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Visual artist, filmmaker and documentary photographer Ilse Frech (1972) of Dutch-Macedonian descent, studied Photography (Royal Academy of Art – The Hague, 1994). Nominated for the ICP Infinity Award (2003).
She holds an MA in Fine Arts & Contemporary Artistic Practices, major Visual Arts (HEAD-Genève, University of Art and Design, 2013). L’Institut Néerlandais exhibited “I Am – Paradox Identity” (Paris, 2008), simultaneously presenting her monograph. The Rijksmuseum commissioned Frech for ‘Document Nederland’– “Zjeitu” (2010); a selection of which belongs to its Photography Collection. “Sweet Terror of Memory – ΨΙΘΥΡΟΙ” (15’, 2018) premiered at Netherlands Film Festival 2018 Official Selection of the Short Film Programme and screened internationally at International Film festival Kinenova, Short Film Competition, in Skopje, North-Macedonia. In 2019 the film was selected by the International Film festival Visions du Réel (Nyon, Switzerland) for its online library.
Working internationally since 1995, the embodiment of exile related to conflict, genealogical trauma and female identity amongst other, remain focal point throughout her career. The past years she has broadened her horizon with an interest for the history of esotericism, archaeology, spaceflight and astronomy, as well as deep ecology.
Currently she's researching two filmprojects for development, on the crossroad of fiction, experimental film, and creative documentary.