The Mondriaan Fund granted Harm Weistra in February 2019 the four-year Stipendium for Established Artists (Werkbijdrage Bewezen Talent 2019 - 2022). In 2015 the fund granted him the Stipendium for Emerging Artists (Werkbijdrage Jong Talent). The Mondrian Fund is the publicly financed fund for visual arts of the Netherlands.
Les Fleurs du mal, Ballroom Project, May 16 – 19, 2024 Antwerp (Belgium)
As part of the Ballroom Project, a platform that brings together galleries and artists from around the world, curator Pieter Vermeulen composed an exhibition based on submissions from the participating galleries. Rotterdam-based gallery JOEY RAMONE submitted the animation Echo of Falling Man, one of the works of the installation Requiem for a Falling Man (2017 - 2019), by artists Harm Weistra and Eddi Bal.
Situated in the neoclassical grandeur of a former courthouse, the exhibition invites to reflect on the intersections of ethics and aesthetics. Against a backdrop of increasing polarity, disaster and turmoil, viewers are encouraged to reflect on the nature of evil, the notion of denial and the enduring relevance of art and beauty. The 2024 edition of Ballroom Project took place during the Antwerp Art Weekend, at the BorGerHub, Borgerhout's former courthous. |
Intrinsic Moral Evil: Award Statistics per April 2024
Since its premiere in March 2014, during Cinedance at EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, the short film Intrinsic Moral Evil has been screened at 250+ festivals and venues worldwide.
Screenings details on the page Exhibitions.
Intrinsic Moral Evil received 55 awards: 45 times as best short film in various categories, 10 awards with an honorable or special mention.
In the stats below an overview per:
A detailed overview of the awards can be found on the Films & Video page.
Screenings details on the page Exhibitions.
Intrinsic Moral Evil received 55 awards: 45 times as best short film in various categories, 10 awards with an honorable or special mention.
In the stats below an overview per:
- Year awarded
- Festival type
- Country where awarded
- Award category
A detailed overview of the awards can be found on the Films & Video page.
Awards per Year
2022 3
2021 1 2020 5 2019 3 2018 14 2017 5 2016 13 2015 9 2014 2 |
Awards per Festival
Indie/City 28
Dance 11 LGBT 11 Art 5 |
Awards per Country
USA 21
Venezuela 6 Netherlands 4 Germany 3 India 3 UK 2 Mexico 2 France 2 Italy 2 Canada 1 Romania 1 Finland 1 Russia 1 Argentina 1 Bolivia 1 Sweden 1 Austria 1 Panama 1 Spain 1 |
Awards per Category
LGBT 10
Dance 9 Audience 7 Editing 5 Cinematography 5 Experimental 4 Choreography 3 Short 3 Merit 2 Score/Sound 2 Debut Director 1 Screenplay 1 Grand Jury 1 Other 2 |
Dualities - NFT Fundraising Project. January 4 – February 4, 2022
From January 4th until February 4th 2022, Artpool is hosting a campaign that will sell in total 252 NFT editions. The campaign is meant to raise funds for the anniversary publication of the Rotterdam based gallery JOEY RAMONE.
Anyone interested in buying one of these NFT editions can help the gallery to realise an artist’s book in honour of its 10th anniversary. Harm Weistra is one of the artists who have contributed works to the project. "In their work, the featured artists of ‘Dualities’ refer to social, political, and economic present conditions. Harm Weistra takes from the internet pictures of bombed areas in Syria and juxtaposes them to create an aesthetic and heavy atmosphere. The appealing photographs question the unconscious and stolid way we deal with images of wars and disasters nowadays". (Source: Julia Flamingo at Artpool Blog). Besides works from the series Carceri dei Danni Collaterali, Harm Weistra also contributed works from the series Curbed Chaos. The Beauty Beneath. Visit Artpool online to support this project. |
Archival inkjet on Mediajet Museum Natural Silk 300gsm paper, aluminum mounted, acryl covered, printed by the artist.
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UNSEEN - International Photo Fair - Amsterdam (NL). September 16 - 19, 2021
At UNSEEN 2021, gallery JOEY RAMONE presented a selection of Harm Weistra’s photography-related art from the past 10 years. On view were - among others - works from the series Curbed Chaos. The Beauty Beneath and Carceri dei Danni Collaterali. UNSEEN is an annual photo fair, situated in the Gashouder, part of the former Westergasfabriek, the gasworks of Amsterdam.
Supported by the Mondriaan Fund. Left image: Pieta. Damaged Goods
Right image: l'Origine |
ARCOmadrid, Spain. July 7 – 11, 2021
At ARCOmadrid 2021 gallery JOEY RAMONE presented Harm Weistra’s series Curbed Chaos and Carceri die Dani Collaterali (Prisons of Collateral Damage).
