Education
2004 till 2008 - Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Degree in Fine Arts
2017 - Masterclass Sandberg Institute 'Radical Imagination'
EXHIBITIONS
Current
September 2020 - 2021, Shifting Proximities. NXT Museum Amsterdam.
Past
2020 - Lightforms at Klankvorm IFFR Rotterdam, V2, Visual Performance with Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic)
2019 - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, ISM Hexadome Project, group exhibition
2019 - Parklight Art Festival, Oosterpark Amsterdam
2019 - Mediamatic, “Diadromi” Sculptural Installation.
2019 - Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, When Water Falls project No 3
2019 - Martin Gropius Bau, April 2019, ISM Hexadome Project
2019 - Gray Area Festival, Pier 70, July 2019, 2019, ISM Hexadome Project
2019 - Mutek at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, August 2019, ISM Hexadome Project
2018 - 'Urform' installation at Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, group exhibition curated by Mette Samkalden
2019 - Contrair Antwerp, When Water Falls project No 1
2018 - Scheepvaart Museum, Amsterdam for Museumnacht, videoperformance
2018 - Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam for Museumnacht, Installation with sound artist Matteo Mijnderwijk.
2018 - Start Hexadome Project, in collaboration with ISM Berlin, ZKM Karlsruhe and Pfadfinderei. Exhibition in Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin. This group exhibition of audiovisual works (by, among others, Brian Eno, Thom Yorke & Tarik Barri, Holly Herndon & Mathew Dryhurst)
2016 Terrene, installation commissioned by Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam during ADE and Museum Night
2016 Ousia, installation, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Museum Night
2015 Before Dawn, installation, Art Deli, Amsterdam. Group exhibition "Night" curated by Axel Rüger
2009 Overview exhibition video works 2007-2009, Odeon, Amsterdam, Museum Night
2008 H2O, Kunsthuis Oudewater. Group exhibition
2008 Best graduates 2008 - Galerie Ronmandos, Amsterdam
2008 Final exam exhibition, Gerrit Rietveld Academy
2007 Hotel Maria Chapel, at the time of the residence
Residencies
2018 - Institute for Geosciences, Utrecht 4 weeks partial project development ISM Hexadome Project
Supervised by Climatologist Appy Sluijs and microscope expert Timme Donders
2018 - ZKM Karlsruhe, in preparation for ISM Hexadome Project
2007-2008 - Absent, Hoorn. 4 months residence at Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn
2007 - Danielle van Vree, 1 month performance workshop
Grants
2018 - Stimuleringsfonds, Digitale Cultuur, AV sensory, digital installation: Habitat
2018 - Stichting Stokroos, Grant AV digital installation: Habitat.
Projects
2000 - 'Whispering Waters' by Danielle Kwaaitaal. Assistance for Underwater shoot
2007 - Catta Donkersloot fashion show at Melkweg Theater Amsterdam. Light / projection Installation design
2009 - 'Nightwriters' theatre tour. Visual design and artwork design
2009 - Exhibition 'Whispering Waters' by Danielle Kwaaitaal at Groninger Museum. Live visual performance at the opening
2009 - 'NDSA makes a proposal', play by Rory de Groot at NDSM loods, Amsterdam. Visual installation design and live visual performance
2011 till 2012 - 'Till death do us part' theatre-show by Moke. Film project, projection design, and live visual performance
2011 till 2015 - Imprint, a residency at Trouw Amsterdam
2012 - Finn Silver, live in Japan. Visual design and live visual performance in Tokyo and Osaka
2013 till 2016 - 'Klockworks' by Ben Klock. Visual brand design, artwork, and live visual performance, 3-year residency
2014 - 'The New Today' by 2562 (A Made up Sound). Visual design and live visual performance
2010 till now - Various visual design and live visual performances at dance festivals and club events
2018 - The Chapel, installation at Draaimolen Festival
2019 - The Chapel, Stage design, Draaimolen Festival
Music Videos
2012 - 'Mirrors are placed in front of us' for Tone Bardo Therapy
2012 - 'Innervisions' Boiler Room, video for a secret event during Amsterdam Dance Event, in cooperation with Mirla Klijn
2013 - 'Alpha Centauri', film project in cooperation with Jeff Mills
2014 - 'Anipintiros #8' for Tripeo
2014 - 'Helldiver' for Rødhåd
2014 - 'Whimsical' for Fridolijn
2015 - 'C.e.g.e.c.' for Sofie Winterson
2015 - 'Hello Love' for Celine Cairo
Publications
2007 - HMK Hotel Maria Kapel 10 years. Published in NRC Handelsblad
2008 - 'De zoektocht naar het onveranderlijke' ('The search for the unchangeable') Jan Retel, essay
2015 - 'Dat wat na de natuur komt' ('What comes after nature') essay for the book 'Dit is het Mooist ooit', Maven Publishing
2017 - 'De ontkenning van de aarde' ('In denial of the earth') essay for the book "Waar verzet jij je tegen", Maven Publishing
Interviews
https://www.clotmag.com/interviews/heleen-blanken-and-the-aestheticization-of-nature
https://mnmt.no/magazine/2019/12/19/heleen-blanken-interview/