Creative CourtCreative Court, http://www.creativecourt.org is an organisation that develops art projects and reflects on peace and justice. Creative Court is based in The Hague, Netherlands. It was founded in November 2013.
And Now I Am Here
Project description
In 2015 two journalists, Els Duran and Evelien Vehof, conducted interviews regarding statelessness in Europe in which they came across complicated regulations, coping mechanisms and pragmatism. Creative Court developed the video installation And Now I Am Here based upon these findings. This video installation questioned feelings of displacement from various angles through the use of interviews, excerpts and quotes from literature and philosophy were merged with the images of video artist Farah Rahman, whose work revolves around migration.
This video installation was created as part of the framework of the Europe by People arts and design programme which took place during the Dutch presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2016.
Artists and experts involved Video artist: Farah Rahman Research and interviews: Giselle Vegter, Els Duran, Evelien Vehof Interpretation and translations: Carlijn Teeven, Myrte Sara Huyts, Morgan Mekertichian Production: Anja Janssen Artistic and business management: Creative Court
Exhibitions , Nijmegen Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam Compagnietheater, Amsterdam The Wall, AmsterdamEurope by People, http://europebypeople.nl/programme/and-now-i-am-here-2/
Recognition Articles Compagnietheatre (Dutch)And now I am here. Creative Court, http://www.compagnietheater.nl/voorstelling/and-now-i-am-here.html Europe by People (English)And now I am here.http://europebypeople.nl/programme/and-now-i-am-here-2/ Montesquieu Instituut (English)And now I am here. http://www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vk4jb4wiqwzj/agenda/and_now_i_am_here?ctx=vim6m2t4fzvr&v=1&tab=1&start_tab1=54 Nederlands Kamerkoor (Dutch)Video-installatie 'And now I am here' http://www.nederlandskamerkoor.nl/video-installatie-and-now-i-am-here-muziekgebouw-aan-t-ij/ Nederlands Kamerkoor (English)Video-installatie 'And now I am here' http://www.nederlandskamerkoor.nl/en/video-installatie-and-now-i-am-here-muziekgebouw-aan-t-ij/ Radio Kunst en Cultuur op Vrijdag on AmsterdamFM (Dutch)Beitske de Jong, interview with Rabiaâ Benlahbib, Kunst en Cultuur op Vrijdag, AmsterdamFM, http://www.amsterdamfm.nl/video-installatie-and-now-i-am-here-in-het-compagnietheater/
Post-Conflict Mind Check
Project description
Post-Conflict Mind Check (working title The Ghost of Tito) is a tongue-in-cheek prototype card game created by Creative Court and MediaLAB about culture, history, conflict, and stereotypes in the six countries that once made up the former Yugoslavia. The game aims to engage players with socially taboo topics and unconventional content. It was developed in 2015 to be used for personal reflection and critical thinking about post-war legacy in the former Yugoslavia.
Artists and experts involved Commissioner: Creative Court Project mentor: Tamara Pinos Students: Jon Jonoski (MA media studies), Jennifer Lamphere (MA history) and Liliana Zambrano (BA industrial design)
Presentations MediaLAB, Amsterdam
Recognition Blog Post-Conflict Mind Check, MediaLAB (English)Jon Jonoski, Jennifer Lamphere and Liliana Zambrano, MediaLAB, http://medialabamsterdam.com/postconflictmindcheck/2015/09/15/post-conflict-mind-check/
Rooms of Humanity
Project description With De Balie, a centre for freedom of speech, art, politics, culture, cinema and media in Amsterdam, Creative Court produced Rooms of Humanity, a reflective programme, around (in)humanity in times of war and genocide. It debuted in The Netherlands at De Balie in Amsterdam on Saturday, 19 September 2015.De Balie, http://www.debalie.nl/agenda/podium/rooms-of-humanity/e_9781880/p_11742451/
The theatre installation consists of the Room of Game, the Room of Propaganda, the Room of Acts for Humanity, and the Room of Questions and Answers and includes photographic and textual visuals, an audio installation, as well as group activities and discussions. Rooms of Humanity connects to themes such as individual and collective responsibility, exclusion, war, genocide, (in)humanity, propaganda, and the dynamic between victim – perpetrator – bystander.