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Left wall: Carceri dei Danni Collaterali I-II-III / Right wall: Berlin Cathedral - View from Mühlendamm Bridge (right) & Park Hotel (left)
The Day After Tomorrow, gallery JOEY RAMONE. Rotterdam (NL). July - September 2020
The Rotterdam based gallery JOEY RAMONE reopens its space with The Day After Tomorrow, a group exhibition with work of the artists represented by the gallery: Roi Alter, Yasser Ballemans,Tudor Bratu, Cihad Caner, Momu & No Es, Thijs Ebbe Fokkens, Ilke Gers, Iratxe Jaio & Klaas van Gorkum, Fotini Gouseti and Harm Weistra.
The exhibition runs from July 1st till August 21st, 2020. Harm Weistra participates with 2 works from the 2020 edition of Curbed Chaos. The Beauty Beneath. This series shows an unusual representation of everyday snapshots. By twisting their properties, the work conjures up a new reality. Although at first glance the images may seem somewhat familiar, on a closer look they are difficult to identify, depicting a reality that sidetracks our perception and mystifies the true nature of the initial image. Curbed Chaos turns failure into an opportunity. A software glitch inspired the artist to develop a procedure that’s freeing him from the limitations of traditional photo editing and manipulation, leading to a personal approach that rips off the identity of the original snapshot. Resulting in an image that balances between reality and abstraction, inviting the viewers to charge it with a new meaning. Archival inkjet on Canson Infinity Edition Etching Rag 310gsm paper, dibond mounted, printed by the artist. Dimensions variable. |
Berlin Cathedral - View from Mühlendamm Bridge (right)
Berlin Cathedral - View from Park Hotel (left) |
New Tretyakov Museum, Moscow. 8th International Biennale of Contemporary Art
Main Project: Orienteering and Positioning
October 31, 2019 – January 22, 2020
The Main Project of the 8th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art consists of more than 50 works by 34 artists from 11 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the USA.
Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal represent the Netherlands, participating with the installation Requiem for a Falling Man (2017 - 2019). The 8th Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art is hosted in the New Tretyakov Museum (Novaya Tretyakov - Krymsky Val, 10 Moscow). For the first time, one of the world's leading museums - Albertina (Vienna, Austria) – is partnering with the Moscow Biennale, by giving masterpieces on loan of 11 artists from the 20th century. More information and an overview of the participating artists at the site of the biennale. Supported by the Mondriaan Fund. |
Fort bij Asperen (NL), Een Schitterende Afzondering. May 26 – September 22, 2019
Een Schitterende Afzondering (A Splendid Isolation) is a group exhibition that occupies the Fort bij Asperen (NL) throughout the summer of 2019. On display are video works by Yael Bartana, Simone de Kinderen, Erik Odijk and Jacco Oliver; spatial work by Andre Pielage, and an animation by Anton Lecock.
Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal participate with the installation Requiem for a Falling Man, consisting of photo collage, animations, sound and light effects. Supported by the Mondriaan Fund. |
Art Quake Kyoto
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The Affordable Art Fair
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In a three-day event Bradwolff Projects (Amsterdam) investigates the relationship between dance/performance and art. What is the influence of art on dance and vice versa? Is there an urgency? What are visions for the future?
These questions are examined through four pieces that question different relationships: the relationship between dance/performance and objects; dance in relation to space; art being transformed in space; the relationship of film on dance; and the affinity between 'dance about dance' and dance that can make a statement about the world.
Harm Weistra participated with the video installation Damaged Goods (2011).
These questions are examined through four pieces that question different relationships: the relationship between dance/performance and objects; dance in relation to space; art being transformed in space; the relationship of film on dance; and the affinity between 'dance about dance' and dance that can make a statement about the world.
Harm Weistra participated with the video installation Damaged Goods (2011).
ARCOmadrid, Spain. Requiem for a Falling Man, February 27 – March 3, 2019
ARCOmadrid is one of the worlds leading fairs for contemporary art. At the 2019 edition, the Rotterdam based gallery JOEY RAMONE presents Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal’s site-specific installation Requiem for a Falling Man (2017). The installation pays tribute to the gay men killed by ISIS by throwing them off buildings. The central focus is Echo of Falling Man (2017), an animation of the execution of an unidentified Syrian man. The animation can be seen as an afterimage; a mirror image of the iconic Richard Drew photo of a ‘falling man’ who jumped out of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks in New York. With this, the work refers to the relationship between the Al-Qaeda attacks in New York and the terror of ISIS in the Middle East.
