Claiming Space encourages women to take up space in a world that tells them not to. Working with an entirely female crew – ranging from directors to technicians and editors – the Questions Collective look beyond their Randstad city bubble and create a poetic tableau vivant starring diverse female collectives from outside of Amsterdam in the leading role.
We are stronger together – Questions Collective knows this to be true.
More and more people are participating in the urgent conversations on feminism, but many underrepresented voices remain yet to be heard. Questions Collective bridges the feminist gap between the large cities and the province, portraying the communal spirit of female collectives outside Amsterdam. From a group of bellydancers from Groningen and a Surinamese choir from Tilburg to a network of business women from Flevoland and a girls’ football team from Rheden. Questions Collective’s video work explores the basic principles of feminism and equality by visually capturing the concept of a collective. Empowered by each other, the women are determined to take up more space, up to the point that there’s no getting around them – a powerful, collective fist made by women from all across the Netherlands. For this project the collective welcomed film director Eefje Suijkerbuijk, cinematographer Eefje Vaghi and editor Sabine Maas.
Claiming Space is made possible by the generous support of the Mondriaan Fund and the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.