Judith Westerveld
Still: Message from MukalapJudith WESTERVELD (1985, Netherlands) grew up in both the Netherlands and South Africa. She studied Fine Art at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie followed by a master’s degree in Artistic Research at the University of Amsterdam. Westerveld uses the shared colonial history of the Netherlands and South Africa and its influence as a source for her artworks. Previous films such as The Remnant (2017) and A Few Common Phrases (2019) both premiered at IFFR.
Filmography
(all short) Still Not at Ease (2012), Foreclosure (2013), Writing Back to History (2016), The Remnant (2017), Side Îtse (2018), Kulimatji (2018), A Few Common Phrases (2019), Message from Mukalap (2021)
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Judith Westerveld at IFFR
The Remnant
19'
South Africa
IFFR 2017
A Few Common Phrases
During a first practice session in the Khoe language Khoekhoegowab, commonly used words and phrases linger in the landscape.
5'
South Africa
IFFR 2019
Message from Mukalap
This film is the artist’s response to a spoken message from a man named Mukalap, recorded around 1936 in South Africa.
14'
Netherlands
IFFR 2021