MADELON HOOYKAAS

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Born 28 September, 1942 (Maartensdijk, The Netherlands)
Living and working base in Amsterdam
           
2010
Publication of book ‘Zazen Now’ about second stay in Japanese monastery

2002
Member of the Jury ‘Prix de Rome’, Rijksacademie, Amsterdam

1999
Stansfield/Hooykaas awarded the Grand Prix New Media for CD-Rom
‘Person to Person’, Split Film Festival Croatia

1996
Stansfield/Hooykaas awarded the Judith Leyster (oeuvre) prize

1991 – to present
Making inter-active installations and realizing outdoor commissions

1980 – 1991
Realizing video tapes, video installations, video sculptures, photo/sound objects

1975
Started making video-environments in collaboration with Elsa Stansfield

1972 – 1976
Co-produced and directed several films

1972
Started film projects with Elsa Stansfield in London and Amsterdam

1971 – 1974
Polaroid experiments and journalism
Contributor to the magazine ‘Foto’

1971
Amsterdam became a base
Publication of book ‘Zazen’ about stay in Japanese monastery

1970
Journey around the world
Staying several months in Japan

1966
Ealing School of Art and Design, Europhot scholar, London

1964 – 1969
Living in Paris, London, Brussels and New York
Working with photography and film, several exhibitions

1960 – 1964
Working and studying photography in The Netherlands