Artists and experts involved Artistic directors: Ilil Land-Boss (Israel-Germany) and Giselle Vegter (the Netherlands) Scenic design: Karin Betzler Business management: Creative Court Special guest speakers: Nenad Fišer, a philosopher and former employee of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague Erna Rijsdijk, a university lecturer in military ethics at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA) Inger Schaap, a historian and the national director of Humanity in Action in the Netherlands Uğur Ümit Üngör, a sociologist, political historian, and genocide researcher at the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies Moderator: Markha Valenta, a professor of American studies at Radboud University Nijmegen
Exhibitions Theatre installation, De Balie, Amsterdam
Recognition Articles What is Happening Now? (English)Laurien Vastenhout & Arja Oomkens, What is Happening Now?, http://whatishappeningnow.org/event-review-rooms-of-humanity/
Radio Dichtbij Nederland (Dutch)Dichtbij Nederland, http://dichtbijnederland.nl/page/detail/798341/VandaagDichtbij Nederland, http://www.npo.nl/dichtbij-nederland/22-09-2015/RBX_NTR_1780268
Africans and Hague Justice
Project description
Creative Court curated a selection of African cartoons that reflect on the International Criminal Court. The selection was made in the framework of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Afrika Studies conference, Africans and Hague Justice, Realities and Perceptions of the International Criminal Court in Africa, which took place at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in May 2014.The Hague University of Applied Science, Africans and Hague Justice: Realities and Perceptions of the International Criminal Court in Africa, http://sites.thehagueuniversity.com/africans-and-hague-justice/home
Artists involved
The following cartoonists are represented in the collection: Alphonce 'Ozone' Omondi (Kenya), Brandan Reynolds (South Africa), Cuan Miles (South Africa),Cuan Miles, Cartoons by Miles, Creative Court Exhibition, http://cartoonsbymiles.blogspot.nl/2014/06/creative-court-exhibition.html Damien Glez (Burkina Faso/France), Mohammed 'Dr. Meddy' Jumanne (Tanzania), Godfrey 'Gado' Mwampembwa (Tanzania), Jonathon 'Zapiro' Shapiro (South Africa), Khalid Albaih (Sudan/Qatar), Khalil Bendib (Algeria/US), Popa 'Kamtu' Matumula (Tanzania), Roland Polman (Ivory Coast), Talal Nayer (Sudan/Tunisia), Tayo Fatunla (UK/Nigeria), and Victor Ndula (Kenya).
Exhibitions
Post-Conflict group exhibition, Nichido Contemporary Art, Tokyo Post-Conflict group exhibition, Kinz + Tillou Fine Art Gallery, New YorkBeyond The Hague, International Justice Meets Art through CICC's Artist-In-Residence, http://beyondthehague.com/2014/11/22/international-justice-meets-art-through-ciccs-artist-in-residence/ Africans and Hague Justice, African Studies Centre, University of LeidenAfrican Studies Centre Leiden, University of Leiden, Exhibition: Cartoons 'Africans and Hague Justice' by Creative Court, http://www.ascleiden.nl/news/exhibition-cartoons-africans-and-hague-justice-creative-court Africans and Hague Justice, The Hague University of Applied Science
Recognition Articles Leiden UniversityAfrican Studies Centre Leiden, Leiden University, Exhibition: Cartoons 'Africans and Hague Justice' by Creative Court, http://www.ascleiden.nl/news/exhibition-cartoons-africans-and-hague-justice-creative-court Daily NationKevin J. Kelley, Daily Nation, William Ruto portrait on sale in New York, http://www.nation.co.ke/news/William-Ruto-Portrait-New-York/-/1056/2609190/-/g34rgr/-/index.html ILG2Cecilia Marcela Bailliet, Int Law Grrls, Highlights from the Conference on Africans and Hague Justice: Realities and Perceptions of the International Criminal Court in