North
How does “the North” transform as one moves further north? This audio project traces a journey from the Middle East to the northernmost point on Earth — the North Pole — following a shifting idea rather than a fixed place. Along the way, “north” reveals itself as more than a direction: it is a projection, a metaphor, a cultural construct shaped by history, climate, and imagination.
Through this trajectory, the audio work examines how meanings accumulate and dissolve across geographies—how the North can signify aspiration, distance, cold, purity, isolation, or power, depending on where one stands. What begins as orientation becomes interpretation: an exploration of how a simple directional term carries layered connotations, and how these shift as the landscape, and the observer, change.
Supported by NTR 2016/ Nominated for Prix Europa
With: Baban Kirkuki, Fadi Haddad, Sigrid van Essel, Paul Mbikayi, Doortje en Bart Dallmeijer, Marit Törnqvist, Edmond Ofner, Monique Appels, Wilco van Rooijen, Hans van der Meulen.
Thanks to: Jorien Bakker van Staatsbosbeheer, Esma Linnemann, Marjan Broers, Stef Visjager. Commissioning Editor NTR: Jair Stein.
