Niek Vanoosterweyck

We interact with media and electronics every day; our bodies were not designed for this. This paradoxical way of living together creates day-to-day friction.
As an interdisciplinary artist rooted in mime, I design ‘augmented performance spaces’ where the performer is prompted to struggle and harmonize with his body.
I actualize this vision through performances, installations, and teaching. Tapping into human playfulness to expand the audience’s physical consciousness. I hope to challenge you, the students or performers, to bridge the paradox between body and machine through movement. An important motto in my work and life: luctor et emergo.