2019-Zeventranen,hetvierdegestichtinVeenhuizen / Seven Tears, The Fourth Asylum in VeenhuizenLiteraryvideo,33min.(film:JaapdeRuig,textand voice-over: Mariët Meester).* All videos on this website are fragments.WriterMariëtMeester,whogrewupintheprison villageofVeenhuizen,didaperformanceatthe Veenhuizencemetery.Standingattheheadofseven diifferentgravestones,shetoldheraudiencethestory ofthepersonburiedthere.Afterfinishingatone grave,afluteplayerluredthemtoanothergraveat anotherspotofthecemetery.LIkeinafuneral processiontheaudiencefollewedher.Inthevideono persons are visible.
2020-UitgeverijCaprae/PublishingHouseCaprae,a projectbyJaapdeRuig.Including:design, photography,illustrations,productionandweb design of www.uitgeverijcaprae.nlFoundingofownpublishinghouse.Thenamerefers totheidiosyncraticandatthesametimefriendly natureofthegoat(latin:capra).Althoughtheanimal isoftenassociatedwithdeforestationand desertification,itisthegoatherd(mankind)whois responsible.Thenumberofcopiesforaneditionis thereforelimited.Eachbookisnumbered,signedby theauthorandcontainsahand-coloreddrawing.In 2020and2021Capraepublishedthreenovels,all writtenbyauthorMariëtMeester:anewnovel Pingping and two reprints of ‘classic’ ones.
2015-ThePrisonVillage,VeenhuizenInThe20thCentury- 48 min., documentary based on oral historyDutchwriterMariëtMeestergrewupinaprison village,Veenhuizen,surroundedbyhundredsofNo Trespassingsigns.Atthebeginningofthetwentieth centuryhomelessmen,theso-called'patients',were housedthereinthreeasylums.DuringWorldWarII theasylumsbecameprisons.Thedocumentary depictsaremarkableenclaveintheNetherlands. Residentsandformerresidentstoldtheauthorabout workingandlivinginthisclosedcommunity,where no-oneelsecouldenter.Theinterviewsweretakenas a starting point for the documentary.
2009-TheSource,OneDayInARomaSettlementin Romania-40min.,videoinstallation/creative documentary.HeteaisanisolatedsettlementinCentralRomania. Around350peopleliveinhandmadehuts.We experienceonecommondayinHetea.Thedaystarts outpastorallyenough:guidingcowsandhorses, buildinganewwoodenhouse,etc.Intheafternoon, suddenlythefatisinthefire.Peoplescreamand threateneachother.Littlebylittletheserene atmospherereturns,buttheaftereffectsofthequarrel are still audible.JaapdeRuigpreparedthefilmforseventeenyearsand recordeditinoneday.Hechosenottosubtitle becausethenhewouldhavegiventoomuchmeaning towords,whichdivertfromtheuniversalcharacterof the images.
2018-Eendier/eenmens-AnAnimal/AHuman Being, a manifestation consisting of:-Mini-symposiumintheaterBoomChicago, Amsterdam.-WhenTheCowsComeHome-Avideoloopofaherd ofcowswalkingtowardthecenterofAmsterdam behind the windows of five canal houses.-Sacrifice-Exhibitionofaseriesof105drawingsof tenfamiliesofpigletportraits.Thepigletsare numberedbyearnotching.Theireyesareslightly humanized to regive them their individuality..-RequiemForPigs-Editedfoundfootagevideoofpig maltreatmentwithamusicscoreofthetransformed pig sounds, 14 min., black peep box.
2010-WisdomAndHell-performancei.c.w. Romanian Roma funnelmaker David Vasile.ForJeroenBoschthefunnelisasymbolofboth wisdomanddeceit.Dantedescribeshellasan enormous funnel-shaped cavern with nine circles.JaapdeRuig'sexhibitionspaceinthesectionNoHolds BarredatArtAmsterdam2010wasfittedoutasa workplace.Inacircleoflight,David,ayoung Romaniangypsy,wasmakingtinfunnels.Avideo projectiononthebackwallshowedhowheandhis familyworkathome.Davidscrapesalivingby hawkinghisfunnelsbesidethemainroad.Thishas becomemoreandmoredifficultsinceRomaniajoined the EU. JaapdeRuigandDavidareacquaintedsincethe beginningofthenineties.AlthoughJaapdeRuigwas the'official'artist,itwastheirmutualdesiretowork togetherandfocusattentiononthemesas: householdgoodsversusdesign,RomanianRoma povertyversusWesternEuropeanwealth,the symbolicvalueofthefunnel,andthebeautyof craftmanship.
