My work

Immersive installation "Lof der Zotty"

"Lof der Zotty or the place where you would rather be", an immersive installation in the Mesdag Hall Pulchri Studio, The Hague. Made in collaboration with Peter ten Wolde (as Harkes/ten Wolde)

Imagination: The viewer is surrounded by videos, sculptures, light images, design and ... happiness. This landscape challenges the visitor to take a rational step away from everyday life and throw themselves in their dreams and desires.

Technique: the size of the hall is 26 x 12 meter, 4 screen video projections, laser animations, animatronics, architectural objects, surround sound, theater lighting, a wish circle (diameter 300 cm) and a landscape with forest and drifting boats.

Immersive installation"Illuminada, The color of Scheveningen"

"Illuminada, de Kleur van (the color of) Scheveningen", an immersive installation on beach, Boulevard, Kurhaus and upperdeck of the Pier in Scheveningen (as Harkes/Ten Wolde)

Imagination: On the upper deck of the Pier in Scheveningen, the beach and the Boulevard between the Pier and Kurhaus roll a waves of light. This waves slides along the 43 columns of the Kurhaus up to the golden dome. In this huge wave of light videoprojections and animations float around. These images bring stories from the village and the sea tot the Boulevard. The images float around the visitors until they are washed away by the next wave of light coming from the sea.. Following the light wave on the beach and the Boulevard the public is surrounded by story fragments, swimmers and surprising events

Technique: Installation area 300 x 300 meters. 8 steel lighthouses spread laser and video projection, computer-controlled moving light and sound. 200 banners on the top deck of the pier with City Colors. 40,000 visitors

Immersive installation "De Jas van Rotterdam", for Rotterdam Cultural Capital of Europe

Making off 'De Jas van Rotterdam', immersive installation near the river Meuse, commissioned by R2001 (Rotterdam Cultural Capital of Europe). 23 june to 5 august 2001. In a large theatrical location made bij a containerwall (90x10x17 meters) and an artificial lake with a falling waterscreen, Rotterdam awakens. The Rotterdam based dynamics: hard work, no nonsense, modern architecture, always looking in construction pits, the harbor and the travellers. (HTW)

Making off Illuminada 'Hear, See,Sea. An Immersive installation at the 2nd inner harbor in Scheveningen. Music composed by the musicians of 'Paleis van Boem'. The music was based on the sounds of Scheveningen. The installation commented on the political discussion about the future of the labour: fishermen or tourists.

Making off 'Het Hofvijversprookje, a multimediaproject for 750th anniversary of the city of The Hague. 80.000 visitors around the Hofvijver at night.

De klompenoorlog / battle of the wooden shoes. Refers to the the Dutch ans their seabattles in the golden age.