Noortje Haegens (NL, 1985)

 

The pictures (and videos) of Noortje Haegens are about pacing down.

Noortje Haegens takes hikes. On her own. To her it is about her personal experience of the landscape.

 

‘As a visual artist I am looking for an individual experience of time and place. I often enjoy these experiences when going for walks in the (Dutch) landscape. Many miles I have walked. It is not just the act of walking I`m focussed on but more the function of it. It makes me feel more aware of my surroundings. While walking I sense a slowing down in my perception and I return to the power of silence. It is this experience I capture in a moving image’.

 

In a subtle way Haegens manages to record images of constant movement: water rippling, trees rustling, the rhythm of a swing. The repetition of a small movement causes a meditative effect. This feature of meditation is enhanced by the music, sounds in a repetitive rhythm and to those open to it it may cause a trance. Haegens arranged the music herself.

 

She studied at Fine Art Academy St. Joost, Breda (NL)