About me
I did camera and editing for:
(see also https://sutomesen.nl/other/203-camera-editing)
2012 The Legacy, short videos, commissioned by NAi Rotterdam
2012 Video Re-set: Petra Blaisse at Architecture Biennial Venice, commissioned by NAi Rotterdam
2011-2012 Ideals, 72 videos for dance performance, commissioned by Danstheater AYA and Bekijk t
2011 Video Erwin Olaf: Leidens Ontzet, The Making Of, commissioned by Museum De Lakenhal Leiden
2009-2013 City One Minutes in Amman, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Medellin, Rio de Janeiro, assigned by The One Minutes Foundation in Amsterdam
2008-2010 video workshops in London, Paris, Lisbon for Manifesta in London
2006-now video workshops in ao Skopje, Sarajevo, Beirut, Amman and Kampala, assigned by The One Minutes, European Cultural Foundation and Unicef
2007 Documentray Ode to the OBA, assigned by OBA Amsterdam
2005-2007 Documentation of the building of the new public library, the OBA, at the Oosterdokseiland in Amsterdam
2005 Documentation Flower Piece #1, a performance by Lars Eijssen at the SMCS11 Amsterdam
2002-2005 Interviews with Constant, Jan Dibbets and Adam Colton, Institute for Cultural Heritage Netherlands Amsterdam / Foundation for the Conservation of Modern Art Tilburg
2004-2005 Documentation Visual Sensations and Sonic Acts Paradiso, Production House Paradiso-Melkweg Amsterdam
2004 Documentation Drifter TV, IMPAKT festival Utrecht, DVD Drifter TV by Submarine
2004 Documentation World Wide Video Festival Amsterdam
2004 JUWEEL, Sandberg Institute Amsterdam, Applied Arts department, screenings in Munich, Tokyo and China, DVD JUWEEL
2004 DVDs POP Utrecht exhibition, Centraal Museum Utrecht, in the collection of the museum
2003-2004 Documentation The One Minutes, Sandberg Institute in Paradiso Amsterdam
2003 Documentation theatre show STUK by Sanne Wallis de Vries in Stadsschouwburg Groningen, DVD, produced by MEERtv
2002 Documentation and commercial of the theater show Poldergasten by DOX
2002 Documentation Debates and Credits, Next 5 minutes, Net.congestion, De Balie Amsterdam
before 2002: Documentation NIMk / Montevideo Amsterdam /// BNN Hilversum /// Studio Drupsteen Huizen /// Interview with Peter Greenaway, Caramba Films Mainz /// Documentation Turkey festival, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht /// Documentation 3D Super, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg Utrecht /// Documentation Circus maximus, Lazy Marie Utrecht /// Documentation Planet Rock, Eindhoven
(see also https://sutomesen.nl/other/203-camera-editing)
2012 The Legacy, short videos, commissioned by NAi Rotterdam
2012 Video Re-set: Petra Blaisse at Architecture Biennial Venice, commissioned by NAi Rotterdam
2011-2012 Ideals, 72 videos for dance performance, commissioned by Danstheater AYA and Bekijk t
2011 Video Erwin Olaf: Leidens Ontzet, The Making Of, commissioned by Museum De Lakenhal Leiden
2009-2013 City One Minutes in Amman, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Medellin, Rio de Janeiro, assigned by The One Minutes Foundation in Amsterdam
2008-2010 video workshops in London, Paris, Lisbon for Manifesta in London
2006-now video workshops in ao Skopje, Sarajevo, Beirut, Amman and Kampala, assigned by The One Minutes, European Cultural Foundation and Unicef
2007 Documentray Ode to the OBA, assigned by OBA Amsterdam
2005-2007 Documentation of the building of the new public library, the OBA, at the Oosterdokseiland in Amsterdam
2005 Documentation Flower Piece #1, a performance by Lars Eijssen at the SMCS11 Amsterdam
2002-2005 Interviews with Constant, Jan Dibbets and Adam Colton, Institute for Cultural Heritage Netherlands Amsterdam / Foundation for the Conservation of Modern Art Tilburg
2004-2005 Documentation Visual Sensations and Sonic Acts Paradiso, Production House Paradiso-Melkweg Amsterdam
2004 Documentation Drifter TV, IMPAKT festival Utrecht, DVD Drifter TV by Submarine
2004 Documentation World Wide Video Festival Amsterdam
2004 JUWEEL, Sandberg Institute Amsterdam, Applied Arts department, screenings in Munich, Tokyo and China, DVD JUWEEL
2004 DVDs POP Utrecht exhibition, Centraal Museum Utrecht, in the collection of the museum
2003-2004 Documentation The One Minutes, Sandberg Institute in Paradiso Amsterdam
2003 Documentation theatre show STUK by Sanne Wallis de Vries in Stadsschouwburg Groningen, DVD, produced by MEERtv
2002 Documentation and commercial of the theater show Poldergasten by DOX
2002 Documentation Debates and Credits, Next 5 minutes, Net.congestion, De Balie Amsterdam
before 2002: Documentation NIMk / Montevideo Amsterdam /// BNN Hilversum /// Studio Drupsteen Huizen /// Interview with Peter Greenaway, Caramba Films Mainz /// Documentation Turkey festival, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht /// Documentation 3D Super, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg Utrecht /// Documentation Circus maximus, Lazy Marie Utrecht /// Documentation Planet Rock, Eindhoven
trackrecord
Filmography (selection)
- Muli-channel video installations: Street Vendors: Medellín, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta (4 channel), Solar Citizens (6 channel, commissioned by Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam), Living Building (3 channel, icw CBK Zuidoost Amsterdam)
- Shorts: Escaleras electricas, Bumbung, Break, Dwelling, HELM, My President, Steel Wool, Remember, Mercedes Benz, Stroom, I can't complain, Elevated subway, Scraping, Parade, Godot in Cuba, Underground, Het Pad, Police, Oscarland, VLAG, Parallel, Balls and Girls, Video, Feed the Art
- Documentary film: AWAY
- Various videos in collection of CASZuidas Amsterdam, Filmbank Amsterdam, FAMU Prague
