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Remko photo print (2008)

Jan de Bruin ( Delft, 1977) graduated in 2002 from the film department at the Dutch art-school St. Joost in Breda. After his graduation he devoted himself to making personal short documentary videos. In 2003 through 2005 with the support of the Dutch Foundation for Visual Arts he committed himself to the “In America” project. Via this documentary project the artist tried to find a truth behind the (cinematographic) clichés of the USA. These clichés established themselves in his youth via media culture that did not have their origin in Europe. The short video Calling 911 (6:21min.) made in 2004 is one of the results of the above-described project. Shot in Los Angeles in November of 2003 it tells the story of a rescue operation of eventual mythical proportions. An example of the idea that ‘ reality ‘ does not exist but is a constant continuation of narrative. Nowadays de Bruin travels mostly around Europe with camera to film the unseen theatre of reality. To point out the unavoidable narrative.

His latest works Waiting for Felipe (7 min.) was shot in 2005 in Milan, No Fire (7 min.) in 2006 in Hamburg and Brussels 04-08-07 00:13 am (5 min.) in 2007 in Brussels.
The newest film Silent Retreat (4.min) 2008 will be shown at the Dutch Film Festival at the end of September 2009 in Utrecht. This is he's first production made in his home town Rotterdam.

Via these short films de Bruin creates a psychological mirror on everyday life. He records people in urban situations, engaged in interaction with each other. Hereby exploring the boundaries between film and art, as well as reality and fiction but since these are clichés; making foremost an effort to show us ourselves. This may be even a revolt against post-modernism.

The works are shown at many national and international film festivals as well via more traditional art spaces.

Recently de Bruin has also started to make documentary photographs again.
Making images with a very low res. camera of people at nighttime clubs and bars.

Jan De Bruin

1977 born in Delft, Netherlands

Lives and works in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Education

Art Academy St.Joost in Breda, The Netherlands.

Grants

2003: Start-Stipendium by Dutch Foundation for the Visual Arts.
2004: Travel-grant by Gerard Hordijk Fund for 'In America' project.
2005: Start-Stipendium by Dutch Foundation for the Visual Arts.
2007: Basis-Stipendium by Dutch Foundation for the Visual Atrs.

Solo Exhibitions

CBK Rotterdam “rechts achter” solo show from 07-01-08 till 03-02-08.
Gallery Onno van Toor 05-09-08 till 5-10-08 Rotterdam
Television.
Calling 911 : 22-05-05 VPRO national Dutch network.
Calling 911 : 22-10-06 TV Een and Canvas national Belgium network.
Calling 911 : 04-02-07 NPS national Dutch network.
No Fire : 05-06-07 Ketel TV local network Rotterdam
Brussels : 22-04-08 Ketel TV local network Rotterdam

Coming up:
Balie Amsterdam, January 2010.

Group Exhibitions

11th Biennial of Moving Images, Geneva, Switserland; 11 - 19 nov. 2005
Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (USA) 12. Okt. 05,
GEM Den Haag “Met Stip” 8-04-06 till 25-06-06 groupexpo of 20 artists supported by the Dutch Art Foundation.
All-rise Gallery, Chicago. group show May 5th thru June 3rd 2006.
CBK Groningen video presentation 29-03-08.
INFO EXPO groupshow 18-04-08 till 20-04-08 Chicago
Todays Art 26 and 27 Sept. 2008 Den Haag.
Photo Miami Art fair 2 – 6 Dec. 2008
Foto Festival Naarden, May-June 2009

Coming up:
Dutch Film Festival Utrecht, September 2009

Projects

Film Typographic matchmaking in the City
www.khtt.net

Links

http://www.youtube.com/user/power77
http://nimk.nl/
http://www.eyefilm.nl/

Jan De Bruin

Burg.hoffmanplein 41c
3071 XC Rotterdam
The Netherlands

0031 6 24604652
jan.calling911@gmail.com
www.youtube.com/user/power77