A glossy vs mat folder was given out to the audience at the performances of Addio alla Fine, Emio Greco|PC, during the Holland Festival 2012, in exchange for a contribution to several Nature preservation funds. Contributions by Patrick Seymour (illustration) Hullegie/Bongiovanni (photo). Concept /art direction.

‘you|Paradiso, a guide to a performance’ reflects on the themes at stake in the making process of the eponymous dance piece by Dance Company EG|PC. The publication is a research tool for the makers, and an starting point for the viewers. COncept and art direction, visual essay; with illustrations Kasuki Takamatsu, portraits of the dancers (photos Rene Mesman), graphic design Katja van Stiphout.

‘you|Paradiso’, the dance piece, was about the flesh and being mortal; a perfume was a means to stage the company’s vision into the immaterial realm.

Concept / art direction & design / project coordination.
Dance company EG|PC (ICK Amsterdam). In collaboration w/ Alessandro Gualtieri (perfume) Joost van Bleiswijk & Kiki van Eijck (bottle) Brown Cartonnages (packaging) René Mesman (photos).

Documentation: Working on scents with Alessandro Gualtieri  / The flacon will be a composite of a ready made elements with a hand made frame.

‘Risorgimento for Purgatorio’, a magazine/collectors publication released on the occasion of the premiére of (Risorgimento for) Purgatorion by dance company Emio Greco | PC. The publication and features essays by various thinkers, critics, novelists, a series of portraits of the performers, and a visual essay by myself. Dancers portraits in collaboration w/ Levi van Veluw. Concept, art direction, design.

First in a series of 3 publications that were to accompany the dance tryptic Hell / Purgatorio / Paradiso based on Dante’s trology, and made and performed by Emio greco | PC. The company’s ambition was to publish magazine like publications that would act as a research means in the making process of the choreographies, thus feeding the makers with content and imagery, and in turn become a window to the pieces for the audience.

Art direction, visual essay, editorial. Dancers portraits in collaboration w/ Victor + Monique Bergen Henegouwen

As art director for the dutch Elle Decoration (Elle Wonen) my mission was to revamp the magazine while preserving a sense of continuity. I introduced new typography, new sections, and a challenging approach to new productions, making it elegant and adult, refined and innovative, while maintaining a pleasing fresh look. Hachette Filipacchi Media /art direction / 2005/6