Mees Bergshoeff
Fluxus media maker, curater and critic.
Has a Research masters in Moving Image, Central Saint Martins, London. And a bachelor in Audiovisual media, The University of the Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Graduated both Summa Cum Laude with Honors. And is active on filmsets and in writing processes.
Based in Amsterdam.
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An installation that look like it's just made for us to meet
An exploration to find reality in something that is captured in a digital archive. A search for the self, in the post- digital world. In a relatable and specific melanchiloic lens to be recognisable by the soft souls. Metalogical view from a 25 year old exploring the meaning of her existnece. An artistic experimentation with form and vision, as she is part of the system, of many systems. Talking about themes like the blackbox of our thoughts. Told to you by a determined and yet escaping explorative voice. Based on research by Susan Sontag, Peggy Phelan, Walter Benjamin and Stuart Hall, envioned as a diary like essay film, using low art in a high sense of medium.
A funny and scattered ecploration of life, in a melancholic way. Trying to capture and translate life into a Moving film.
"I long for life to be a scan, a map of connections that you could retrace. As I grabbed my camera and tried to record this moment."
Lenght: 14.16 min. 2023.
"I long for life to be a scan, a map of connections that you could retrace. As I grabbed my camera and tried to record this moment."
Lenght: 14.16 min. 2023.
Graduation movie at Master of research in Moving Image @ Central Saint Martins, London.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? I almost lost my butt crack
On the day, 10th of April, we get a glimpse of seven people who are stuck in their mind bubbles, and try to break out of them. This absurd five-chapter film lets you reflect on our 21st century contemporary living in a surprisingly philosophical way. It’s an eclectic film that plays with the mix of high and low art.
lenght: 28.09 min.
Graduation movie at The University of the Arts Utrecht. 2021.
- Audience Award Best International Short Film @ 22 International Film Schools Festival - Uruguay
- First Prize Best Fiction Film – Professional Jury @ 22 International Film Schools Festival - Uruguay
- Best Scenario – Professional Jury @ Vers Film Festival 2022, the Netherlands
Where Am I?
A sensible translation of the feeling of being lost. Made intuitively together with Zora Prins residenting two months in Iceland. 2020.
lenght: Teaser 01.47 min.
full 08.09 min.
full 08.09 min.
Three screen experimental movie about that feeling of being lonely in a crowd.
- LOST. (2019) Exhibited at the gallery ArtRoomMina in Amsterdam
Mees
Got the assingment to make a documentary about ourself. An insight of a week of a teeny twenty something. 2019.
lenght: 07.41 min.
King money and queen living
A documentary on the anti-capitalistic philosophies of Karin Verberne.
Made together with Manna Duk. 2019.
lenght: 06.35 min.
Connections
An essay research of the connection love. 2019.
D.O.P. Oliver Helmstadt
lenght: 03.40 min.
Fresku - Altijd alleen
Dysphoric reality in a Videoclip Fresku - Altijd alleen.
D.O.P. Boris Bergshoeff
lenght: 05.29 min. 2018.