anima

source: vimeo

ANIMA is a series that explores the nature of living things. The installation investigates how we emotionally relate to a digital being. In order to better understand this relationship we created ANIMA: a spherical digital entity that communicates with us by interpreting our body movements and sounds. A generative being that comes to life through interaction. We are reaching a point where software and hardware are no longer separate things. Information and matter are merging into one. That probes the question if we are now more likely to communicate with a being that is inherently different from ourselves. Like with any being, we establish a relationship with it, conscious or subconscious, intended or unintentional. In its generative audiovisual behaviour it portrays its character, and creates the illusion of being sensory.
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source: frouketenvelden

Frouke ten Velden, Visual Artist and VJ/Sculptor based in Amsterdam. After she graduated from the Amsterdam School of the Arts in 2009, she became part of the DJ collective Onderstroom where she started her career as a VJ. She has always had a profound interest in the vague terrain and stirring area between the arts and other scenes and disciplines. As a VJ she prefers to work from a fixed space from where she can compose her concept, based on the existing (architectural) design of the location. She is particularly interested in the spatial qualities of light and projection and herein works to expand on her visual library in a sculptural manner. As VJ F she became known in the Amsterdam nightlife and club scene. Besides her work amongst various organizations from the Amsterdam house and techno scene, she engages with live music and stage design. She enjoys working alongside art events and festivals and has been working with various organizations, like the van Gogh museum, Eye Film institute, TodaysArt festival, Playgrounds Festival and the Polish Videozone festival. Using the club and dance scene as her core artistic ecosystem and playground, she is eager to explore on her work in different contexts, like public space and art institutions, performance art, dance and theatre and has taken up the role as art director for various projects.

Besides her active role as a maker and performer, she also worked as directors’ PA and production of events and exhibitions at the Dutch Media Art institute (NIMk | Montevideo) and is now part of the Rijksmuseum’s Media-Lab team where she will develop, initiate and work on projects, and lead workshops at Rijksmuseum’s Medialab. Thereby she is currently participating in the Artistic Research Master program at the University of Amsterdam where she will continue to develop herself as a visual artist and VJ.

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Seen with Rijksmuseum Medialab, Eye Film institute, Van Gogh museum, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, The Anne Frank house Amsterdam, VICE, The Creators Project, TodaysArt festival, Fiber festival, Sonic Acts-Blogger, Videozone-Poland, Kantor, NIMk | Monte Video, W139, Bradfolff Projects, Artistic Research UvA, Embrace recordings, In deep’n dance records, VeeJays.com, Vision Impossible, Sense Studios, Entree, Morgen.am, Overdose, Hyves, Rituals, Margriet, Smirnoff, Upstream Advertising, Onderstroom, Electronation, My Baby

Seen at Loveland, Dancevalley, Valtifest, Vrij festival, Magneet festival, ADE-Amsterdam Dance Event, Boothstock, Eurosonic Noorderslag, Harmony of Hardcore, Zigo Dome, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum, Eye Film Institute, Videozone festival, TodaysArt festival, Kantor art & technology festival, Playgrounds festival, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Canvas op de 7e, Het Volkshotel, Trouw, Paradiso, De Melkweg, Sugar Factory, Studio 80, WesterUnie, Air Amsterdam, Patronaat, Pand 14, Radion, W139, OT301, Korsakoff, Fringe theatre festival Amsterdam, Dansmakers Amsterdam, Nederlands Film Festival, TEDx