Joost Rekveld
Joost Rekveld (1970) has been making abstract films and light installations since early 1990s, originally starting out on the basis of the idea of visual music for the eye. His installations developed from the tools he developed to make his films, often inspired by the less frequented byways in the history of science and technology. His interest in the spatial aspects of light triggered a shift away from the screen, towards more architectural and theatrical work. At the moment he is increasingly implicated in activities that resemble cybernetics, artificial life and robotic architecture.
His films have been shown worldwide at a broad range of festivals and venues for experimental, animated or otherwise short films. He has collaborated on many theatre projects and as a curator he has put together numerous programmes on the history of abstract animation and light art. Since 2008 he is the head of the ArtScience Interfaculty of the Royal Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
