ORANGE
Video with sound, 2025, 24'05 min
With original music by De Schuurman
Shot amid the crowd in Amsterdam using a 360 degree camera, “Orange” presents a haptic glimpse into the Dutch monarchic celebration of the King’s Day. To an alien observer, the only visible common denominator of the event’s “imagined community” might appear to be the orange clothing, as social characteristics, such as class, are less legible. The film avoids forming a clear interpretation of the celebration: the crowd and its behaviour is disturbingly homogenous and the festivity shown both in its banality and magnetism. A specially composed, looping score by the Dutch producer - a pioneer of Afro-diasporic bubbling scene, De Schuurman, adds to the joyful claustrophobia of the work - while concealing the identities of party-goers through the AI post-production speaks to the technological shift in human perception.
The work was commissioned by 1646, The Hauge as part of the solo exhibition Travels in Scale.