PolakVanBekkum
| PolakVanBekkum Artist Duo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Dutch |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Contemporary art |
| 🌐 Website | www.polakvanbekkum.com |
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PolakVanBekkum is a Dutch artist duo consisting of Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum,[1] known for their work on landscape and movement[2] in digital media, using platforms like Google Earth[3] and Google Street View. The pair have been working together as a duo since 2010, and have presented at exhibitions and film festivals both in the Netherlands and abroad.
Biographies[edit]
Ivar van Bekkum[edit]
Ivar van Bekkum (Rotterdam, 1965) studied at the Academy of Journalism in Kampen (1982-1987). He has been working as a multi-disciplinary artist since 2008.[4]
Esther Polak[edit]
Esther Polak (Amsterdam, 1962) studied painting at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and mixed media at the Rijksakademie of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. She works as a multi-disciplinary artist.[5]
Career[edit]
The artist duo works with digital media: from performances with sand,[6] to digital prints, installations and films.[7] Initially the work of Esther Polak was seen as part of locative media[8], though in recent years the duo's work has come to be seen within the broader context of contemporary art. Most recently, their work has been presented at IDFA[9], EYE Film Institute Netherlands[10] and Oude Kerk[11] in the Netherlands, and abroad at Chicago Underground Film Festival, Internet of Cars[12] and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, among others.
Artworks and Films[edit]
- De Rit / The Ride (2019), installation / film.[13]
- Pendule (2019), performance.[14]
- A Collision of Sorts (2017), short film.[15]
- Gaan Om Te Zijn / Go Move Be (2018), film.[16]
- The Mailman’s Bag (2016), installation / film.[17]
- Spiral Drawing Sunrise (2008-present), performance.[18]
Awards and Nominations[edit]
- 2017 Golden Calf Nomination for A Collision of Sorts.[19]
- 2016 Special Mention 2Annas FF.[20]
- 2016 The Expanded Media Preis For Network Culture at Stuttgarter Filmwinters - Festival for Expanded Media with The Mailman’s Bag[21][circular reference]
- 2015 Nomination Academy Prize for Astronomy and Art.[22]
- Golden Nica for Interactive Art at Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria.[23]
Publications and Press (Selection)[edit]
- From Bits To Paper; edited by Filipe Pais, les presses du réel; July 2018
- The City as Performative Object: An Essay in Footsteps 2017
- PAD Public Art Dialogue; Special Issue Digital Public Art Vol 4 Number 1 Spring 2015, Routledge, Down the Rabbit Hole
- Issue 33 Summer 2009, Interview with Esther Polak
- Deep North Transmediale catalogus 2009 Traversing the route : From Mediamarket to Cameroon; Annet Dekker in conversation with Esther Polak
- Mac Luhan neu lesen, Derrick de Kerckhoven, Martina Leeker, Kerstin Smit edit. Transcript Verlag, 2008; Kunst und GPS. Esther Polaks lokative Kunst. By Arie Altena
References[edit]
- ↑ PolakVanBekkum: Biografische gegevens bij het RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis
- ↑ LIMA: PolakVanBekkum, Artist in distribution, NL
- ↑ ArteElectronico: The mailman’s Bag PolakVanBekkum
- ↑ Van Bekkum, Ivar: [1]
- ↑ Polak, Esther: [2]
- ↑ Noordhollands DagBlad: ’Groot kunstwerk kun je niet vaak laten zien’; vierde editie Big Art op Hembrugterrein
- ↑ galerie dudokdegroot: PolakVanBekkum
- ↑ 1000things.org: Esther Polak, PolakVanBekkum
- ↑ The Ride
- ↑ EYE: The Ride
- ↑ De Rit
- ↑ Internet of Cars: PolakVanBekkum
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ FilmFestival.nl|A Collision of Sorts
- ↑ FilmFestival.nl|Gaan Om Te Zijn
- ↑ ArteElectronico: The Mailman's Bag PolakVanBekkum
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ FilmFestival.nl|A Collision of Sorts
- ↑ [6]
- ↑ de:Stuttgarter Filmwinter
- ↑ Uitreiking Akademieprijs voor Astronomie en Kunst
- ↑ LIMA: Esther Polak
Further reading[edit]
- Exhibition review. PolakvanBekkum’s GPS Art: from a documentary to an artistic medium
- Esther Polak: PolakVanBekkum
- Space Inscribed, Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum at HICA – 2010
External links[edit]
- PolakVanBekkum official website Category:Dutch artists Category:Dutch contemporary artists Category:Dutch video artists Category:21st-century Dutch artists
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