CLOSE-UP A New Generation of Film and Video Artists in the NetherlandsEYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, NL31 January — 22 May 2016

From 31 January to 22 May 2016, Eye presented the exhibition Close-Up – A New Generation of Film and Video Artists in the Netherlands. This group exhibition featured numerous recent film and video works and spatial installations by a new generation of filmmakers and artists in the Netherlands, who are breaking down the barriers between film, video and visual art.
The participating artists were: Melanie Bonajo, Felix Burger, Helen Dowling, Zachary Formwalt, Mariska de Groot, Hamza Halloubi, Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña, Amos Mulder, Florian & Michael Quistrebert, Janis Rafa, belit sağ, Joris Strijbos & Matthijs Munnik, Lichun Tseng and David Verbeek.
Dutch film and video art has undergone significant development in recent years. A highly productive new generation of makers is breaking down the barriers between film, video and visual art. They create works for single screens, for multiple screens and for big spatial installations that incorporate moving images.