At ARCOmadrid, the installation consists of: Habituation. Rooftop View, archival print, polyptych 125 x 245 cm Echo of Falling Man, a vertically framed one channel animation, 2'54'' (screened as a loop) Requiem, a vertically framed three channel animation, 2'58'' (screened as a loop) Gold on black screen-printed funeral palls, 110x210 cm each Supported by the Mondriaan Fund. Images: artist’s impression of Requiem for a Falling Man. |
CODA Museum Apeldoorn (NL). Beaty of the Battle. September 30, 2018 – February 3, 2019
Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània, Valencia (ES). Meeting on Video-dance. October 3 – 7, 2018
EIVV the Encontre Internacional de Videodansa i Videoperformance (International Meeting on Video-dance and Video-performance) is an annual event in the city of Valencia, Spain. The 4-day meeting will be held at the Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània. The meeting includes a festival with artists’ presentations, panel discussions, public debates and academic papers. The theme of the 2018 meeting is evolution: the general and historical evolution of screen dance, and the personal evolution of the artists. Harm Weistra participates in this 5th edition with his video Damaged Goods and short film Intrinsic Moral Evil. On the closing night, both dance films will be shown followed by a masterclass in which he reflects on and explores with the audience his evolution as a screen dance maker.
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Aperture Summer Open. Manhattan, New York. On Freedom, July 14 - August 17, 2017
The Aperture Summer Open is an annual open-submission exhibition at Aperture Foundation’s gallery that features a wide variety of work drawn from members of their photographic community. Curated by Eric Gottesman, Hank Willis Thomas, and Wyatt Gallery, the exhibition offers a photographic response to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The photographers and image-makers selected for inclusion, each address these issues in their work in varying ways. Harm Weistra's work Carceri dei Danni Collaterali (2017) has been selected for the 2017 edition of Aperture Summer Open.
By merging multiple images of bombed and destroyed buildings in Syria, Weistra has created five collages inspired by and referring to Giovanni Battista Piranesi's sixteen famous prison etchings Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), fantastical aggregations of structures that did not exist in real life. Based on found footage, Weistra constructed contemporary 'aggregations of structures'. These compilations and assemblages of bombed buildings symbolize how Syrian civilians, unable to leave their cities under attack, take the freedom to utilize these 'carceri' to continue their life.
By merging multiple images of bombed and destroyed buildings in Syria, Weistra has created five collages inspired by and referring to Giovanni Battista Piranesi's sixteen famous prison etchings Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), fantastical aggregations of structures that did not exist in real life. Based on found footage, Weistra constructed contemporary 'aggregations of structures'. These compilations and assemblages of bombed buildings symbolize how Syrian civilians, unable to leave their cities under attack, take the freedom to utilize these 'carceri' to continue their life.
XXX PRIDE @ X BANK, Amsterdam (NL). July 31 - September 5 2017
XXX Pride addresses the need to appoint diversity. Grand opening at X BANK on July 30 by Beatrix Ruf, director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
XXX Pride is made in conjunction with the Amsterdam Gay Pride Arts & Culture Program. Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal present a selection of works from the installation Requiem for a Falling Man (2017). This installation pays tribute to the gay men, thrown off buildings by ISIS and is meant as a ceremonious farewell for all who did not survive the terror of ISIS. |
Family of Man, gallery JOEY RAMONE. Rotterdam (NL), June 2017
Family of Man - a solo presentation by Dutch artist Harm Weistra - focuses on the life of citizens during the war in Syria. By juxtaposing everyday newspaper images with his own photography, Weistra invites the audience to look at contemporary issues from an original perspective.
The title of this series is a direct reference to a 1955 MoMa exhibition, presented as "a mirror of the universal elements and emotions in the everydayness of life.” Weistra's series emphasize the differences by literally colliding found footage with images from his personal database, underlining that these differences strongly relate to where one is born.
Carceri dei Danni Collaterali is the second series within Family of Man. By merging multiple images of bombed and destroyed buildings, the artist creates Carceri dei Danni Collaterali (Prisons of Collateral Damage), referring to Giovanni Battista Piranesi's prison etchings Carceri d'Invenzione. Like Piranesi, Weistra creates capriccio, contemporary 'aggregation of structures' with footage he found on the internet. Resulting in compilations and assemblages of buildings, symbolizing the prisons Syrian civilians are forced to live in, being unable to leave their cities under attack.
The title of this series is a direct reference to a 1955 MoMa exhibition, presented as "a mirror of the universal elements and emotions in the everydayness of life.” Weistra's series emphasize the differences by literally colliding found footage with images from his personal database, underlining that these differences strongly relate to where one is born.
