Aaike Stuart has developed a diverse artistic practice with a focus on the moving image since 2006.

He was part of the artist collective Authentic Boys (together with Gregory Stauffer, Johannes Dullin and Boris van Hoof) between 2007 and 2018. They stumbled upon one another while hitchhiking, reflecting of the spirit of their collective work: intuitive, humorous and in tune with their surroundings. Uniting their respective artistic practices they created a diverse range of works, including short films (In Character, Bad Luck City, Threesome), performances (Chakra Gang Bang, Go Home, Natural Fiction Circus), and spatial video works (Happyland). Their extensive Rehearsing Revolution project made the phenomenon of revolution a personal subject for over 1000 youths from Rotterdam, Birmingham, and Nyon.

He has collaborated with numerous theater and performance groups as a videographer, most notably with the theater director and educator Uta Plate since 2020. Under the name Stuart+Plate, they work with groups of non-professionals as their artistic accomplices, exploring and unfolding individual life stories, fantasies or fears. Their participatory film projects are characterized by intense and touching personal encounters.

For each project, Aaike Stuart finds a fitting approach to the moving image—sometimes in the shape of documentary fiction, sometimes using the camera and projector in experimental and unconventional ways, but always with a musical heartbeat and a lighthearted tone.

Study

Berlin, Universität der Künste, Art and Media. (2015-2018) 
Rotterdam, Willem de Kooning Academy, Audiovisual Arts (2003-2006) 
’s-Hertogenbosch, Academy of Art and Design, Fine Arts (2000-2002)

Commissions

Freie Universität, Berlin × Neue Auftraggeber, Berlin × Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn × Goethe Institut Belgrade × Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Teltow/Zehlendorf, Berlin × Evangelische Grundschule, Berlin × LAFT, Berlin × ANOHA, Berlin × Universität Hamburg × Wohnungsgenossenschaft Eberswalde 1893 e.V. × Frühe Hilfen, Köln × Centre Francais, Berlin × Staatsoper unter den Linden, Berlin × Chor- und Ensembleleitung Deutschland, Berlin × TanzZeit, Berlin × Offensive Tanz, Berlin × Theater Strahl, Berlin × FELD Theater für junges Publikum, Berlin x Bundesverband Theater in Schulen, Hamburg × Panama Pictures, ’s-Hertogenbosch × Staatliche Geschäftsstelle "Luther 2017”, Lutherstadt Wittenberg × 360° Fonds für Kulturen der neuen Stadtgesellschaft × Blinden und Behindertenzentrum, Bern × Public Works, Utrecht × Swiss Theater Schools in Zürich, Bern, Lausanne and Verscio

Collaborations

Authentic Boys (Johannes Dullin, Gregory Stauffer, Boris van Hoof) × Uta Plate, Berlin × Hebbel am Ufer (HAU), Berlin × Landerer & Company, Hannover × Kollektiv HIATUS, Berlin/Zürich × Theater Bremen × Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen × Arsenic (Centre d'art scénique contemporain), Lausanne × TENT, Rotterdam × Kurzfilmtage Winterthur × Far Festival, Nyon × Kompanie Kopfstand, Berlin × Christoph Winkler Company, Berlin × Søgaard/Barthel/Glöckler, Berlin × Joachim Schloemer, Berlin/Basel × Grayson Milwood/The Farm × Tatiana Mejía/Kareth Schaffer × Joy Alpuerto Ritter × Felix Merchant × Hermann Heisig × Jasmin İhraç × Le Cabinet des Curiosités, Geneva × Banality Dreams, Berlin/Oslo × Vidaråsen Landsby Camphill Village, Norway

Selected screenings & exhibitions

Theater Bremen × Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen × International Film Festival, Rotterdam × European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück × Kurzfilmtage Winterthur × Bâtiment d’art contemporain, Geneva × Arsenic (Centre d'art scénique contemporain), Lausanne × Stuttgarter Filmwinter × TENT, Rotterdam × Fotograf Galerie, Prague × Komplot, Brussels × Silent Green, Berlin × Exgirlfriend, Berlin × Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival × Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht × Impakt Festival, Utrecht × Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest × Fierce Festival (Midlands Art Center), Birmingham × Internationell Konstfilm Utställning, Jönköping × Soma, Mexico City × Centre d’art contemporain, Besançon × Literarisches Colloquium, Berlin × Cinemateca Distrital, Bogota × KB, Bogota × Far Festival, Nyon × Regard Int. Short Film Festival, Saguenay × Galerie Ex-Machina, Geneva × Podium, Oslo × Cool Connections, Moskou × Motel Mozaïque, Rotterdam × Achtung Berlin × Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg × 2Annas, Riga × Video Dumbo, New York × Videomedeja, Novi Sad × Media Art Friesland × Flensburger Kurzfilmtage × The Boonies International, Warren × International Film Festival Aubagne