2013 - About A Bizarre Phenomenon Called Life25 shorts.
Head SharingBarkThe Fight
Man (2)Sweet Tulip TearsTo Kick Your Own Arse
2017-TheMorningIWasSoAngryAtMyWife,I Smashed My 19th Century Guitar6 hour video impression, restored guitar. Twoyearsaftertheevent,theartistopenedthetrash bagwiththeremainsandbeganrestoring meticulously the instrument.
2011-2015 - Wat David ziet / What David SeesA project i.c.w. David Vasile. 6000 photos, 39 min. documentary, photo book.WhatDavidSeesisacontinuationofWisdomandHell (seebelow),aprojectwhichwaspresentedatArt Amsterdam2010.David,aRomanianRoma funnelmakerwhowasveryinterestedinthephotos exhibitedatthefair,askedJaapifhecouldborrowa smalldigitalphotocamera.Afterhisreturnto Romaniahestartedtakingpicturesofeverythinghe sawintheRomaquarterwherehelives,aswellwhile sellinghisfunnels.Nearlyweeklyhesentthephotos toJaapdeRuigfromaninternetcafe.Forthishe receivedamonthlyfeewhichwasgatheredby crowdfunding.WhatDavidSeeshassocial,historicalandaesthetic dimensions.ItisimportantfortheRomanianRomato capturetheirownexistence.Photographsareatool forhistoricalawarenessandcanbeabasisforself esteem.
Complete documentary
2019-Verlostalsvogel/RedeemedAsaBird-loop 1’,38’’,videoinstallationonthewindowsoftheold grocerystoreintheopen-airmuseumItDamsHusin NijBeets.Aflightofbirdsappearsoverthelandscape ofnearbyKortehemmen.Suddenlyoneofthebirds leavesthegroupandundergoesametamorphosis duringhisdescent.Thebirdsaresymbolizedby hands.JaapdeRuigspentthefirsttwoyearsofhislifeinthe WoodbrookershuisinKortehemmen,inthosedaysan educationalcommunitywithliberalProtestantviews andsocialistideals.Itwastheplacewheretheartist's unmarriedmothercouldcometoworkandnurseher baby at the same time, free from civilian comments.
2021-GEENPANIEK-Eenjaarinlockdownop150m2 poldergrond-DON'TPANIC-OneYearinLockdownon 150m² of Polder LandSingle screen video 4K, 56 min. WhentheNetherlandswentintolockdowninMarch 2020,JaapdeRuigmovedfromhisapartmentin Amsterdamtohiswoodencaravanoutsidethecity. Heimmediatelystartedfilmingeverythingthat happenedinnaturewithinrangeofhiscamera,but thecameraitselfhadtostayinsidethefence surroundingthecaravan.Afterexactlyayear,he editedthefootageintoafilmofwhichthesoundtrack synchronouslytellshowhumansocietyexperienced thesameperiod.Conclusion:Manisashort-term thinkerwhopanicswhenhitdirectly,whilethe animals,theplantsandtheelementsstoically continue their life cycle. Thisprojectwasmadepossiblethankstoasubsidy fromVEVAM,therightsorganizationofDutchfilm and television directors.