Carceri dei Danni Collaterali is the second series within Family of Man. By merging multiple images of bombed and destroyed buildings, the artist creates Carceri dei Danni Collaterali (Prisons of Collateral Damage), referring to Giovanni Battista Piranesi's prison etchings Carceri d'Invenzione. Like Piranesi, Weistra creates capriccio, contemporary 'aggregation of structures' with footage he found on the internet. Resulting in compilations and assemblages of buildings, symbolizing the prisons Syrian civilians are forced to live in, being unable to leave their cities under attack.
Seen but Unnoticed, gallery JOEY RAMONE. Rotterdam (NL), June 2017
Seen but Unnoticed targets the tipping point where images of conflict and war no longer leave traces in our mind. Although observed, the images aren't consciously perceived anymore. This growing disinterest is due to one of the most fundamental learning processes of biological systems: a mechanism of ignoring repeating stimuli that emerge too often, so the focus can be on what is relevant and demands attention.
The works that constitute Seen but Unnoticed investigate how we're getting accustomed to violence, cruelty, and war. The 24/7 availability of the image driven digital media, undoubtedly strengthen habituation and shorten the time span in which we lose attention. The installation invites viewers to contemplate on this paradoxical loss of interest, while at the same time questioning at what point habituation becomes a threat.
The exhibition Seen but Unnoticed consist of the work Habituation, Rooftop View and the installation Requiem for a Falling Man. With this collaborative installation Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal pay tribute to the unidentified gay men who where thrown off buildings by ISIS. The work is meant as a ceremoniously farewell, for all gay men who didn't survive this terror. The central focus of this installation is the animation Echo of Falling Man, that can be seen as an afterimage. By mirroring the iconic Richard Drew photo of a ‘falling man’, who jumped out of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks in New York, the work symbolizes the relationship between the Al-Qaeda attacks in New York and the terror ISIS spreads through the Middle East.
The works that constitute Seen but Unnoticed investigate how we're getting accustomed to violence, cruelty, and war. The 24/7 availability of the image driven digital media, undoubtedly strengthen habituation and shorten the time span in which we lose attention. The installation invites viewers to contemplate on this paradoxical loss of interest, while at the same time questioning at what point habituation becomes a threat.
The exhibition Seen but Unnoticed consist of the work Habituation, Rooftop View and the installation Requiem for a Falling Man. With this collaborative installation Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal pay tribute to the unidentified gay men who where thrown off buildings by ISIS. The work is meant as a ceremoniously farewell, for all gay men who didn't survive this terror. The central focus of this installation is the animation Echo of Falling Man, that can be seen as an afterimage. By mirroring the iconic Richard Drew photo of a ‘falling man’, who jumped out of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks in New York, the work symbolizes the relationship between the Al-Qaeda attacks in New York and the terror ISIS spreads through the Middle East.
Art Gallery Tour Poetry International. Rotterdam (NL), May 31 -June 3 2017
With over 20 participating Rotterdam galleries and art institutions, Poetry International presented in 2017 the fifth Language & Art Gallery Tour. Spread over the city, the tour showed the work of visual artists whose language, word and poetry are a source of inspiration or part of their work. Harm Weistra's solo exhibition Family of Man and the collaborative installation Requiem for a Falling Man of Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal were included in the 2017 Gallery Tour. On June the 2nd, the Australian poet John Kinsella and on June the 3rd the Chinese poet Zang Di presented work that reflected the art in gallery JOEY RAMONE.
Art Rotterdam (NL), Prospects & Concepts. February 2017
At the fifth edition of the annual exhibition Prospects & Concepts, the Mondriaan Fund presented work by 65 visual artists who received in 2015 the Stipendium for Emerging Artists. Prospects & Concepts is part of the international art fair Art Rotterdam.
Harm Weistra participated with three works from his installation Seen but Unnoticed. The title targets the tipping point where images of conflict and war no longer leave traces in our mind. Although observed, the images aren't consciously perceived anymore. The artist got intrigued, noticing his growing indifference, although initially overwhelmed by the cruelties in the Middle East. He found out that his disinterest is due to one of the most fundamental learning processes of biological systems. A mechanism of ignoring repeating stimuli that emerge too often. This so-called process of habituation allows to filter out large amounts of sensory information, so the focus can be on what's relevant and what really demands attention.
The works that constitute the installation investigate how we're getting accustomed to violence, cruelty, and war. The 24/7 availability of the image driven digital media, undoubtedly strengthen habituation and shorten the time span in which we lose attention.
Works on display:
- Carceri dei Danni Collaterali (2017)
- Habituation. Rooftop View (2016)
- Echo of Falling Man (2017) - Harm Weistra & Eddi Bal
Fore more information, visit the Portfolio page.
Images: Matthijs Borghgraef
Ouchy Film Awards
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Erie Film Festival
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Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam
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Queer Shots Munich
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