Three meetings will be organised on the occasion of a film made about Plan van Gool called ‘Het Hoogt en Het Laagt'(The High and the Low) by artist Kristina Benjocki and
filmmaker Stijn Verhoeff, both fellow residents of Plan van Gool in Amsterdam North. They made a short film about their neighborhood based on conversations with neighbors. Included are detailed film footage of daily activities and work in the neighborhood.
On Saturday, July 27, 2024, the film “Het Hoogt en Het Laagt” will be shown several times and there will be an opportunity to discover Plan van Gool for yourself.
It is freely accessible and free walk-in, come by between 12:00 and 15:00 at Bovenover 241 in Plan van Gool, Amsterdam North.
We would love to meet you!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Kristina Benjocki was born in 1984 in Zrenjanin, the former Yugoslavia. She has exhibited her work at various institutions and platforms worldwide, including Rijswijk Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade, Serbia; Museum of Contemporary Art in Eupen, Belgium; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, Croatia; Izolyatsia in Kyiv, Ukraine; the American University in Beirut, Lebanon.
Benjocki’s oeuvre is strongly influenced by archaeological practices and reflects on archaeology itself. Her work makes us aware of how narratives are constructed and how these constructions influence our perception of the world. She examines the conditions under which fragments of time are collected, recorded, documented, represented, shared, omitted, repressed or overlooked, and the implications this has for knowledge and the formation of identity and community. Central to her work is the archive, which she sees as an instrument for writing new histories.
Stijn Verhoeff is a filmmaker and writer. In addition to his own projects, he often collaborates with other artists, writers and musicians. Since 2022, he has been a board member of Fossil Free Culture NL and an advisor to the Student Council of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Sandberg Institute. Stijn Verhoeff was born in Amsterdam in 1981.
Het Hoogt en het Laagt (The High and the Low) is the second collaboration between Benjocki and Verhoeff after the film While the Pile of Rubble Grows Towards the Sky, which came out last year.
“We wanted to focus on the neighborhood and work within it rather than from within our own home. The interviews, observations and collaboration with the community are at the heart of how the film was created.”
Find out more about Welcome Stranger and previous artworks and projects here.
More information about the current program and locations that come with it visit welcomestranger.nl. And also keep an eye on instagram:@_welcomestranger_