2022 - Het vrolijke varken - The Merry PigTheMudPool-videoinstallation:agroupofpigs amusesitselfaroundamudpoolbehindthewindows of five canal houses in the center of Amsterdam.TheMerryPig-IronyforChildren(andGrownUps):A seriesof25smalloilpaintings,basedonchildren's toysanddecorativefigurines.Pigsonamotorbike, pigsinfunnyhats,pigswithpacifiersandbib;man comeswithallkindsoffabricationsabouttheanimal heresembles.Seealsotheexplanationoftheartist about the paintings:https://youtu.be/dwSZvBx5L4IFormoreinformationonthefarmwherethemud pool was filmed: https://youtu.be/UWf4sVTKfvc
2011-2015 - Wat David ziet / What David SeesA project i.c.w. David Vasile. 6000 photos, 39 min. documentary, photo book.WhatDavidSeesisacontinuationofWisdom andHell(seebelow),aprojectwhichwas presentedatArtAmsterdam2010.David,a RomanianRomafunnelmakerwhowasvery interestedinthephotosexhibitedatthefair, askedJaapifhecouldborrowasmalldigital photocamera.AfterhisreturntoRomania hestartedtakingpicturesofeverythinghe sawintheRomaquarterwherehelives,as wellwhilesellinghisfunnels.Nearlyweekly hesentthephotostoJaapdeRuigfroman internetcafe.Forthishereceivedamonthly fee which was gathered by crowdfunding.WhatDavidSeeshassocial,historicaland aestheticdimensions.Itisimportantforthe RomanianRomatocapturetheirown existence.Photographsareatoolfor historicalawarenessandcanbeabasisfor self esteem.
2015-ThePrisonVillage,VeenhuizenInThe 20thCentury-48min.,documentary based on oral historyDutchwriterMariëtMeestergrewupina prisonvillage,Veenhuizen,surroundedby hundredsofNoTrespassingsigns.Atthe beginningofthetwentiethcenturyhomeless men,theso-called'patients',werehoused thereinthreeasylums.DuringWorldWarII theasylumsbecameprisons.The documentarydepictsaremarkableenclave intheNetherlands.Residentsandformer residentstoldtheauthoraboutworkingand livinginthisclosedcommunity,whereno-oneelsecouldenter.Theinterviewswere takenasastartingpointforthe documentary.
About A Bizarre Phenomenon Called Life - 2013, 25 shorts.
WisdomAndHell-2010,performance i.c.w. RomanianRomafunnelmakerDavid Vasile.ForJeroenBoschthefunnelisasymbolof bothwisdomanddeceit.Dantedescribes hellasanenormousfunnel-shapedcavern with nine circles.JaapdeRuig'sspaceinthesectionNoHolds BarredatArtAmsterdam2010wasfittedout asaworkplace.Inacircleoflight,David,a youngRomaniangypsy,wasmakingtin funnels.Avideoprojectiononthebackwall showedhowheandhisfamilyworkathome. Davidscrapesalivingbyhawkinghisfunnels besidethemainroad.Thishasbecomemore andmoredifficultsinceRomaniajoinedthe EU. JaapdeRuigandDavidareacquaintedsince thebeginningofthenineties.AlthoughJaap deRuigwasthe'official'artist,itwastheir mutualdesiretoworktogetherandfocus attentiononthemesas:householdgoods versusdesign,RomanianRomapoverty versusWesternEuropeanwealth,the symbolicvalueofthefunnel,andthebeauty of craftmanship.
TheSource,OneDayInARomaSettlement in Romania-2009,40min.,videoinstallation / creative documentary.HeteaisanisolatedsettlementinCentral Romania.Around350peoplelivein handmadehuts.Weexperienceoneordinary dayinHetea.Thedaystartsoutpastorally enough:guidingcowsandhorses,buildinga newwoodenhouse,etc.Intheafternoon, suddenlythefatisinthefire.Peoplescream andthreateneachother.Littlebylittlethe sereneatmospherereturns,butthe aftereffects of the quarrel are still audible.JaapdeRuigpreparedthefilmforseventeen yearsandrecordeditinoneday.Hechose nottosubtitlebecausethenhewouldhave giventoomuchmeaningtowords,which divertfromtheuniversalcharacterofthe images.
2020-UitgeverijCaprae/PublishingHouse Caprae,aprojectbyJaapdeRuig.Including: design,photography,illustrations,production and web design of www.uitgeverijcaprae.nlFoundingofownpublishinghouse.Thename referstotheidiosyncraticandatthesame timefriendlynatureofthegoat(latin:capra). Althoughtheanimalisoftenassociatedwith deforestationanddesertification,itisthe goatherd(mankind)whoisresponsible.The numberofcopiesforaneditionistherefore limited.Eachbookisnumbered,signedby theauthorandcontainsahand-colored drawing.In2020and2021Capraepublished threenovels,allwrittenbyauthorMariët Meester:anewnovelPingpingandtwo reprints of ‘classic’ ones.