awards
Grants
2024 Fund for East, project space 30m3
2024 Mondriaan Fund, Development Voucher
2024 Niemeyer Fund Foundation, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2024 Municipality of Amsterdam, South East District, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2024 Amarte Fund, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2023 Cultural Fund, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2023 Dutch Embassy Albania, Travel and Accommodation Expenses Solo Street Vendors in Tirana
2022 Mondriaan Fund, Presentation International for solo Street Vendors in Johannesburg
2020 Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Development budget for audio project Parade
2019 Mondriaan Fund, International Presentation for participation in group exhibition in Biella
2019 Mondriaan Fund, Presentation International for solo Street Vendors in Medellín
2018 Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, PR production of project Micro Enterprise
2018 Stokroos Foundation, presentation and exhibition Street Vendors
2017 Tijl Fund / Prince Bernard Culture Fund, presentation and exhibition Street Vendors
2017-2022 Mondriaan Fund, Work Contribution Proven Talent
2012-2013 Mondriaan Fund, residence El Puente_Lab, Medellin, CO
2011 Dutch Film Fund (Netherlands Film Fund), grant for research film project Jalan2
2010 The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB), travel grant research trip
2010 National Arts Council South Africa (NAC), residence The Bag Factory, Johannesburg, SA
2009 Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK), funding entrance gate playground De Waag, Amsterdam
2009 Fonds BKVB, video art project City One Minutes in Port-au-Prince, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
2008-2009 Fonds BKVB, artist-in-residence Makan House, Amman, JO
2003 City of Utrecht, travel grant documentary AWAY in Kitakyushu, JP
Awards and nominations (selection)
2012 HELM, nomination for a One Minute Award, De Balie Amsterdam
2011 Joburg Art Fair, nomination One Minute Award, EYE Film Institute Amsterdam
2011 Dwelling, honorable mention by Atom Egoyan, Toronto Urban Film Festival, CA
2011 My President + Steel Wool, nomination Belgian Open, Cinema Sphinx Ghent, BE
2009 Scraping, nomination for a One Minute Award, Cinema Sphinx Ghent, BE
2008 Police + Scraping, nominated for a One Minute Award, Paradiso Amsterdam
2008 Crossing, Award of Excellence, World One Minutes Beijing, CN
2004 Nomination documentary assignment of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and NPS
2024 Fund for East, project space 30m3
2024 Mondriaan Fund, Development Voucher
2024 Niemeyer Fund Foundation, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2024 Municipality of Amsterdam, South East District, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2024 Amarte Fund, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2023 Cultural Fund, performance and exhibition Bijlmersymfonie
2023 Dutch Embassy Albania, Travel and Accommodation Expenses Solo Street Vendors in Tirana
2022 Mondriaan Fund, Presentation International for solo Street Vendors in Johannesburg
2020 Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Development budget for audio project Parade
2019 Mondriaan Fund, International Presentation for participation in group exhibition in Biella
2019 Mondriaan Fund, Presentation International for solo Street Vendors in Medellín
2018 Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, PR production of project Micro Enterprise
2018 Stokroos Foundation, presentation and exhibition Street Vendors
2017 Tijl Fund / Prince Bernard Culture Fund, presentation and exhibition Street Vendors
2017-2022 Mondriaan Fund, Work Contribution Proven Talent
2012-2013 Mondriaan Fund, residence El Puente_Lab, Medellin, CO
2011 Dutch Film Fund (Netherlands Film Fund), grant for research film project Jalan2
2010 The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB), travel grant research trip
2010 National Arts Council South Africa (NAC), residence The Bag Factory, Johannesburg, SA
2009 Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK), funding entrance gate playground De Waag, Amsterdam
2009 Fonds BKVB, video art project City One Minutes in Port-au-Prince, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
2008-2009 Fonds BKVB, artist-in-residence Makan House, Amman, JO
2003 City of Utrecht, travel grant documentary AWAY in Kitakyushu, JP
Awards and nominations (selection)
2012 HELM, nomination for a One Minute Award, De Balie Amsterdam
2011 Joburg Art Fair, nomination One Minute Award, EYE Film Institute Amsterdam
2011 Dwelling, honorable mention by Atom Egoyan, Toronto Urban Film Festival, CA
2011 My President + Steel Wool, nomination Belgian Open, Cinema Sphinx Ghent, BE
2009 Scraping, nomination for a One Minute Award, Cinema Sphinx Ghent, BE
2008 Police + Scraping, nominated for a One Minute Award, Paradiso Amsterdam
2008 Crossing, Award of Excellence, World One Minutes Beijing, CN
2004 Nomination documentary assignment of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and NPS
equipment
Canon videocamera XF100 (HD) and Canon HF G70 (4K)
Apple met FCP7 / Apple met Davinci
Canon fotocamera EOS 550D
Apple met FCP7 / Apple met Davinci
Canon fotocamera EOS 550D
software knowledge
FCP, Davinci
Website
Artist, director, research, producer, camera, editing
Amsterdam artist Su Tomesen focuses on the inexhaustible potential of everyday materials, ingenuity in public space and informal economies outside the over-regulated Western world. Her work consists of videos, installations, interventions and photographs, the development of which was supported by Mo...