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Esther van der Heijden

I am a multi-media artist, visual researcher and educator.  

My practice entails filmmaking, artistic research, costume design, ceramic experimentation, and writing.
In my work I aim to combine my investigative and critical attitude with playfulness and experimentation.

I am fascinated by oceanic ecosystems, oceanic evolution and storytelling in relation to the oceanic/aquatic. I am interested in the role of critical oceanic fiction, weird fiction and folktales which aim to unpack and research current climatic and political crises at sea. 

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Esther van der Heijden


I am a multi-media artist, visual researcher, filmmaker and educator.  

My practice entails artistic research, costume design, ceramic experimentation, and writing. In my work I aim to combine my investigative and critical attitude with playfulness and experimentation.

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A Flood Wipes Out, 2021

A Flood Wipes Out, 2021
1 channel, 7 minutes
- video essay / digital collage

This video essay explores different visual representations and their roles. Narratives on climate change and disasters concerning water are constructed visually on different levels. Models and maps give us an understanding of analysis and prediction. Documentaries construct a historical or personal observation. And cartoons bring a strong visual narrative on the level of experience. What is included and what is left out in these methods of visualizing, and therefore perceiving?