Embodied Filming Tools
Embodied Filming Tools as a idea challenge conventional notions of objectivity in filmmaking by foregrounding the body as an active, sensing agent. These tools — whether wearable cameras, gesture-responsive technologies, or handheld devices used in deliberate ways — emphasize the filmmaker’s movements, rhythms, and subjectivity as integral to the filmed material.
As an artist, I find a kindred spirit in the figure of a war correspondent—constantly navigating the shifting frontlines of life, uncovering reportable moments through a sharp, perceptive lens. Yet unlike a war correspondent, my focus is not on documenting crisis or conflict, but on capturing the subtle nuances of everyday life—those quiet, in-between spaces that often go unnoticed.
I turn to the image as my tool, one that always offers room for experimentation. For me, the image serves as both an entry and an exit—a method or reason to linger a bit longer—a question that sometimes carries an answer too raw to ignore. By blending documentary with experimental imagery, I seek to expand the free expression of visual storytelling, grounded in “actuality,” as I carve out my own visual language.
Building on this approach, I’ve designed three unique mobile camera devices—the Backpack, the Wheel the shoe—tailored to my creative needs. By repurposing everyday objects into unconventional filming tools, I reflect my desire to liberate both body and mind, queering the gaze and offering new, dynamic interactions between the environment and my subjects. Working with these tools, I developed works: Losing My Religion, Zoekjaar - A Year of Searching, Wheels with Wheels and contintue making Space and Place.
Works
The Backpack - Performative filming tool
Backpack | PVC tube | GoPro camera
photo by: Riccardo De Vecchi
To Zoekjaar - A Year of Searching
The Backpack - Performative filming toolBackpack | PVC tube | GoPro camera
photo by: Riccardo De Vecchi
To Wheels within Wheels