Notes on practice by Clara

What have you been making?

Small experimental film on christian family. Before that combining visual art and journalism, which she tried to connect in past

Drug routes between Brazil and Rotterdam Documentary on plastic pollution in Rotterdam

How did you do it?

It has been hard, as there was no openness from journalism. Trying to keep journalistic methods and use certain art aspects to visualise the journalistic story. Lucky to have two journalism professors that were very interested in it.

Last video she has met up with the girls, gotten to know their environment, go to church, then ask questions without judgement(objective). Answers as in a journalistic interview and then pout together in an artistic practice

What do you want to make next?

2 Things; 1// project on vocal cords with Aitana, focus on discomfort when going to the doctor.

2// Grandmother is a refuge from Hungary. Try to find more family in Hungary and reconnect to that.

Discomfort search through journalism background, when one does not usually go that step further. Don't step away, but let it happen, feel like loosing control. Important to let yourself experience what you don't want to experience. Important to not judge. Which is only possible to put yourself in the situation.

Reflection on last story which felt to distanced from "drug story". Felt very far away. Dive into more perspectives when it is closer to the surrounding and heart.

Let it confront you and teach you.

Tell a story to audience to share a story with openness to interpret. Rather focus on little point which tend to tell more. In journalism the whole story had rot be told, which made the subjectivity get lost and focus on objectivity.

More connected with small personal details of it.

Why do you want to make it?

1/Working with Aitana is a new challenge and also medical field has an unreachable interest. Combining that with vocal cords, which is uncomfortable yet beautiful. A part of the body you use immensely. Use that as a vehicle to dive further into the idea of discomfort with medical aspects.

2/ Not knowing much about grandmother. She sees a specific pain. Grandmother neglected her own Hungarian history. Trying to find the heritage and culture. Grandmother died when Yalou was 5. She fled Hungary in 56.