Vincent Meessen
Vincent MEESSEN (1971, USA) lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. In his artistic work including moving images, he decenters and multiplies gazes and perspectives to explore the variety of ways in which colonial modernity has impacted the fabric of contemporary subjectivities. He has presented films and artworks in festivals and artistic institutions around the world, including recent solo shows at The Power Plant, Toronto and Centre Pompidou, Paris, and he has participated in the Chicago, Lubumbashi, Venice, Shanghai, and Taipei biennials, among other exhibitions. Meessen was the recipient of an Ammodo Tiger Award at IFFR in 2018 with Ultramarine. He is a member of Jubilee, a platform for artistic research and production.
Filmography
Vincent Meessen op IFFR
N12°13.062'/WOO1°32.619'Extended
9'
België
IFFR 2007
Made in Belgium
3'
België
IFFR 2008
Vita Nova
26'
IFFR 2010
One.Two.Three
35'
België
IFFR 2016
Ultramarine
Visueel gedicht dat de 'ballingschapsblues' weergeeft in spoken word, geïmproviseerde ritmes, historische voorwerpen, documenten en een universele kleur.
42'
België
IFFR 2019