Studio Een
Experimental Films from the Lowlands
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Original format 16mm, Super8
Year 2016
Artist(s) Karel Doing, Ania Rachmat, Luk Sponselee, Joost Rekveld, Joost van Veen & Roel van der Maaden, Frank Bruinsma, Barbara Meter, Francien van Everdingen, Marc Geerards, Anet van de Elzen, Louis Benassi, Gaëlle Rouard
Booklet 36 pages (English)
Running time 114 min
Films
LICHTAJAREN by Karel Doing (1993) 7'
HAAR by Ania Rachmat (1992) 6'
VOETEN by Luk Sponselee (1992) 2'
# 2 by Joost Rekveld (1993) 12'
STEEN by Joost van Veen & Roel van der Maaden (1995) 7'
DE HAND by Frank Bruinsma (1993) 3'
HERTS by Frank Bruinsma (1996) 2'
DEPARTURE ON ARRIVAL by Barbara Meter (1996) 22'
PARKAUTOMAAT by Francien van Everdingen (1996) 4'
DON'T MOVE by Marc Geerards (1996) 7'
PERFORMANCE by Anet van de Elzen (1995) 13'
ENERGY ENERGY by Karel Doing (1999) 7'
LEADING LIGHT by John Smith (1975) 10'
PORTRAIT OF KAREL DOING by Gaëlle Rouard (1994) 2'
LOUIS BENASSI IN CONVERSATION WITH KAREL DOING by Louis Benassi (2015) 20'
Description
It was in 1990 that Karel Doing, then a student, decided to create Studio één. The history of artistic avant-gardes, as well as underground movements and counterculture, seemed to have come to an end. The rise of video, particularly its use in schools, was competing with Super 8. In opposition to these new techniques, Karel Doing and his two classmates from the Arnhem Academy of Art, Saskia Fransen and Djana Mileta, conceived a space to promote the invention of know-how and DIY (Do it Yourself), initially focusing on the use of Super 8.
In this particular context of changing times, Studio één came into being. A true workspace, Karel Doing, Djana Mileta, and Saskia Fransen developed it through a network of festivals, galleries, and other workspaces. They purchased optical printers from a professional laboratory that was closing down and learned on their own, out of necessity, how to carry out chemical processing. Studio één quickly made a name for itself and welcomed many artists who came to meet, work, and exchange ideas around the use of Super 8 and 16mm, as well as to experiment with various narrative and sound forms. Some would go on to pursue parallel careers in music, such as Joost Rekveld. After 7 years in Arnhem, Studio één moved to Rotterdam, where it enjoyed considerable success, inspiring many artists to create their own laboratories—spaces for research and practice in experimental cinema. Studio één no longer exists, but the laboratory continues its activity in Rotterdam under the name Filmwerkplaats, with its main functions being the pursuit of new film experiments and creations while promoting the films of member artists as well as invited artists.