In spite of its apparent simplicity, Groeien (Grow) is a thought-provoking reflection on the theme of genetics and the effects that human intervention can have on the natural world. The natural growing movement of the plants are progressively accentuated until they become highly unnatural. Eventually they transform into ”living”, moving paper organisms, as though heralding a genetic alteration of these same plants.

Grow

A variety of people spend one hour alone in a room.  In here, they only find a simple task which they can fulfill in their own way.  The participants can't bring bags, mobile phones or other items into the room.  A film by Yuri Keukens, Johan Rijpma & Tom Schrooten.

Invullen (Fill In)

A piece of paper is divided by hand into an even number of pieces and then reassembled. A photograph of this finished composition is then printed and divided again. This makes the impossible possible, tearing the now included empty spaces that make up the tears in the paper. This feedback division process is repeated while the number of imprecise manual divisions gradually increase. Everything is created by division.