BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22490@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Cinema DTSTAMP:20260519T040601Z DTSTART:20260614T180000Z DTEND:20260614T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Drijfand tells the story of the foating gardens created by the renowned artist\nRobert Jasper Grootveld in Amsterdam’s Entrepot harbor\, Zeeburg district.\nBeginning in late 1999\, I started to flm the construct ion of these unique garden\nislands in Grootveld’s workshop\, a visionary project he had nurtured since the\n1960s. Within a few months two foating garden were completed. Through intimate\nfootage\, we witness the creative process unfold\, as well as the sudden collapse\nof the project. amid esc alating tensions between Grootveld and local\nauthorities. Until his passi ng in 2009\, I flmed regularly. Among the moments\ncaptured were times whe n he was recognized for his role in bringing global\nattention to Amsterda m\, as well as his involvement as one of the founders of the\nProvo moveme nt in the 1960s. In 2024\, drawn by the gardens’ abundant nature and\nthe dedication of the Raft Builders of Amsterdam\, who maintain the islands in \nGrootveld’s pioneering spirit\, I returned to document this living legac y. The\nislands’ buoyancy relies on styrofoam\, a material Grootveld champ ioned for its\n“power of softness.” Yet\, 25 years later\, styrofoam’s env ironmental impact has\nsparked urgent questions. The flm delves into this dilemma\, tracing the search\nfor sustainable\, biobased alternatives that honor Grootveld’s ethos while\nprotecting nature. Drijfand offers a candi d\, tender\, and often hilarious glimpse\ninto Amsterdam’s underground cre ative forces\, a story of resilience\, innovation\,\nand the evolving rela tionship between art\, nature\, and community. Duration 64\nminutes\, engl ish subtitled. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinema GEO:52.35556625;4.9249982 LOCATION:Joe's Garage - Pretoriusstraat 43\, 1092 EZ Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,community,film,stories,transvaalbuurt,workshop X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Drijfand tells the story of the foating gar dens created by the renowned artist Robert Jasper Grootveld in Amsterdam’s Entrepot harbor, Zeeburg district. Beginning in late 1999, I started to f lm the construction of these unique garden islands in Grootveld’s workshop , a visionary project he had nurtured since the 1960s. Within a few months two foating garden were completed. Through intimate footage, we witness t he creative process unfold, as well as the sudden collapse of the project. amid escalating tensions between Grootveld and local authorities. Until h is passing in 2009, I flmed regularly. Among the moments captured were tim es when he was recognized for his role in bringing global attention to Ams terdam, as well as his involvement as one of the founders of the Provo mov ement in the 1960s. In 2024, drawn by the gardens’ abundant nature and the dedication of the Raft Builders of Amsterdam, who maintain the islands in Grootveld’s pioneering spirit, I returned to document this living legacy. The islands’ buoyancy relies on styrofoam, a material Grootveld champione d for its “power of softness.” Yet, 25 years later, styrofoam’s environmen tal impact has sparked urgent questions. The flm delves into this dilemma, tracing the search for sustainable, biobased alternatives that honor Groo tveld’s ethos while protecting nature. Drijfand offers a candid, tender, a nd often hilarious glimpse into Amsterdam’s underground creative forces, a story of resilience, innovation, and the evolving relationship between ar t, nature, and community. Duration 64 minutes, english subtitled.

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