Simone Maria Hooymans

Simone Hooymans (1974), born in the Netherlands, lives and works in Norway. She is graduated from the Art academy for visual art in Arnhem (Artez) and Breda (St.Joost) in the Netherlands. Simone Hooymans makes experimental animations based on a hand drawn world which she combines with digital animation techniques. She creates elusive yet disturbing landscapes, aiming to create a visual poetry based on her own personal story. Creating a place beyond reality, a deceitful echo of the natural world that bends the perception of what is real. The works of Hooymans manifest the effect of human relationship with nature in various ways. The source of her inspiration includes the natural world and our constant struggle with understanding the world and dealing with environmental crisis. Hooymans creates synergies between innovative music and art with her animations and video installations. She has collaborated with several Norwegian musicians and has participated in a series of international group exhibitions and film festivals, like the annual ar exhibition in Oslo Norway, Ars Electronica in the Netherlands, VideoFormes in France and the Changwon Sculpture Biennale in South Korea.