Creative Court is an organisation that develops art projects and reflects on peace and justice. Creative Court is based in The Hague, the Netherlands. It was founded in November 2013.
And Now I Am Here
Project description
In 2015 two journalists, Els Duran and Evelien Vehof, conducted interviews regarding statelessness in Europe in which they came across complicated regulations, coping mechanisms and pragmatism. Creative Court developed the video installation And Now I Am Here based upon these findings. This video installation questions feelings of displacement from various angles through the use of interview, excerpts and quotes from literature and philosophy which are merged with the images of video artist Farah Rahman, whose work revolves around migration.
This video installation was created as part of the framework of the Europe by People arts and design programme which took place during the Dutch presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2016.
Artists and experts involved
Video artist: Farah Rahman
Research and interviews: Giselle Vegter, Els Duran, Evelien Vehof
Interpretation and translations: Carlijn Teeven, Myrte Sara Huyts, Morgan Mekertichian Production: Anja Janssen Artistic and business management: Creative Court
Exhibitions
, Nijmegen
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
Compagnietheater, Amsterdam
The Wall, Amsterdam
Recognition
Articles
Compagnietheatre (Dutch) Europe by People (English) Montesquieu Instituut (English) Nederlands Kamerkoor (Dutch) Nederlands Kamerkoor (English) Radio Kunst en Cultuur op Vrijdag on AmsterdamFM (Dutch)
Post-Conflict Mind Check
Project description
Post-Conflict Mind Check (working title The Ghost of Tito) is a tongue-in-cheek prototype card game created by Creative Court and MediaLAB about culture, history, conflict, and stereotypes in the six countries that once made up the former Yugoslavia. The game aims to engage players with socially taboo topics and unconventional content. It was developed in 2015 to be used for personal reflection and critical thinking about post-war legacy in the former Yugoslavia.
Artists and experts involved
Commissioner: Creative Court
Project mentor: Tamara Pinos
Students: Jon Jonoski (MA media studies), Jennifer Lamphere (MA history) and Liliana Zambrano (BA industrial design)
Presentations
MediaLAB, Amsterdam
Recognition
Blog
Post-Conflict Mind Check, MediaLAB (English)
Rooms of Humanity
Project description
With De Balie, a centre for freedom of speech, art, politics, culture, cinema and media in Amsterdam, Creative Court produced Rooms of Humanity, a reflective programme, around (in)humanity in times of war and genocide. It debuted in The Netherlands at De Balie in Amsterdam on Saturday, 19 September 2015.
The theatre installation consists of the Room of Game, the Room of Propaganda, the Room of Acts for Humanity, and the Room of Questions and Answers and includes photographic and textual visuals, an audio installation, as well as group activities and discussions. Rooms of Humanity connects to themes such as individual and collective responsibility, exclusion, war, genocide, (in)humanity, propaganda, and the dynamic between victim – perpetrator – bystander.
Artists and experts involved
Artistic directors: Ilil Land-Boss (Israel-Germany) and Giselle Vegter (the Netherlands) Scenic design: Karin Betzler Business management: Creative Court Special guest speakers: Nenad Fišer, a philosopher and former employee of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague Erna Rijsdijk, a university lecturer in military ethics at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA) Inger Schaap, a historian and the national director of Humanity in Action in the Netherlands Uğur Ümit Üngör, a sociologist, political historian, and genocide researcher at the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies Moderator: Markha Valenta, a professor of American studies at Radboud University Nijmegen
Exhibitions
Theatre installation, De Balie, Amsterdam
Recognition
Articles
What is Happening Now? (English)
Radio
Dichtbij Nederland (Dutch)