the room is covered with recycled Plexiglas from Pyrasied acknowledging sustainable design.
This room was designed by iris hagel and Floor Besuijen.
Pictures taken by Floor Besuijen
Annoying Patterns
2018
LAUNCH 2018, @AKV St Joost YA PRESENT 2018, @DDW
JONGWILD 2019, @Galerie Drift. MILAAN DESIGN WEEK 2018
Breda @Venturafuture/BASE milano
. GRADUATION FESTIVAL, 2021,
Royal Acedemy of Arts, The Hague