Esther Urlus

Esther Urlus is an artist working with analog projection and film. Her work results in films, performances and installations and arrises from DIY methods. Kneading the material, by trial, error and (re) inventing, she creates new work. The processes and techniques Esther uses are often re-inventions from the pioneers of photo- and cinematography. In addition she develop (or recreate) her own mechanical devices to generate new (color) film printing and projection methods.

Urlus’ work has been exhibited and screened at film festivals worldwide, among other 25FPS festival Zagreb, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Sonic Acts, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Urlus is the founder of WORM Filmwerkplaats, Rotterdam, an artist-run workspace dedicated to motion picture film as an artistic, expressive medium. More and more it’s the artist-run film lab that represents the leading standard in contemporary analogue filmmaking. These labs have acquired professional, but commercially discarded equipment from all over the world. Now that artists have access to these tools, combined with the open culture-based knowledge sharing, they can move forward and innovate independently from the industry.