Leo Erken

De dood van Koning Eenoog Vijf jaar geleden schreef ik deze tekst als opmaat voor een onderzoek naar de waarde van de geschiedenis van de fotografie voor nieuwe media. Dat had een boek moeten worden.

Substack over de erfenis van het medium fotografie.

NL12 | Lab - The March - Behind The Scenes This film shows the working process of the VR The March. Introduction to the team in Amsterdam, clips from inside the VR and the co-operation with artist children…

Behind the scenes of the creation process of our new VR The March. (expected early 2026) Travel with us to Kharkiv, Ukraine and meet the fantastic artist children of Aza Nizi Maza. Use headphones to enjoy the incredible music by Frieda and her band.

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Meet Daryna and Kristina, superstar artists of Aza Nizi Maza, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The March VR.

I'm in Kharkiv, Ukraine working on a chapter of our nl12.lab VR project The March. We are creating it together with the hugely talented young artists at Azi Nizi Maza who did not stop working when war interupted their lives. The children work nearly every day in the 'save' basement of the studio.

Amsterdam today.
Stand with Ukraine.

My father, Leo Erken, would have been 100 years old today... miss him dearly...

A great shout out to the wonderful people @iffr.bsky.social Rotterdam. We presented our VR project The March for 4 days during the Darkroom sessions. @maioa.bsky.social Olga Starostina and Frieda Gustavs.

A walk inside our vr the March @iffr.bsky.social Rotterdam Darkroom spotlight. Proud!

If this isn't enough to freak everybody the fuck out, I do not know what else will.

YouTube video by CBC News Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Don't miss the amazing installation 'Otherworlds' by @sophiabulgakova.bsky.social @iffr.bsky.social Rotterdam.

We are working on a huge virtual reality project: The March a vr about the culture of war. Next week we will present our first 5 scenes at IFFR Rotterdam in the Darkroom program.

A new scene in our vr in progress The March starts with an object.
The March a vr about war. www.nl12.nl