Africa, http://ilg2.org/2014/05/27/highlights-from-the-conference-on-africans-and-hague-justice-realities-and-perceptions-of-the-international-criminal-court-in-africa/ Creating RightsFiana Gantheret, Creating Rights, The Art of International Justice: The CICC Arts Initiative to End Impunity, http://creatingrights.com/2014/12/09/the-art-of-international-justice-the-cicc-arts-initiative-to-end-impunity/ Coalition for the International Criminal Court#globalJUSTICEFiana Gantheret, #globalJUSTICE, Coalition for the International Criminal Court, The Art of International Justice: The CICC Arts Initiative to End Impunity, https://ciccglobaljustice.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/the-art-of-international-justice-the-cicc-arts-initiative-to-end-impunity-by-fiana-gantheret/
Television The Docket on MSNBCSeema Iyer, interview with Bradley McCallum, The Docket, MSNBC, http://on.msnbc.com/15sLZCv
Rwanda 20 Years: Portraits of Reconciliation
Project description
Creative Court developed a photography project that reflects on forgiveness in post-genocide Rwanda. They commissioned South African photographer Pieter Hugo and Croatian-Dutch photographer Lana Mesić to try and capture the nature of forgiveness. The project includes photographs, interviews, and videos.Creative Court, Rwanda 20 Years, http://www.rwanda20years.org
Exhibitions Anatomy of Forgiveness, AMC Brummelkamp Galerie, Amsterdam Art Rotterdam Prospects and Concepts Exhibition, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam Harry Pennings Award group exhibition, Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven Exhibition, Organ Vida International Photography Festival 7th ed, Zagreb Exhibition, Goethe Institut Kigali, Kigali Post-Conflict group exhibition, Nichido Contemporary Art, Tokyo Post-Conflict group exhibition, Kinz + Tillou Fine Art Gallery, New YorkBeyond The Hague, International Justice Meets Art through CICC's Artist-In-Residence, http://beyondthehague.com/2014/11/22/international-justice-meets-art-through-ciccs-artist-in-residence/ Exhibition, Het Nutshuis, The HagueThe Hague Online, http://www.thehagueonline.com/events/arts-and-entertainment/top-events/rwanda-20-years-photo-exhibition-21-apr-15-jun-2014/2014-04-14 Outdoor mini exhibition, Central Station, The Hague Outdoor mini exhibition, International Criminal Court, The Hague Outdoor mini exhibition, Peace Palace, The Hague Mini exhibition, The Hague City Hall, The HagueEmbassy of the Republic of Rwanda in the Netherlands, Commemoration Rwanda Genocide http://www.netherlands.embassy.gov.rw/uploads/media/PR-Kwibuka20-7apr.pdf
Recognition Articles The Calvert Journal (English)Liza Premiyak, The Calvert Journal, Photo of the week: an intimate portrait of reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda, http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/6595/photo-of-the-week-lana-mesic-rwanda-genocide-aftermath Feature Shoot (English)Eva Clifford, Feature Shoot, Stories of Hope, Strength and Reconciliation in Rwanda, http://www.featureshoot.com/2016/09/the-stories-of-hope-and-reconciliation-in-rwanda/ The New York Times (English)Susan Dominus, The New York Times, Portraits of Reconciliation, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/06/magazine/06-pieter-hugo-rwanda-portraits.htmlHolland Cotter, The New York Times, Raging at Racism, From Streets to Galleries, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/arts/smack-mellon-and-grey-art-display-art-sparked-by-politics.html Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda Netherlands (English + Dutch)Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda Netherlands, Exhibition 'Rwanda 20 Years' in City Hall The Hague, http://www.netherlands.embassy.gov.rw/index.php?id=1685 Time Lightbox (English)Mikko Takkunen, Time, PJL: April 2014 (Part 1), https://time.com/3808537/pjl-april-2014-part-1/