The Promising Past of Television
An Interactive Video Installation, an ode to the Dutch television pioneer Erik de Vries (1912-2004)
Supported so far by:
Stichting Rainbow, Gemeente Hilversum, Provincie Noord Holland, Kas Bank, Stichting W.J.O. de Vries-Fonds, Stichting De Initiatieven, VSB Fonds, Beeld&Geluid, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Tapes Amsterdam and Albert Heijn -
Thanks!
'The Promising Past of Television' in museum Beeld en Geluid in Hilversum, in November-December 2009
The festive opening by Mies Bouwman was preceeded with a performance that spread all over the museum: Matin van Dijk wrote and original song, bades on the television tunes from the last 50 years, and performed with with Dorine van der Klei and Rob van de Meeberg (who also played the contrabass). Loes Hegger directed a physical theatre performance with the elements of the installation, performed by Theatre students from the Utrecht University.
The first exhibition was in Gallery Artline in Amsterdam, in July-August 2006
Concept idea, production, video content director-editor: Erga Netz
Advisors: Izzy Abrahami, prof. Sonja de Leeuw, Joseph Semah
Video Installation: Bas Bossinade
Computer programmer: Jaap Havinga
Graphic designer: Barbara Machula
Research and production assistants: Lievnath Faber and Anja Waleson
 
On June 4th The Promising Past of Television
was officially opened by Nelly Frijda and Henk Kuperus,
in Gallery Artline in Amsterdam, in the precense of
friends, relatives, media and art-lovers
Nelly Frijda
Henk Kuperus
 Rob van de Meeberg sang 'The Power of the Idea', a song he composed to lyrics which Erik de Vries wrote in a Japanese POW camp, during WWII.
Rob van de Meeberg
 
And 'The Promising Past of Television'
is officially opened!
Gallery Artline (Bloemgracht 65, Amsterdam) will be
open daily from 12:00 to 17:00, until July 15th
You're welcome to come and visit!
Erga and her father Yoel. Erga's sister, Livat, holds the camera.
Erga Netz will be present on weekends at the gallery.
The Promising Past of Television' will be touring The Netherlands in other venues, museums and galleries as of September 2006.
 'The Promising Past of Television' is an interactive video installation, a tribute to the memory of Erik de Vries, the visionary Dutch television pioneer.
 Deep in the forest of the real, technical, magical world, nestling on colorful sleeping bags, we took these old and new television sets on an adventure through the memories, images, ideas and thoughts of the Dutch television pioneer Erik de Vries
 He stood by the cradle of the invention of television, pushed the boundaries of scientific experimenting and urged his colleagues to use the medium in order to get out and reach people.
Erik was involved in creating almost all of the many Dutch broadcasters and whenever he got the chance, he used the medium to express his own creativity and to enlighten his viewers, to encourage them to fulfill themselves and maybe to better our world.
Photos: Clemens Boon, Erwin van der Horst , Jozien Schreuder
The second exhibition was in de Balie in Amsterdam, in March-April 2007
The interactive station:
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