2019-Zeventranen,hetvierdegestichtin Veenhuizen/SevenTears,TheFourthAsylum in VeenhuizenLiteraryvideo,33min.(film:JaapdeRuig, text and voice-over: Mariët Meester).* All videos on this website are fragments.WriterMariëtMeester,whogrewupinthe prisonvillageofVeenhuizen,dida performanceattheVeenhuizencemetery. Standingattheheadofsevendiifferent gravestones,shetoldheraudiencethestory ofthepersonburiedthere.Afterfinishingat onegrave,afluteplayerluredthemto anothergraveatanotherspotofthe cemetery.LIkeinafuneralprocessionthe audiencefollewedher.Inthevideono persons are visible.
2018-Eendier/eenmens-AnAnimal/A Human Being, a manifestation consisting of:-Mini-symposiumintheaterBoomChicago, Amsterdam.-WhenTheCowsComeHome-Avideoloop ofaherdofcowswalkingtowardthecenter ofAmsterdambehindthewindowsoffive canal houses.-Sacrifice-Exhibitionofaseriesof105 drawingsoftenfamiliesofpigletportraits. Thepigletsarenumberedbyearnotching. Theireyesareslightlyhumanizedtoregive them their individuality..-RequiemForPigs-Editedfoundfootage videoofpigmaltreatmentwithamusic scoreofthetransformedpigsounds,14 min., black peep box.
2017-TheMorningIWasSoAngryAtMyWife,I Smashed My 19th Century Guitar6 hour video impression, restored guitar. Twoyearsaftertheevent,theartistopened thetrashbagwiththeremainsandbegan restoring meticulously the instrument.
2019-Verlostalsvogel/RedeemedAsaBird- loop1’,38’’,videoinstallationonthewindows oftheoldgrocerystoreintheopen-air museumItDamsHusinNijBeets.Aflightof birdsappearsoverthelandscapeofnearby Kortehemmen.Suddenlyoneofthebirds leavesthegroupandundergoesa metamorphosisduringhisdescent.Thebirds are symbolized by hands.JaapdeRuigspentthefirsttwoyearsofhis lifeintheWoodbrookershuisin Kortehemmen,inthosedaysaneducational communitywithliberalProtestantviewsand socialistideals.Itwastheplacewherethe artist'sunmarriedmothercouldcometo workandnurseherbabyatthesametime, free from civilian comments.
2021-GEENPANIEK-Eenjaarinlockdownop 150m2poldergrond-DON'TPANIC-OneYear in Lockdown on 150m² of Polder LandSingle screen video 4K, 56 min. WhentheNetherlandswentintolockdownin March2020,JaapdeRuigmovedfromhis apartmentinAmsterdamtohiswooden caravanoutsidethecity.Heimmediately startedfilmingeverythingthathappenedin naturewithinrangeofhiscamera,butthe cameraitselfhadtostayinsidethefence surroundingthecaravan.Afterexactlyayear, heeditedthefootageintoafilmofwhichthe soundtracksynchronouslytellshowhuman societyexperiencedthesameperiod. Conclusion:Manisashort-termthinkerwho panicswhenhitdirectly,whiletheanimals, theplantsandtheelementsstoically continue their life cycle. Thisprojectwasmadepossiblethankstoa subsidyfromVEVAM,therightsorganization of Dutch film and television directors.
2022 - Het vrolijke varken - The Merry PigTheMudPool-videoinstallation:agroupof pigsamusethemselvesinandaroundamud poolbehindthewindowsoffivecanalhouses in the center of Amsterdam.TheMerryPig-IronyforChildren(andGrown Ups):Aseriesof25smalloilpaintings,based onchildren'stoysanddecorativefigurines. Pigsonamotorbike,pigsinfunnyhats,pigs withpacifiersandbib;mancomeswithall kindsoffabricationsabouttheanimalthatso resembleshim.Seealsotheexplanationof the artist about the paintings:https://youtu.be/dwSZvBx5L4IFormoreinfoonthefarmwherethemud pool was filmed: https://youtu.be/UWf4sVTKfvc